Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 22-03-2022 - (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements regarding Finlandization:

1. It is the policy of strict neutrality between Finland and Germany during World War 2.
2. According to the policy, Finland was given sovereignty over all the territories captured by Germany in the Nordic region.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

2) Consider the following statements regarding heatwave climatology in India:

1. Maximum temperatures in India show a rising trend post the summer solstice.
2. The temperature rise starts from southern parts of India, followed by central and northern India.
3. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has identified Rajasthan, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, among others as heatwave zones in India.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

3) Consider the following statements regarding Assam Accord:

1. According to the accord, anyone who had come to Assam after midnight of March 24, 1971, is identified as a foreigner.
2. The Biplab Kumar Sarma committee was constituted to define who are Assamese people.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?

4) Consider the following statements regarding the Par Tapi Narmada river-linking project:

1. The project proposes to transfer river water from the surplus regions of the Western Ghats to the deficit regions of Saurashtra and Kutch.
2. The Tapi river originates from Nashik, the Par river originates from Satpura ranges and the Narmada river originates from the Vindhya mountain ranges.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

5) Consider the following statements regarding the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA):

1. Prices of Scheduled Drugs are allowed an increase each year by the NPPA in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
2. The NPPA functions under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?