Which of the following statements are correct in respect of Delimitation in India?
- Delimitation refers to the process of fixing boundaries of territorial constituencies for elections.
- The Delimitation Commission is constituted by the Election Commission of India.
- The orders of the Delimitation Commission have the force of law and cannot ordinarily be challenged in courts.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: A Chief Minister can participate in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha if he or she is a member of the Lok Sabha.
Statement 2: The Chief Minister is necessarily a member of the State Legislative Assembly and cannot be a member of the Lok Sabha.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following statements:
Statement I: The Reserve Bank of India manages India's foreign exchange reserves.
Statement II: The RBI performs functions under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, relating to the management of foreign exchange.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following with reference to Index of Industrial Production (IIP):
- An increase in the IIP generally indicates an increase in the volume of industrial production.
- A decline in the IIP necessarily means that India's overall GDP has contracted.
- The IIP is considered an important short-term indicator of industrial activity.
How many of the above is/are correct?
Which of the following best describes the core principle of Extended Producer Responsibility?
With reference to the dispute-resolution mechanism under the Indus Waters Treaty (1960), consider the following statements:
- Any 'question' over the interpretation or applicability of the Treaty is first addressed by the Permanent Indus Commission.
- If the Commission is unable to resolve a question, it becomes a 'difference', which can be referred to a Neutral Expert only if it concerns specified technical matters listed in the Treaty.
- A 'dispute' arising when a difference is not resolved or falls outside the Neutral Expert's mandate may be referred unilaterally by either country directly to the United Nations Security Council.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following pairs:
- Neutral Expert — Handles 'differences' over specified technical questions under the Indus Waters Treaty
- Court of Arbitration — Ad hoc judicial body for resolving treaty 'disputes', whose jurisdiction India has contested in recent hydropower disagreements
- Article 124(3)(c) — Constitutional provision allowing a person to be appointed directly as a Supreme Court judge as a 'distinguished jurist'
- Totaliser — Device that aggregates EVM vote-counting across multiple polling booths to prevent revealing booth-wise voting patterns
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Consider the following statements regarding the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court of India under Article 124(3):
Statement 1: A person can be eligible for appointment as a Supreme Court judge if they have been a High Court judge for 5 years, an advocate of a High Court for 10 years, or are a distinguished jurist in the opinion of the President.
Statement 2: The 'distinguished jurist' clause under Article 124(3)(c) has never been invoked to elevate an academic or legal scholar directly to the Supreme Court since Independence.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
With reference to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) proposed regulations for packaged food, consider the following statements:
- FSSAI has proposed a Front-of-Pack Labelling (FOPNL) system to display clear warning labels on packaged foods high in fat, sugar, and salt (HFSS).
- The regulations have been notified with immediate mandatory enforcement, requiring all food business operators to comply without any transition period.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
What is the total financial outlay approved by the Government of India for the overarching 'Semicon India Programme' aimed at developing the domestic semiconductor manufacturing and design ecosystem?