Consider the following statements regarding the recent protests by factory workers in Noida:
1. An Indian Express investigation covering 106 arrests linked to the protests found that those arrested spent 53 days in jail, on average, before being granted bail.
2. As per data placed before the Rajya Sabha, more than 82,000 people were booked under the National Security Act (NSA) across India between 2015 and 2024.
3. Courts denied bail in most of the cases examined, holding that mere presence at the protest site was by itself sufficient ground to sustain the charges against the accused workers.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding the Supreme Court's recent order on the National Testing Agency (NTA):
Statement 1: The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to file, within three weeks, an affidavit on the steps taken so far on the recommendations of an earlier expert committee set up to reform the NTA.
Statement 2: The Court held that the NTA should become as ‘vibrant’ an institution as the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Match List-I (news item) with List-II (key fact reported) from today's paper:
List-I
A. US Ambassador Sergio Gor's Srinagar visit
B. Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting
C. Supreme Court order on the NTA
D. Delhi's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls
List-II
1. Decided the party will sing only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram at its programmes
2. Described Jammu & Kashmir as ‘an important part of India’ and said Washington would ‘relook’ at its travel advisory for the Union Territory
3. Had its schedule revised for the third time, with the release of final electoral rolls now set for November 4
4. Directed the Centre to file, within three weeks, an affidavit on steps taken on an expert committee's earlier recommendations
Choose the correct match:
Consider the following statements regarding Transferable Development Rights (TDR) under Delhi's new Master Plan 2047:
1. TDR allows a landowner who cannot use all the construction rights available on a plot to sell the unused rights to another developer, who can use them on a different plot.
2. Unused floor space from areas such as heritage precincts, where redevelopment is not feasible, can be transferred and used to build additional floor area on another eligible plot elsewhere in the city.
3. The Delhi Development Authority introduced the TDR mechanism only after the Supreme Court directed it to do so while hearing petitions related to protests at Jantar Mantar.
Which one of the statements given above is NOT correct?
Which of the following best describes the Reserve Bank of India's recent decision regarding the Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) — FCNR(B) — scheme, as explained by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra?
Which of the following statements are correct in respect of judicial custody?
- In judicial custody, the accused is placed under the custody of the court, and is generally lodged in a jail or prison.
- A person in judicial custody can be released only by the police, without requiring any order of the court.
- Judicial custody is different from police custody, where the accused remains under the control of the police for investigation.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: The National Medical Commission (NMC) replaced the erstwhile Medical Council of India (MCI) as the statutory regulatory body for medical education and medical professionals in India.
Statement 2: The National Medical Commission Act, 2019 came into force on 25 September 2020, following which the MCI was dissolved and the NMC became the principal regulatory authority.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: Vande Mataram was originally composed in Sanskrit and Bengali by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and was included in his novel Anandamath.
Statement 2: Vande Mataram was adopted as the National Song of India by the Constituent Assembly in 1947, while Jana Gana Mana was adopted as the National Anthem.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following with reference to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner:
- The FDA Commissioner is appointed by the President of the United States, subject to confirmation by the U.S. Senate.
- The FDA Commissioner heads the Food and Drug Administration, which is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
- The FDA Commissioner is responsible for overseeing the FDA’s work relating to food safety, drugs, medical devices, biologics and other regulated products.
How many of the above is/are correct?
Which of the following statements regarding UN resolutions is correct?