Which of the following statements are correct in respect of corrupt practices under Section 123 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951?
- Bribery, including the giving or offering of gratification to induce a person to vote or refrain from voting, constitutes a corrupt practice.
- Appeals to vote or refrain from voting on the ground of religion, race, caste, community or language constitute corrupt practices under the Act.
- Publication of false statements about the personal character or conduct of a candidate is a corrupt practice only when the statement is published by the candidate personally.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child recognises every person below the age of 18 years as a child, unless the applicable law provides for an earlier attainment of majority.
Statement 2: The Convention requires States Parties to make higher education compulsory and free for every child.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following statements:
- Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of independent India and served in this position from 1947 until his death in 1964.
- Jawaharlal Nehru was the President of the Indian National Congress at the Lahore Session of 1929, where the demand for Purna Swaraj (complete independence) was adopted.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following with reference to National Emergency of 1975 in India:
- The Emergency was proclaimed by President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed under Article 352 of the Constitution on the ground of internal disturbance.
- The 44th Constitutional Amendment replaced the expression “internal disturbance” with “armed rebellion” as a ground for proclaiming a National Emergency.
- The Emergency of 1975 was revoked on 21 March 1977.
How many of the above is/are correct?
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Article 19(1)(a) and Article 19(2)?
With reference to the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) established under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), consider the following statements:
1.The decision to establish the Loss and Damage Fund was adopted at COP27 held in Sharm el-Sheikh, and it was formally operationalised at COP28 in Dubai.
2.Under the current operational rules, individual emergency funding requests allocated to an affected nation for a single disaster event are capped between $5 million and $20 million.
3.Only Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are legally eligible to access financial allocations from the FRLD.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding the findings of the Emissions Gap Report 2026 released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP):
- The report concluded that exceeding the 1.5°C global temperature increase threshold above pre-industrial levels set under the Paris Agreement is now unavoidable.
- To achieve an overshoot pathway that returns warming to 1.5°C by the end of the century, global greenhouse gas emissions must fall by approximately 18% by 2030 and 45% by 2035 relative to 2025 levels.
- Full implementation of current Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted by countries is already sufficient to keep global warming below 1.5°C without overshoot.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following pairs regarding statutory bodies and cybersecurity mandates in India:
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Entity / Mandate
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Legal Provision / Scope
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1. National Nodal Agency (CERT-In)
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Designated under Section 70B of the Information Technology Act, 2000 for emergency cyber incident response
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2. Mandatory Breach Reporting Window
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Requires intermediaries and entities to report specified cyber incidents within 6 hours
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3. Autonomous AI Agent Breaches
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Treated as private internal matters and exempted from CERT-In reporting directions
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How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Consider the following pairs regarding Statutory Electoral Forms prescribed under the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960 in India:
Form / Purpose
1. Form 6 : Application for inclusion of name in the electoral roll for a first-time or new voter
2. Form 7 : Application for seeking objection to proposed inclusion or for deletion of an existing entry in the electoral roll
3. Form 8 : Application for correction of particulars in an existing entry or transposition of residence
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
With reference to the Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE) and fertiliser consumption patterns in Indian agriculture, consider the following statements:
Statement 1: Urea and Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) together constitute more than 60% of total chemical N, P, and K nutrient consumption in India.
Statement 2: Due to rapid root absorption kinetics, more than 80% of the nitrogen applied through urea is absorbed by crops, leaving negligible amounts for ammonia volatilisation or groundwater nitrate leaching.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?