Which of the following statements are correct in respect of prorogation and dissolution:
- Prorogation terminates a session of Parliament, whereas dissolution terminates the life of the Lok Sabha.
- Prorogation can be ordered by the President.
- Dissolution of the Lok Sabha causes all Bills pending in the Rajya Sabha to lapse.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: Influenza A (H1N1) is no longer considered a pandemic virus in normal seasonal circulation.
Statement 2: The virus that caused the 2009 pandemic has continued to circulate as a seasonal human influenza virus.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following statements:
Statement I: The ED primarily investigates offences related to money laundering and violations of foreign exchange laws.
Statement II: The Enforcement Directorate can directly register an FIR for every offence mentioned in the Indian Penal Code.
Statement III: The ED has unrestricted authority to investigate ordinary offences that have no connection with money laundering or foreign exchange violations.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following with reference to the British Raj:
- The Government of India Act, 1858 transferred the administration of India from the East India Company to the British Crown.
- The office of the Secretary of State for India was created by the Government of India Act, 1858.
- The Governor-General of India was designated as the Viceroy and became the direct representative of the British Crown in India.
How many of the above is/are correct?
With reference to National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which of the following statements is correct?
With reference to the India-China boundary dialogue, consider the following statements:
- The Special Representatives (SR) mechanism for the India-China boundary question was established in 2003.
- The National Security Advisor of India acts as the Special Representative for the boundary talks with China.
- The upcoming round of SR-level dialogue between India and China will be the 20th round since the inception of the mechanism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following pairs:
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Entity / Person
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Institutional Context
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1. Ajit Doval
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India's Special Representative for boundary talks with China
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2. Wang Yi
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China's Special Representative for boundary talks with India
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3. Zubin Karkaria
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Chief Executive Officer of global visa-outsourcing firm VFS Global
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4. National Horticulture Board
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Autonomous body under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
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How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: The Supreme Court of India has directed the Central Government to undertake a fresh nationwide survey of elephant corridors.
Statement 2: Blockage and fragmentation of natural corridors directly exacerbate human-elephant conflicts.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
With reference to the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity, consider the following statements:
- Advanced AI tools are capable of automating large portions of cyber-espionage operations.
- Autonomous AI deployment eliminates the requirement of human oversight at all stages of offensive cyber operations.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Personalised cancer vaccines, when administered alongside checkpoint-inhibitor immunotherapies (such as Keytruda), primarily work through which of the following mechanisms?