Which of the following statements are correct in respect of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC):
- ESIC was established under the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948.
- It functions under the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
- ESIC provides social security benefits only to government employees.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: The OSH Code, 2020 consolidates and replaces multiple existing labour laws related to workplace safety and health.
Statement 2: The Code aims to improve occupational safety, health standards, and working conditions for employees in organised sectors.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following statements:
Statement I: PM-JAY aims to provide financial protection against high medical expenses to vulnerable families.
Statement II: The scheme provides health insurance coverage of up to ₹5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary healthcare.
Statement III: PM-JAY is implemented by the National Health Authority under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following with reference to KIND-X:
- The KIND-X exercise is conducted between India and South Korea.
- It focuses on strengthening maritime cooperation and naval interoperability.
- The exercise is conducted under the framework of the United Nations peacekeeping operations.
How many of the above is/are correct?
Which one of the following is a discretionary power of the Governor?
With reference to hypersonic cruise missile technology, consider the following statements:
- Scramjet propulsion systems utilise atmospheric oxygen for supersonic combustion during flight.
- Hypersonic weapons are generally categorised as systems capable of travelling at speeds of Mach 5 or above.
- Thermal Barrier Coating (TBC) technology is primarily intended to enhance the stealth characteristics of hypersonic missiles.
- India recently carried out an extended-duration ground test of an actively cooled scramjet combustor developed indigenously.
How many of the above statements are correct?
With reference to urban infrastructure and maternal healthcare in India, consider the following statements:
- The World Health Organization recommends that caesarean births should ideally remain within a limited proportion of total deliveries.
- Poor urban infrastructure such as potholes, unsafe roads, and lack of public toilets disproportionately affects vulnerable groups including pregnant women, children, and the elderly.
- Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) in India were originally created mainly to manage metro rail healthcare services in urban areas.
How many of the above statements are correct?
With reference to hate speech and criminal liability in India, consider the following statements:
- Speech can amount to hate speech even if a particular community is not explicitly named in the statement.
- Sections 153A and 295A of the IPC deal with acts promoting enmity and deliberate insults to religious beliefs.
- Prior sanction of the government is always necessary before registration of an FIR in hate speech cases.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), consider the following statements:
- The treaty gives India unrestricted rights over the waters of the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rivers.
- The World Bank is a signatory and facilitator of the treaty framework.
- Under the treaty, India is completely barred from using the waters of the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab rivers for hydropower generation.
- Pakistan has recently attempted to raise the issue of the treaty at international forums such as the UN Security Council.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
With reference to India’s external sector stability, which one of the following best explains why large foreign exchange reserves are considered important for the economy?