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Ques:1

Which of the following statements are correct in respect of President of India in relation to Bills passed by Parliament:

  1. The President can return a non-money Bill once for reconsideration of the Parliament.
  2. The President is bound to give assent to a Constitutional Amendment Bill; he/she cannot return it.
  3. The President can send back the Money Bill.

Select the answer using the code given below:

 

 

 

 


Ques:2

Consider the following statements:

Statement 1: The Governor has discretionary power to recommend President’s Rule in the State.

Statement 2: The Governor acts only on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers while sending such a report.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

 

 


Ques:3

Consider the following statements:

Statement I: The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme aims to provide timely and adequate credit to farmers for their cultivation and other agricultural needs.

Statement II: Under the KCC Scheme, farmers are provided with a flexible, revolving credit facility that allows withdrawal and repayment as per crop cycle.

Statement III: The KCC Scheme provides only long-term credit for purchasing agricultural land and does not cover short-term crop loans.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?


Ques:4

Consider the following with reference to Abraham Accords:

  1. The Abraham Accords were brokered by the United States to normalize relations between Israel and several Arab countries.
  2. Under the Abraham Accords, Israel established full diplomatic relations with the UAE and Bahrain.
  3. The Abraham Accords include a formal peace treaty between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

How many of the above is/are correct?

 

 


Ques:5

Which of the following seas/oceans border Saudi Arabia?

 

 

 


Ques:6

Consider the following statements regarding Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) in India:

  1. The Government of India implements the Special Central Assistance (SCA) scheme to fill critical infrastructure gaps in the most affected LWE districts.
  2. The number of LWE-affected districts has reduced from more than 100 a decade ago to around 11 in recent years.
  3. The CPI (Maoist), formed in 2004, emerged from the merger of the People’s War Group and the Maoist Communist Centre.

How many of the above statements are correct?

 


Ques:7

Consider the following statements regarding the Supreme Court’s recent observations on the practice of Talaq-e-Hasan:

  1. The Supreme Court indicated that the issue may be referred to a Constitution Bench as it involves questions affecting society at large.
  2. Under Talaq-e-Hasan, divorce becomes final immediately after the husband pronounces “talaq” three times in a single sitting.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 


Ques:8

With reference to the emerging role of the Global South in global climate governance, consider the following statements:

  1. The Belém Health Action Plan adopted at COP30 promotes a “One Health” approach integrating humans, animals, and ecosystems in climate adaptation.
  2. The Global South has demanded that most climate adaptation finance be in the form of debt-free grants rather than loans due to rising debt vulnerabilities.
  3. The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), introduced by the European Union, is designed to provide preferential tariff exemptions to developing countries in the Global South.
  4. The Loss and Damage Fund and Santiago Network are mechanisms aimed at strengthening financial and technical support for climate-vulnerable countries.

How many of the above statements are correct?


Ques:9

Which of the following countries are members of the QUAD grouping


Ques:10

Consider the following statements regarding India’s new genome-editing (GE) technology based on TnpB-associated proteins: