With reference to the total solar eclipse and its scientific significance, consider the following statements:
- A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, completely blocking out the Sun's disc.
- The corona, the Sun's outermost atmosphere, becomes visible to the naked eye only during totality, making eclipses a valuable window for studying it.
- 'Coronal mass ejections' refer to solar flares that occur exclusively during a solar eclipse and cannot be observed at any other time.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following pairs:
1. Operation Safed Sagar — Indian Air Force's air campaign during the Kargil conflict (1999)
2. Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968 — Statutory framework governing the removal process for a sitting High Court/Supreme Court judge
3. National Cooperative Development Corporation — Body concerned with financing and promoting cooperative societies
4. Strait of Hormuz — Chokepoint referenced in the ongoing US-Iran standoff
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: Proceedings against a judge facing an in-house inquiry can continue even after a motion for the judge's removal has been moved in Parliament, up until the judge demits office.
Statement 2: A judge's resignation from office does not automatically extinguish an ongoing removal process if the underlying inquiry committee's findings and the motion have already been formally initiated.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
With reference to the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies, consider the following statements:
- The Tamil Nadu Assembly has adopted a resolution urging the Union Government to cap the total strength of the Lok Sabha at 543 seats even after the next delimitation exercise.
- Under the Constitution, any increase in the number of Lok Sabha seats following delimitation must proportionately and uniformly increase every state's seat share, leaving inter-state proportions completely unaffected.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The 'Ring of Fire', relevant to the recent earthquake in Colombia whose toll has topped 250, refers to which of the following?
Which of the following statements are correct in respect of the Indian Navy:
- Operation Raahat involved the evacuation of Indian citizens from Yemen by Indian Navy.
- The Indian Navy has participated in anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.
- The Indian Navy is involved only in wartime operations and does not undertake peacetime deployments.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: A Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) can be constituted to examine a specific issue of national importance or a particular Bill.
Statement 2: A JPC consists of members from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following statements:
Statement I: The allocation of seats in the Legislative Assembly among different States is not based solely on the current population of each State.
Statement II: The Constitution provides for the allocation of seats in State Legislative Assemblies based on just the population, without any restrictions.
Statement III: The Constitution has never frozen the allocation and readjustment of Assembly seats until the relevant figures of the first census taken after 2026 are published.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following with reference to the Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) Scheme:
- The scheme provides one hot cooked meal to children studying in Government and Government-aided schools.
- The scheme covers children studying in Classes I to VIII.
- The scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented through State Governments and Union Territory administrations.
How many of the above is/are correct?
Which one of the following statements regarding Ayushman Arogya Mandirs is correct?