Consider the following statements with reference to the provisions of ‘Consumer Protection Act, 2019’:
1. State governments are required to set up a Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) to promote, protect and enforce the rights of consumers.
2. Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions (CDRCs) will also be set up at the district and state levels to address issues related to unfair trade practices.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are NOT correct?
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An additional 50 days of wage employment is provided over and above 100 days guaranteed by the ‘Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)’ to which of the following areas or people?
1. Notified drought affected areas or natural calamity areas in the country on recommendation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
2. Scheduled tribe households in a forest area, provided that these households have no other private property except the land rights provided under the Forests Rights Act, 2006.
3. Notified aspirational districts, on the recommendation of Central Employment Guarantee Council.
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Which of the following statements about ‘Sponges’ is/are correct?
1. Sponges are generally marine organisms and are multicellular symmetrical animals.
2. In sponges, eggs and sperms are produced by the same individual.
3. Sponges reproduce asexually by formation of gametes and sexually by fragmentation.
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Who among the following are the members of the selection committee to appoint Central Information Commissioners?
1. Prime Minister as chairman.
2. Union Home Minister.
3. Chief Justice of India.
4. A Union Cabinet Minister nominated by Prime Minister.
5. Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha.
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Food security is the measure of an individual's ability to access food that is nutritious and sufficient in quantity. Which of the following measures have been initiated by government of India to ensure food security to people?
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Read the following statements carefully with reference to ‘World Trade Organisation (WTO)’:
1. WTO was founded as the successor organisation to the General Agreement on Trade and Tariff to facilitate international trade.
2. WTO agreement spells out principles of liberalisation and it covers goods, services and intellectual property.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are NOT correct?
Consider the following statements:
1. Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana intends to transfer all the benefits of government schemes and subsidies to account holders directly.
2. In pre-independent India, B. R. Ambedkar was the first person to discuss the concept of a poverty line.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
With reference to ‘Consumers International’, consider the following statements:
1. Consumers International is the membership organisation for consumer groups around the world.
2. Its headquarters is located in Geneva, Switzerland.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
With reference to the Right to Information Act, 2005, consider the following statements:
1. The Act has established a three-tier structure for enforcing the right to information guaranteed under the Act.
2. The first request for information goes to Central/State Assistant Public Information Officer designated by the Public Authorities.
3. The Officers are required to provide information to an RTI applicant within 30 days of the request.
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Which among the following are certification marks assuring that the product conforms to a standard/quality as notified by the Government of India?
1. Hallmark
2. ISI mark
3. Agmark
4. GI Tag (Geographical Indication)
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In post-independent India, there have been several attempts to work out a mechanism to identify the number of poor people in the country. In this context, which of the statements given below is/are correct?
1. The existing mechanism for determining the poverty Line in India does not take into consideration social factors that sustain poverty.
2. The government uses Monthly Per Capita Income (MPCI) as a measure for income of households to identify the poor.
3. ‘Head Count Ratio’ is the number of poor estimated as the proportion of people below the poverty line.
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