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With reference to the provisions of Constitution of India, consider the following pairs:
Articles | Provisions |
1. Article-25 | All persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right to freely profess, practice and propagate religion. |
2. Article-26 | No person shall be compelled to pay any taxes for the promotion or maintenance of any particular religion or religious denomination. |
3. Article-27 | Every religious denomination or any of its sections shall have freedom to manage religious affairs. |
4. Article-28 | No religious instruction shall be provided in any educational institution wholly maintained out of State funds. |
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
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?
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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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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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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With reference to Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), consider the following statements:
1. It was instituted as a statutory body originally by the Constitution of India.
2. The Commission was set up on the recommendations of Santhanam Committee.
3. It is vested with the power to regulate its own procedure and its proceedings have judicial character.
4. The Central Vigilance Commissioner is appointed by the President on the recommendations of Prime Minister.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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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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 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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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?