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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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 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?
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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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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Over the years, the government has been following various approaches to reduce poverty in India. In this context, consider the following policies, actions and approaches:
1. Focus on development-oriented growth.
2. Implementation of poverty alleviation programmes.
3. Meeting the minimum needs of the poor.
4. Increasing the number of subsidies available to the poor.
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Which among the following are major programmes that aim at improving the food and nutritional status of the poor population in India?
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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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Consider the following statements about 'Inter-State Council':
1. Article-263 of the Constitution of India empowers Parliament to establish an Inter State Council.
2. It is instituted by the President of India to effect coordination between the Centre and the States.
3. The council is headed by the Chairman of the NITI Aayog.
Which of the statement(s) given above is /are correct?
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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