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  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:
    Statement-I:
    The European Parliament approved the Net-Zero Industry Act recently.
    Statement-II:
    The European Union intends to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040 and therefore aims to develop all of its own clean technology by that time.
    Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:
    Statement I: In India, State Governments have no power for making rules for grant of concessions in respect of extraction of minor minerals even though such minerals are located in their territories.
    Statement II: In India, the Central Government has the power to notify minor minerals under the relevant law.
    Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:

    I. Panchayats at the intermediate level exist in all States.
    II. To be eligible to be a Member of a Panchayat at the intermediate level, a person should attain the age of thirty years.
    III. The Chief Minister of a State constitutes a commission to review the financial position of Panchayats at the intermediate levels and to make recommendations regarding the distribution of net proceeds of taxes and duties, leviable by the State, between the State and Panchayats at the intermediate level.

    Which of the statements given above are not correct?

  • Consider the following pairs

    Consider the following pairs:
    I. International Year of the Woman Farmer – 2026
    II. International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism – 2027
    III. International Year of Peace and Trust – 2025
    IV. International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence – 2029

    How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:
    Statement I: Some rare earth elements are used in the manufacture of flat television screens and computer monitors.
    Statement II: Some rare earth elements have phosphorescent properties.
    Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:

    I. Indian Railways have prepared a National Rail Plan (NRP) to create a future ready railway system by 2028.
    II. ‘Kavach’ is an Automatic Train Protection system developed in collaboration with Germany.
    III. ‘Kavach’ system consists of RFID tags fitted on track in station section.

    Which of the statements given above are not correct?

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:

    I. On the dissolution of the House of the People, the Speaker shall not vacate his/her office until immediately before the first meeting of the House of the People after the dissolution.

    II. According to the provisions of the Constitution of India, a Member of the House of the People on being elected as Speaker shall resign from his/her political party immediately.

    III. The Speaker of the House of the People may be removed from his/her office by a resolution of the House of the People passed by a majority of all the (then) Members of the House, provided that no resolution shall be moved unless at least fourteen days’ notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution.

    Which of the statements given above are correct?

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:

    I. If any question arises as to whether a Member of the House of the People has become subject to disqualification under the 10th Schedule, the (President’s) decision in accordance with the opinion of the Council of Union Ministers shall be final.

    II. There is no mention of the word ‘political party’ in the Constitution of India.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • Consider the following countries

    Consider the following countries:
    I. United Kingdom
    II. Denmark
    III. New Zealand
    IV. Australia
    V. Brazil

    How many of the above countries have more than four time zones?

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:

    I. Anadyr in Siberia and Nome in Alaska are a few kilometers from each other, but when people are waking up and getting set for breakfast in these cities, it would be different days.
    II. When it is Monday in Anadyr, it is Tuesday in Nome.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?