1. ‘Trachischium apteii’ a new snake species was recently discovered in

2. Consider the following statements regarding the discretionary powers of the Governor:

1. 1. If there is NO political party with a clear-cut majority in the assembly, Governor on his/ her discretion can appoint anybody as chief minister.
2. 2. On his/ her discretion, the Governor can reserve a bill passed by the state legislature for president’s assent.
3. 3. Governor, on his/ her discretion can recommend the president about the failure of the constitutional machinery in the state.
4. 4. It is up to the Governor what he/ she would like to do when the he legislative assembly is dissolved following a vote of no confidence.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

3. Consider the following statements regarding the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Bill, 2019:

1. 1. The Bill seeks to amend the Schedule to allocate two Lok Sabha seats to the merged UT.
2. 2. The Bill provides that the jurisdiction of the High Court of Bombay will continue to extend to the merged UT.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. With reference to Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA), Consider the following statements:

1. 1. It is signed between India and European Union in 2016.
2. 2. It covers Trade in Goods, Trade in Services, Investment, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?

5. Consider the following with regard to characteristics of Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO):

1. 1. It is a movement of rain clouds westward over the tropics.
2. 2. It regulates tropical cyclone, monsoons and El Nino cycle.
3. 3. It has two phases; they are Convective rainfall phase and Suppressed rainfall phase.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

6. Which one of the following statements appropriately describes the term ‘recession’?

7. Which among the following island(s) is/are located in the Mediterranean Sea

1. 1. Sicily
2. 2. Crete
3. 3. Malta
4. 4. Canary

8. Consider the following statements regarding G.V. Mavalankar

1. 1. He served as the Speaker of the Provisional Parliament from 1949 till 1952.
2. 2. He served as the president of INC when Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose resigned in 1939.
3. 3. He served as the Speaker of the First Lok Sabha

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

9. Consider the following statement regarding the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV):

1. 1. It is the first Indian launch vehicle to be equipped with liquid stages.
2. 2. It is designed mainly to deliver the “earth-observation” or “remote-sensing” satellites.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

10. International Solar Alliance (ISA) was jointly initiated by which of the following countries?