1. With respect to the Veto Power of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which of the following statement(s) given below is/are correct?

1. The first veto ever recorded by the Soviet Union when it blocked a draft resolution regarding the withdrawal of foreign troops from Lebanon and Syria. 
2. UK has used the veto the least out of all permanent members
3. Vetoes cannot be applied during emergency special sessions in the General Assembly.

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2. Which of the following statements are correct about judicial activism?

1. It is the process of law making by judges
2. It is the practice in the judiciary of protecting individual rights
3. Judges depart from strict adherence to judicial precedents

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3. Consider the following with regard to Appropriation Bill:

1. It can only be introduced in the Lok Sabha.
2. The Constitution has authorized the Lok Sabha to make any grant in advance for a part of the financial year.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. Consider the following statements regarding the POCSO Act, 2019:

1. The Act increased minimum punishment for penetrative sexual assault from 7 years to 15 years.
2. It also provides for with imprisonment between 20 years to life, with fine if person commits penetrative sexual assault on child below age of 16 years.
3. The Act also defines child pornography as any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct that involves child such as photograph, video, digital or even computer generated image indistinguishable from actual child.

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5. Consider the following statements:

1. Wasting is the impaired growth and development that children experience from poor nutrition, repeated infection, and inadequate psychosocial stimulation.
2. Stunting is defined as low weight-for-height.
3. Stunting is the result of chronic or recurrent undernutrition, usually associated with poverty, poor maternal health and nutrition, frequent illness and/or inappropriate feeding and care in early life.

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

6. Consider the following with regard to ‘Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP)’:

1. This policy is based on the new model of Revenue Sharing Contract (RSC) which has replaced the earlier model of Production Sharing Contract (PSC).
2. Open Acreage Licensing (OAL) mechanism has been launched under the HELP policy.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

7. Consider the following with regard to ‘INS Vagir’:

1. It is named after the sea turtle of the Indian Ocean.
2. It is a part of Kaveri Class Submarine.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

8. SRIJAN Portal was launched to: 

9. Which of the following statements best describes the term ‘greenwashing’ often seen in the news?

10. How many of the given statements is/are incorrect? 

1. Alcohol is a subject in the State list under the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
2. Article 47 directs the states to make efforts to bring about the prohibition of intoxicating drinks and drugs which are injurious to health.
3. Article 47 was added to the Indian Constitution through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment, 1976.