1. Consider the following statements:

1. Article 85 says the President can summon a session of Parliament “at such time and place as he thinks fit.
2. With the monsoon session of Parliament held in September, the government has no constitutional compulsion to hold a winter session.
3. The Constitution specifies when or for how many days Parliament should meet.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

2. Consider the following statements:

1. Article 50 states that the State shall take steps to separate the judiciary from the executive. This is for the purpose of ensuring the independence of the judiciary.
2. Judicial conduct of a Judge of the Supreme Court and the High Court cannot be discussed in the Parliament and the State Legislature, according to Article 121 and 211 of the Constitution.

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

3. The GEF is a financial mechanism for which of the major international environmental conventions?

1. UNFCCC
2. UNCBD
3. Stockholm Convention POPs
4. UNCCD
5. The Minamata Convention on Mercury

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4. With respect to the Public Safety Act (PSA), which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?

1. It is also called the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978, which is a punitive detention law.
2. Under this law, a person is taken into custody to prevent him or her from acting in any manner that is prejudicial to the security of the state or the maintenance of the public order.

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5. Which of the following statements is/are incorrect with respect to BharatNet Project?

1. The objective is to provide internet connectivity in rural and remote areas.
2. The entire project is being funded by the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF).
3. The project is a Centre-State collaborative project, with the States contributing free Rights of Way for establishing the Optical Fibre Network.

6. Shantilal Shah Committee is related to which of the following?

7. Consider the following statements: 

1. Tight monetary policy of the US Federal Reserve could lead to capital flight.
2. Capital flight may increase the interest cost of firms with existing External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs).
3. Devaluation of domestic currency decreases the currency risk associated with ECBS.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

8. Consider the following, with regard to cyclone mandous:

1. Cyclone Mandous recently occurred on the coast of West Bengal and Odisha.
2. The name of cyclone Mandous was suggested by the United Arab Emirates.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

9. Which of the following statements is/are correct, with regard to Black soil?

1. It is rich in nitrogen and phosphorus.
2. The majority of the Deccan Plateau is covered with black soil.

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10. In context to the Ashgabat Agreement, consider the following statements:

1. The agreement is intended to establish an international multimodal transport and transit corridor between Central Asia and South Asia.
2. India is not a member of the Ashgabat Agreement.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?