1. Consider the following statements regarding ‘Article 44 of the Indian Constitution’:

1. The article states that ‘The State shall endeavor to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India”.
2. It is one of the Economic Social Principle of DPSP in Part IV of the Indian Constitution.
3. Although the Indian constitution was compiled by Dr. BR Ambedkar, it was Pandit Nehru who introduced Article 44 to the constitution which sought to establish India’s status as a secular state.

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

2. Consider the following statements:

1. The admissibility of the private member bill is decided by the Chairman for Rajya Sabha and Speaker in the case of Lok Sabha.
2. Its rejection by the House has no implication on the parliamentary confidence in the government or its resignation.
3. As per PRS Legislative, only one private member’s Bill has been passed by Parliament since 1970.

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

3. Consider the following statements:

1. Kaundinya Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary and an elephant reserve situated in Andhra Pradesh.
2. The Indian elephant is the state animal of Andhra Pradesh.
3. ‘Operation Shikkar’ was undertaken to stop the illegal trade in ivory.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. Consider the following statements:

1. Only elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies can vote in a Rajya Sabha election.
2. Vacancies that arise due to resignation, death or disqualification are filled up through by-polls after which those elected serve out the remainder of their predecessors’ term.
3. The Delhi, Puducherry and J&K Assemblies elect members to the Rajya Sabha to represent the three UTs.

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

5. Consider the following statements:

1. Colour codes are used in weather warnings for bringing out the severity of the weather phenomena expected as per the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) under the Ministry of Science & Technology.
2. The Red alert is issued as a warning of extremely bad weather with the potential of disruption in commute with road and rail closures, and interruption of power supply.

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

6. Which amongst the following statements is the best description of Brandt line?

7. The Constitution Amendment Act which granted citizens a fundamental right to form cooperative societies is:

8. Consider the following with regard to National Overseas Scholarship Scheme:

1. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme
2. It is implemented under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

9. Consider the following, with regard to PM SVANidhi Scheme:

1. It is a Central Sponsored Scheme implemented in 2019.
2. It provides affordable working capital loans of up to Rs. 50,000.
3. It maps the socio-economic profile of beneficiaries and their families.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

10. Consider the following with regard to 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992:

1. It establishes Gram Sabhas in villages to provide leadership at grass root level.
2. It establishes a State Finance Commission in each State for the period of every five years.
3. It provides reservation of women for the 50% of seats in Gram Sabha.
4. It provides reservation of schedule caste/schedule tribe according to their population in local bodies.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?