1. Consider the following statements regarding the Antimicrobial Resistance?

1. Antimicrobial resistance is the resistance acquired by any microorganism against antimicrobial drugs. 
2. As a result, standard treatments become effective, infections vanishes and prevent spread to others.
3. Microorganisms that develop antimicrobial resistance are sometimes referred to as superbugs.

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2. Consider the following statements regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019:

1. It seeks to give citizenship to refugees from the Hindu, Christian, Buddhist, Sikh and Zoroastrian communities fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, who came to India before 31st December, 2014.
2. Residential requirement for citizenship through naturalization for persons from other countries from the above mentioned is 5 years.
3. The Act applies to all States and Union Territories of the country, except Assam, Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir.

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

3. Consider the following, with regard to appointment of the Supreme Court Judges:

1. The appointment of the supreme court judges is taken up by collegium system, which comprises of 3 seniors most judge of supreme court and one law minister as a representative government.
2. The collegium system Is prescribed under article 124(2) of the constitution.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. Consider the following statements regarding the National Register of Citizens (NRC):

1. The NRC is an official record of those who are legal Indian citizens that includes demographic information about all those individuals who qualify as citizens of India as per the Citizenship Act, 1955.
2. The register was first prepared after the 1951 Census of India and since then it has not been updated until recently.
3. So far, such a database has only been maintained for the state of Assam.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

5. Consider the following, with regard to the criteria to recognize national party:

1. If it secures 6% of the valid votes polled in the state at a general election to the respective state legislative assembly (state LA) and also, it wins 2 seats in the same state LA.
2. If it secures 6% of the total valid votes in the state at a general election to the LS; and also, it wins 1 seat in the LS from the same state.
3. If any party wins only 3% of seats in the LA at a general election to the legislative assembly.
4. If it secures 8% of the total valid votes polled in the state at a General Election to the LS from the state or to the State LA.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

6. In context to the Meizotropis pellita, consider the following statements:

1. It is commonly known as Patwa.
2. The species is listed as endangered in the IUCN red list.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

7. The Concept of Single Citizenship is borrowed from the British Constitution.

1. The citizenship of India can be acquired in four ways.
2. Citizenship ends if the citizen has been ordinarily resident out of India for seven years continuously.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

8. With reference to the Foreigners Tribunal, which of the statements given below are correct?

1. The Foreigners Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies, to determine if a person staying illegally is a foreigner or not.
2. Under the provisions of Foreigners Act 1946 and Foreigners (Tribunals) Order 1964, both Foreigners Tribunals and Ministry of Home Affairs are empowered to declare a person as a foreigner.
3. A rejected person would have 120 days from the date of receiving the rejection slip to approach a Foreigners’ Tribunal (FT) for judging their citizenship status.

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9. Which amongst the following statements is the best description of Supplementary Grant?

10. Which amongst the following plants is/are categorised as critically endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species?

1. Meizotropis pellita
2. Fritilloria cirrhosa
3. Dactylorhiza hatagirea