1. Consider the following statements:

1. Article 25(1) of the Constitution guarantees the freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess, practise and propagate religion. 
2. It is a right that guarantees negative liberty which means that the state shall ensure that there is no interference or obstacle to exercising this freedom.
3. Like all fundamental rights, the state can restrict the right for grounds of public order, decency, morality, health and other state interests.

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

2. Consider the following statements with respect to the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991:

1. Section 3 of the Act bans the conversion of a place of worship or even a section of it into a place of worship of a different religious denomination or of a different segment of the same religious denomination.
2. Section 4(2) says that all suits, appeals or other proceedings regarding converting the character of a place of worship that were pending on 15th August, 1947 will come to end when the Act commences and no fresh proceedings can be filed.
3. It also imposes a positive obligation on the State to maintain the religious character of every place of worship as it existed at the time of Independence.

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

3. Which of the following statement(s) regarding Special Marriage Act 1954 is/are correct? 

1. It was created to validate and register interreligious and inter-caste marriages in India. 
2. People of the same faith can also marry under this act. 
3. The act validates the marriage between two consenting adults belonging to different faiths, and there is strict punishment for those who forcibly convert the other partner just for the sake of marriage. 

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4. Consider the following statements:

1. Article 26 gives Right to Religious Institutions subject to public order, morality and other Fundamental Rights.
2. Religious Institutions have Fundamental Right to own and acquire movable and immovable property.
3. Article 27 lays down that no person shall be compelled to pay any taxes for the promotion of any particular religion.
4. Religious Institutions recognised by the State are prohibited for religious instructions.

Which of the above statements given above are correct?

5. Consider the following statements borrowing powers of the states in India?

1. Article 293(3) of the Constitution requires states to obtain the Centre’s consent in order to borrow in case the state is indebted to the Centre over a previous loan.
2. In practice, the Centre has been exercising this power in accordance with the recommendations of the Finance Ministry.
3. Every single state is currently indebted to the Centre and thus, all of them require the Centre’s consent in order to borrow.

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

6. Which of the following statements is/are correct in context to Dengue?

1. It is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the bite of a female mosquito Aedes aegypti.
2. There is a specific medicine to treat dengue infection.

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7. Consider the following with regard to Afzal Khan:

1. He was commander of the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur.
2. Afzul Buruj is the site of his tomb.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

8. Consider the following with regard to Law Commission of India:

1. It is a constitutional body.
2. It is headed only by a retired Supreme Court judge.
3. The first Law Commission was chaired by Warren Hastings.
4. The law minister is an ex-officio member of the Commission.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

9. Consider the following with regard to “Lunar Eclipse”:

1. A lunar eclipse can only take place during a full Moon.
2. During Total Lunar Eclipse, the Moon travels through Earth’s penumbra.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

10. Consider the following with regard to ‘India-US Economic and Financial Partnership’:

1. India and US, both reiterated commitment to step efforts to implement the G20 Common Framework for Debt Treatment.
2. Both Nations are committed to share the financial account information under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?