1. Consider the following statements:

1. Single-use plastics refer to disposable items like grocery bags, food packaging, bottles and straws that are used only once before they are thrown away and can never be recycled.
   
2. India will ban most single-use plastics by July 2022 as part of its efforts to reduce pollution.

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

2. Consider the following statements on Plastic waste Management Rules:

1. The rules mandate the responsibilities of local bodies, gram panchayats, waste generators, retailers, and street vendors to manage plastic waste.
2. The rules cast EPR on producers, importers, and brand-owners. 
3. Extended Producer Responsibility shall be applicable to both pre-consumer and post-consumer plastic packaging waste.

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

3. Which among the following voter is not allowed to cast their votes through postal ballot?

4. The Supreme Court has the original jurisdiction in any dispute between which of the following?

1. The Government of India and one or more States
2. The Government of India and any State or States on one side and one or more other States on the other
3. Two or more States

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

5. Which of the following given below refers to ‘Primary Deficit’?

6. Which of the following steps will held the Government to reduce the deficit budget?

1. Reducing revenue expenditure
2. Introducing new welfare schemes
3. Rationalizing subsidies

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

7. Consider the following statements regarding World Trade Organization (WTO)

1. It is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations.
2. India has been a founding member of WTO.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

8. Consider the following with regard to Polar vortex.

1. Polar vortex is a mass of cold, low-pressure air that consistently hovers over the Arctic region.
2. It spins in clockwise direction, just like a hurricane does.
3. The weakening of the Polar vortex influence the Jet stream, which pushes the polar cold air towards the mid-latitude regions.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

9. ‘triple test’ , sometimes recently seen in news relation to

10. Consider the following, with regard to Subunit, Recombinant, Polysaccharide, and Conjugate Vaccines.

1. They can be used on people with weakened immune systems and long-term health problems.
2. They use specific pieces of the germ like its protein, sugar, or capsid.
3. These vaccines are used to protect against Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) disease and Hepatitis B.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?