1. Consider the following statements:

1. ‘Prisons’ is a State subject under the State List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution.
2. By virtue of Article 72 and 161 of the Constitution of India, the President and Governor can grant pardon, to suspend, remit or commute a sentences passed by the courts.
3. In remission, the duration of the sentence is reduced, by changing the nature of the sentence.

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

2. With respect to the pardoning powers of the President of India the state Governors, consider the following statements:

1. Both the Governor and the President can pardon sentences inflicted by court-martial. 
2. The President can pardon the death sentence while the Governor cannot. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3. In the Context to the Heatwaves, which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?

1. A region is considered to be under the grip of a heatwave if the maximum temperature reaches at least 30 degrees Celsius or more in the plains and at least 40 degrees Celsius or more in hilly regions.
2. A severe heatwave is declared when the recorded maximum temperature of a locality departure from normal is over 6.4 degrees Celsius.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

4. Consider the following statements regarding the cold wave:

1. A cold wave is declared when there’s a significant increase in minimum or night time temperature.
2. For the plains, a cold wave is declared when the minimum temperature is 10 degrees Celsius or below and is 4.5 degrees Celsius (C) less than normal for two consecutive days.
3. Presence of cloud cover in the region is one of the reason for the occurrence of cold wave.

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

5. What is the “One week-one lab” program that is in news recently? 

6. Which of the following statements is/are true about the Gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)?

1. They are a form of electronic gold, backed by real gold.
2. They were introduced in India in 2007.
3. Their trade is not allowed on the stock markets, but they can be encashed at the banks.

Options:

7. Which of the following statements is/are true about Starship? 

1. It is the most powerful rocket ever built, developed by NASA in collaboration with the ESA.
2. It will be used to ferry astronauts to the moon under the Artemis III mission of NASA.

Options:

8. Consider the following with regard to ‘Mangrove Pitta’:

1. The Mangrove Pitta is a species of bird that can be found in a few pockets of eastern India, including Odisha’s Bhitarkanika and West Bengal’s Sundarbans.
2. The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) has categorized and evaluated the species and has listed it as Vulnerable.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

9. Consider the following with regard to National Investigation Agency (NIA)’:

1. It is a federal agency responsible for investigating and prosecuting crimes related to terrorism, insurgency, and other national security matters.
2. The NIA has authority to investigate cases across state boundaries without obtaining prior permission from state governments.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

10. Consider the following, with regard to ‘Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)’:

1. TRAI regulates telecom services including fixation/revision of tariffs for telecom services.
2. TRAI is a statutory body which was established under Telegraph Act,1885.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?