1. With reference to the Indra Sawhney case, which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?

1. The Court rejected the additional reservation of 10% for poorer sections of higher castes, but it upheld the constitutional validity of 27% reservation for the OBCs with certain conditions.
2. No reservation in promotions; reservation should be confined to initial appointments only.
3. The carry forward rule in case of unfilled vacancies should not violate 50% rule.

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2. With reference to the Ninth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?

1. The Schedule contains a list of central and state laws which cannot be challenged in courts and was added by the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951.
2. The first Amendment added 13 laws to the Schedule. 
3. SC ruled that any act in the Ninth Schedule can be challenged and is open to scrutiny by the judiciary if it is not in consonance with the basic structure of the constitution.

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3. Consider the following statements:

1. Anti-dumping duty is imposed in order to counter the negative impact of import subsidies to protect domestic producers.
2. According to global trade norms, including the World Trade Organization (WTO) regime, a country is allowed to impose tariffs on such dumped products to provide a level-playing field to domestic manufacturers.
3. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies imposes Anti-Dumping duty in India.

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

4. Consider the following statements:

1. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) had its last round in 1986 and it lasted till 1994.
2. GATT was known as the Uruguay Round and it led to the formulation of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
3. While GATT mostly dealt with trade in goods, the WTO and its agreements could not only cover goods but also trade in services and other intellectual properties like trade creations, designs, and inventions.

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

5. Consider the following statements with regard to the Special Marriage Act, 1954: 

1. The applicability of the Act extends to the people of all faiths, including Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists, across India.
2. Section 5 of the Act specifies that the parties must give written notice to the Marriage Officer of the District and that at least one of the parties must have lived in the district for at least 30 days immediately before the date of such notification.
3. Section 7 of the Act allows any person to object to the marriage before the expiration of 30 days from the date of the notice’s publication.

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6. Consider the following statements: 

1. India is a signatory to the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) which came into effect in July 1997 and accounts for more than 95 per cent of the world trade in products such as computers, telecom equipment, semiconductors and scientific instruments.
2. As a signatory to the agreement, India is required to eliminate tariffs on these products.
3. At the Nairobi Ministerial Conference in December 2016, the nations decided to conclude the expansion of the Agreement, and named it Information Technology – II Agreement.

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7. Consider the following statements: 

1. A “civil union” refers to the legal status that allows same-sex couples specific rights and responsibilities normally conferred upon married couples.
2. Although a civil union resembles a marriage and brings with it employment, inheritance, property, and parental rights, there are some differences between the two.
3. As per the adoption rules in India, a child can be adopted only if “there is consent of both the spouses for the adoption in case of a married couple”, and “a single male shall not be eligible to adopt a girl child”.

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8. Consider the following:

1. The Constitution of India mandates the state government to own the minerals located within their boundaries and the central government to own the minerals within the exclusive economic zone of India.
2. Mines & Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act, empower State Governments to make rules for preventing illegal mining, transportation and storage of minerals.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

9. Consider the following with regard to Ninth Schedule:

1. The Schedule contains a list of central and state laws that cannot be challenged in courts and is outside the purview of judicial scrutiny.
2. Article 31B extends protection to ‘classes’ of laws, while Article 31A shields specific laws or enactments.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

10. Consider the following with regard to Indian Heritage:

1. Article 49 of the Constitution puts an obligation on the State to protect every monument or place or object of artistic or historic interest declared by the Parliament to be of national importance.
2. The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act (AMASR Act) 1958 provides for the preservation of ancient and historical monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?