1. Consider the following statements:

1. Jawaharlal Nehru was the first PM to present the Union Budget for the FY 1958-1959.
2. The Budget presented for the FY 1973-74, by the then Finance Minister Yashwantrao B. Chavan was called as the Black Budget.
3. The Budget presented by the then Finance Minister Manmohan Singh for the FY 1991-92 is known as the Epochal Budget.

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

2. Consider the following statements: 

1. Same-sex marriage is the practice of marriage between two men or between two women.
2. Same-sex marriage has been regulated through law, religion, and custom in most countries of the world.
3. As of 2022, marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in more than 30 countries.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

3. The budget Session goes through different stages. Arrange the stages in a sequential order:

1. Presentation of Budget.
2. General discussion.
3. Scrutiny by Departmental Committees.
4. Voting on Demands for Grants.
5. Passing of Appropriation Bill.
6. Passing of Finance Bill.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

4. Consider the following statements: 

1. Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with restitution of conjugal rights.  
2. Conjugal rights are rights created by marriage, i.e. right of the husband or the wife to the society of the other spouse.  
3. Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act recognises one aspect of conjugal rights — the right to consortium and protects it by allowing a spouse to move court to enforce the right. 

Which of the statements given above are correct?

5. Which of the following statements is/are true? 

1. Indonesia has volcanoes due to its location at the Circum-Pacific Ring of Fire.
2. Mount Merapi is the most active volcano in Indonesia.
3. The Southern Alps of New Zealand are formed due to the convergence of Pacific and Indo-Australian Plates.

Options:

6. What do you understand by “Vayulink”? 

7. Which of the countries did India sign the “Critical Minerals Investment  Partnership” recently? 

8. Consider the following with regard to IBSA Grouping’:

1. It is a developmental initiative between India, Bangladesh and South Africa to promote South-South cooperation and exchange.
2. The grouping was formalised and named the IBSA Dialogue Forum after the Brasilia Declaration.

Which of the above statements given above is/are correct?

9. With reference to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), consider the following:

1. It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces in India.
2. It consists of an air wing, a marine wing, an artillery regiment, and commando units.

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

10. In context to Virtual Digital Assets and Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) 2002, consider the following:

1. VDA service providers must adhere to the same reporting requirements and KYC requirements as other regulated companies, such as banks.
2. The PMLA controls the transfer of virtual digital assets.

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?