1. With respect to the Delimitation Commission, which of the statements given above are not correct?

1. 1. 1. Delimitation Commission is a temporary body constituted only after every census.
   2. 2. Delimitation will be done to the UT of Jammu & Kashmir as per the rules of the J&K Representation of the People Act 1957.
   3. 3. These bodies are so powerful that its orders have the force of law and they cannot be challenged before any court.

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2. Consider the following statements:

1. 1. 1. J&K acceded to the Dominion of India after the Instrument of Accession was signed by Maharaja Hari Singh, the ruler of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, on 26 October 1947.
   2. 2. The Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1954 settled the constitutional relationship of J&K and the Union of India and inserted Article 35A.
   3. 3. On 5th of August 2019, the President of India promulgated the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019 and abrogated the special status accorded to Jammu and Kashmir under the provision of Article 370.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

3. Consider the following statements:

1. 1. 1. A green bond is a type of fixed-income Instrument that is specifically earmarked to raise Money for climate and environmental projects.
   2. 2. Green bonds are also called as Climate Bonds.
   3. 3. Blue bonds are sustainability bonds to finance Projects that protect the ocean and related Ecosystems.

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

4. Consider the following statements:

1. 1. 1. The Indian Federation was not the result of an Agreement by the units.
   2. 2. The component units of Indian Federation had no freedom to secede from the Federation.

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5. Consider the following statements with respect to Dholavira:

1. 1. 1. Dholavira’s location is on the Tropic of Cancer.
   2. 2. It is located on Khadir Bet Island in the Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary in the Great Rann of Kutch.
   3. 3. It is the first site of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) in India to get the UNESCO World Heritage tag.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

6. Which Agreement/Convention is also described as a “Berne and Paris-plus” Agreement?

7. With respect to the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics(ICRISAT), which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. 1. 1. ICRISAT is an international organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia & sub-Saharan Africa.
   2. 2. It is headquartered in Hyderabad.
   3. 3. ICRISAT founded the Smart Food Initiative in 2013.

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8. Consider the following, with regard to Chauri Chaura Incident:

1. 1. 1. The Incident took place on the arrival of Simon Commission in India.
   2. 2. Mahatma Gandhi called off the Civil Disobedience Movement after this incident.

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

9. Consider the following, with regard to Pandit Bhimsen Joshi.

1. 1. 1. He was instrumental in organising the Sawai Gandharva Music Festival as homage to his guru, Sawai Gandharva.
   2. 2. He was a contemporary of Gangubai Hangal, singer of the khayal genre of Hindustani classical music.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

10. Countries that are included in the FATF Grey list may face which of the following?

1. 1. 1. Problem in getting loans from other countries.
   2. 2. International boycott.
   3. 3. Economic sanctions from World Bank

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