1. With reference to the Socially Educational and Backward Class (SEBC), which of the statement(s) given below is/are not correct?

1. 1. 1. The President alone is empowered to identify SEBCs and include them in a list to be published under Article 342A (1) of the Constitution.
   2. 2. The States could only make suggestions to the President or the statutory commissions concerned for inclusion, exclusion or modification of castes and communities to be included in the List.
   3. 3. Once published, under Article 342A (1), the list can only be amended through a law Enacted by Parliament.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

2. Consider the following statements:

1. 1. 1. Uttar Pradesh was the first state to pass a law against lynching in the state.
   2. 2. Rajasthan, Manipur, West Bengal and Jharkhand are the only states to pass law against Mob Lynching.
   3. 3. The Supreme Court has given guideline to the State Governments to prepare a lynching/mob violence victim Compensation Scheme.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

3. ‘Minsk Agreement, was sometimes seen in news is related to

4. Which of the following country is not bordered by Ukraine?

5. Consider the following, with regard to Lassa Fever:

1. 1. 1. It was first discovered in Nigeria.
   2. 2. The death rate Associated with this disease is very low, around 1%.
   3. 3. Ribavirin is an antiviral drug that is effective in the Treatment of this Disease.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

6. In context to the Earth Observation Satellites, consider the following statements:

1. 1. 1. These can be deployed only in Geo-synchronous orbit.
   2. 2. RISAT-1, Megha-Tropiques, SARAL are some examples of it.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

7. Consider the following, with regard to Medaram Jatara

1. 1. 1. It the second-largest fair of India.
   2. 2. It is a State Festival of Telangana.
   3. 3. It is celebrated by the Koya tribe.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

8. Consider the following statements:

1. 1. 1. The fort at Masulipatnam was built by the French
   2. 2. Chandannagar was the first trading post on the eastern bank of the Hooghly, set up by the Dutch
   3. 3. During the British Raj, Darjeeling’s temperate climate led to its development as a hill station for British residents

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

9. Which amongst the following statements is the best description of The Egmont Group?

10. ModifiedElephant recently seen in news is a/an