1. Consider the following, with regard to Asian Houbara bustard:

1. 1.It lives in arid climate.
2. 2.It is listed as Endangered under IUCN Red list.
3. Its population extends in the regions of Iran, Pakistan and India.

Which of the statements given above are Incorrect?

2. Sharjah, sometimes seen in news related to

3. In the context to Synthetic Biology, consider the following:

1. 1.It stitches together long stretches of DNA.
2. 2.It redesigns existing biological parts.
3. 3.It uses tools to delete or add small stretches of DNA in the genome.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

4. ‘Industrial Security Annex’, a defence agreement sometimes seen in news is related to which of the following countries?

5. India is a signatory to which of the following agreements?

1. 1.COMCASA
2. 2.GSOMIA
3. 3.BECA
4. 4.LEMOA

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

6. Consider the following statements:

1. 1.Ration shops can be privately owned or owned by cooperative societies or by the government.
2. 2.Ownership licenses to the Ration shops are issued by the concerned state government.
3. The responsibility of identifying eligible families and issuing ration cards to them rests with the local self-governments.

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

7. Consider the following statements with respect to ‘One Nation One Ration Card Scheme’ (ONORC):

1. 1.With the ONORC scheme being implemented, the beneficiary can buy food grains from ration shops located in any of the states.
2. 2.Currently, the central government’s ambitious initiative is being implemented on a pilot basis in a cluster of six States.

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

8. With reference to National Statistical Commission (NSC), consider the following:

1. 1.It is set up on the recommendations of Rangarajan Commission.
2. 2.Its composition consists of Chairperson and four members.
3. 3.It is under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

9. Consider the following:

1. 1.Reducing revenue expenditure
2. 2.Introducing new welfare schemes
3. 3.Rationalizing subsidies
4. 4.Reducing import duty

Which of the following action(s) can be taken by the Government to reduce the budget deficit?

10. Old-age pension given to the Senior Citizens, will be considered in terms of national income as: