1. Consider the following statements

1. 1. Dadabhai Naoroji through his book, “Poverty and Unbritish Rule in India” made the earliest estimation of poverty line in India.
2. 2.The Tendulkar Committee (2009) recommended incorporation of private expenditure on health and education while estimating poverty.
3. 3.The Lakdawala Committee (1993) recommended discontinuation of scaling of poverty estimates based on National Accounts Statistics.

Which of the above statements is/ are correct?

2. Consider the following statements regarding ‘ICoSDiTAUS-2020’

1. 1.ICoSDiTAUS-2020 is an international conference on bovine productivity, aimed at increasing the productivity of indigenous breeds.
2. 2.The Conference was organized by the Ministry of AYUSH.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

3. Recently, the term “Pauk-phaw” was seen in the news. It denotes relationship between

4. Which of the following states are bordered by the state of Assam?

1. 1.Manipur
2. 2.Mizoram
3. 3.Nagaland
4. 4.Meghalaya

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

5. ‘EASE 3.0’, sometimes mentioned in news is referred to

6. Consider the following statements:

1. 1.Law and Order and Police are placed in the state list in the eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution.
2. 2.The NCT Delhi Police, Law and Order are controlled by the Union Government.

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

7. ‘National Health Index’ is released by which of the following?

8. Consider the following pairs:
Space Mission                        Related Planet

1. 1.Osiris-REx             –            Asteroid Ryugu
2. 2.Juno                       –            Jupiter
3. 3.Hayabusa 2            –            Asteroid Bennu
4. 4.InSight                       –            Earth

Which of the pair(s) given above are Incorrect?

9. Consider the following, with regard to Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD):

1. 1.It is the amount of dissolved oxygen used by microorganisms in the biological process of metabolizing organic matter in water
2. 2.More the organic matter in water, lesser is the amount of dissolved oxygen available for fishes

Which of the statements given above are correct?

10. Consider the following, with reference to the ‘InSight Mars mission’:

1. 1.It is a part of NASA’s Discovery Programme (1992).
2. 2.It is the first mission dedicated to look deep beneath the Martian surface.
3. 3.It can help to understand celestial bodies with rocky surfaces, including Earth and Moon.

Which of the statements given above are correct?