1. Consider the following statements with respect to Ashok Mehta Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions:

1. 1.The three-tier system of Panchayati Raj should be replaced by the two-tier system
2. 2.District should be the first point for decentralization under popular supervision below the state level
3. 3.There should be a regular social audit by a district level agency

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements with respect to Arctic Council:

1. 1.Russia, Canada and United Kingdom and USA are the members of Arctic Council
2. 2.It is a formalized treaty-based international legal entity and does allocate resources for its functioning

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

3. Consider the following statements regarding Common Services Centers (CSCs).

1. 1.They are the access points for delivery of essential public utility services, social welfare schemes, healthcare, financial, education and agriculture services to villages in India.
2. 2.Based on the assessment of the CSC scheme, the Government launched the CSC 2.0 scheme to expand the outreach of CSCs to all Gram Panchayats across the country.
3. 3.It is implemented under the aegis of the Ministry of Rural Development.

Which of the above statements is/are Correct?

4. Operation Vanilla, sometimes seen in news is referred to

5. ‘Trump’s Middle east plan’, recently seen in news is related to which of the following Country?

6. Consider the following statements regarding the ‘No fly list’:

1. 1.It is the list of unauthorized flights of a particular nation which passes through another nation.
2. 2.In case of such incidence they can be immediately fired without the consultation of the particular country.

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

7. With respect to NCRB, consider the following statements:

1. 1.It was set up based on the recommendations of the National Police Commission (1977-1981) and the MHA’s Taskforce (1985).
2. 2.NCRB brings out the annual comprehensive statistics of crime across the country through ‘Crime in India’ report.
3. 3.It launches various police-related citizen-centric services on the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) platform.

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

8. Consider the following statements;

1. 1.The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act of 1971, provides for termination of pregnancy to 20 weeks.
2. 2.It requires opinion of one registered medical practitioner instead of two or more, for termination of pregnancy up to 20 weeks

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

9. In context to Plastic Waste Management Rules of 2016, consider the following:

1. 1.They have to approach local bodies for the formulation of plan/system for the plastic waste management within the prescribed time frame.
2. 2.Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has been mandated to formulate the guidelines for thermoset plastic.

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

10. Consider the following, with regard to Polycrack:

1. 1.It is a waste to energy plant commissioned by Indian Railways.
2. 2.It is a catalytic process which converts multiple feed stocks into hydrocarbon liquid fuels, gas and water.
3. 3.All constituents are converted into valuable energy thereby making it Zero Discharge Process

Which of the statements given above are Correct?