41. Consider the following Statements:
Statement I : Defamation is a reasonable restriction on the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a)
Statement II : The right to reputation is the inherent right under Article 19.
Which one of the following is correct with respect to the above statements?
(A) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I.
(B) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I.
(C) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect.
(D) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct.
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42. Consider the following statements.
Statement I : The legislature of the State otherwise provides by law, the English language shall continue to be used for those official purposes within the state.
Statement II : The legislature of a state may by law adopt any one or more of the languages in the use of the state or Hindi as the language to be used for all or any of the official purposes of that state.
Which one of the following is correct with respect to the above statements?
(A) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I.
(B) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I.
(C) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect.
(D) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct.
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43. Consider the following statements regarding the Payment Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF).
1. The Ministry of Finance set up a PIDF to encourage the adoption and deployment of Point-Of-Sale devices (POS).
2. The PIDF will be governed through an advisory council and managed and administered by the RBI.
3. The fund has been created to encourage the adoption of POS machines by businesses in all states including North-eastern states!
The correct answer/s is/are:
(A) I only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 2 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3
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44. Consider the following statements regarding Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
1. The UPI is a real-time payment system with a transfer limit of 1 lakh per transaction.
2. In addition to current and savings accounts, customers can link their overdraft account to UPI 2.0
3. Customers can pre-authorise a transaction and pay at a later date in UPI 2.0.
4. According to NPCI, customers can check the invoice the merchant sent before making payment.
How many statements given above are correct?
(A) Only one statement
(B) Only two statements
(C) Only three statements
(D) All the statements
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45. Consider the following statements regarding GIFT City.
1. GIFT City is India’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) under Special Economic Zone Act, 2005.
2. This provides world class financial services only to(non-residents, to the extent permissible under the current regulations, in a currency other than the domestic currency of the location where the IFSC is located.
3. GIFT is planned as a greenfield business district, to be located between Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad, to cater to financial services and IT firms looking to set up India operations.
The correct answer/s is/are:
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1,2 and 3)
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46. Consider the following statements regarding the Inverted duty structure.
1. Inverted duty structure is where the import duty on finished goods is low compared to the import duty on raw materials used in producing such finished goods.
2. It encourages domestic manufacturing by making it more competitive against imported finished goods.
The correct statement/s is/are:
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
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47. Consider the following statements regarding the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).
1. The only countries that grant GSP are USA, EU and Russia.
2. The objective of GSP was to give development support to poor countries by promoting exports from them into developed countries.
3. Most favoured Nation (MFN) status and GSP are similar in tariff structure whether it is a developed or developing country.
The correct answer/s is/are:
(A 2 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3
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48. Which of the following biotic conservative region is NOT included in the Green-Ag project?
(A) Similipal Landscape
(B) Corbett-Rajaji Landscape
(C) Chambal Landscape
(D) Sundarbans Landscape
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49. An Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) is a collective investment scheme, similar to a mutual fund, which enables direct investment of money from individual and institutional investors in infrastructure projects to earn a small portion of the income as a return. Which transport sector is planning to set up Infrastructure Investment Trust?
(A) Railways
(B) Roadways
(C) Shipping
(D) Airways
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50. Consider the following statements regarding over-the-top (OTT) platforms.
1. The first dependent Indian OTT platform was BIGFlix, launched by Reliance Entertainment in 2008.
2. There is no regulatory mechanism by the government of India for such platforms but they function under the ambit of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
3. Each platform that has signed the self-regulation code created by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) will also have to set up a consumer complaints department and/or an internal committee.
The correct answer/s is/are:
(A) 2 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3
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51. Consider the following statements
Assertion (A) : The axis of the Earth is inclined to the plane of the ecliptic at an angle of 66½%
Reason (R) : All the parts of the globe don’t have equal day and night throughout the year.
The correct answer is
(A) A and R both correct and R is correct explanation of A
(B) A and R both correct and R is NOT correct explanation of A
(C) A is correct, but R is NOT correct
(D) A is NOT correct, but R is correct
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52. Consider the following statements:
1. Every 15 of longitude is considered a one-time zone globally.
2. East-west stretch countries have more time zones than north-south ones.
3. The places in the west are advance in time than the places in the east.
The correct statement/s is/are:
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 2 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3
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53. Consider the following pairs:
Mountains – Period of origin
1. Andes, South America – Tertiary
2.Great dividing range, Europe – Caledonian
3. Kjolen, Europe – Hercynian
4. Aravallis, Asia – Pre Cambrian
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
(A) Only one pair
(B) Only two pairs
(C) Only three pairs
(D) All four pairs
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54. Consider the following drainage pattern diagram and identify the correct match:
Figure
1. Dendritic pattern
2. Radial pattern
3. Trellis pattern
4. Annular pattern
The correct match is
. a b с d
(A) 1 3 2 4
(B) 1 3 4 2
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 3 1 2 4
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55. Which of the following lake types is called a ‘dead lake’?
(A) Torn lake
(B) Paternoster lake
(C) Kettle lake
(D) Ox-bow lake
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56. Consider the following statements about the Khumbu ice fall:
1. It is a famous track route to reach Mt.Everest.
2. The region is more pronounced by crevasses which make the region more hazard-prone.
The correct statement/s is/are:
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
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57. Consider the following ocean currents diagram and identify the correct match:
Figure
1. Kuroshio current
2. Oyashio current
3. Antellies current
4. Canary current
The correct match is
. a b c d
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 3 4 2 1
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58. Which of the following correctly explains ‘one-inch rainfall’ measured in a rain gauge?
(A) The amount of water that would cover the ground to a depth of one inch, other than evaporated, drained off or percolated away.
(B) The amount of water covering the ground to a depth of one inch provided none evaporated, drained off or percolated away.
(C) The amount of water that would cover the ground to a depth of one inch, including evaporated but except drained off or percolated away.
(D) The amount of water that would cover the ground to a depth of one inch, including drained off or percolated away except evaporated.
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59. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): The ground temperature of the forested region is lower than the open ground on the same latitude.
Reason (R): During the day, trees lose water by evapotranspiration, leading to cool air above the forest.
The correct answer is
(A) A and R both correct and R is correct explanation of A
(B) A and R both correct and R is NOT correct explanation of A
(C) A is correct, but R is NOT correct
(D) A is NOT correct, but R is correct
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60. Which of the following pressure belts of the globe are dynamically formed?
1. Equatorial low-pressure belt
2. Sub tropical high pressure belts
3. Sub polar low pressure belts
4. Polar high pressure belts
The correct answer/s is/are
(A) 3 only
(B) 1, 2 and 3 only
(C) 1,2 and 4 only
(D) 2 and 3 only
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