Q1. Consider the following statements regarding provisions of the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act
(POCSO).
Which of the statements is INCORRECT?
A. The Act calls for mandatory reporting of sexual offenses.
B. A false complaint with intent to defame a person is also punishable under the Act
C. “Children” according to the Act are individuals aged below 18 years.
D. The primary body tasked with implementing the provisions of the Act is the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
Solution: option D.)
Ans:1 Option D is Correct Expanaiton
• The Act calls for mandatory reporting of sexual offenses. A false complaint with intent to defame a person is also punishable under the Act.
• “Children” according to the Act are individuals aged below 18 years. The Act is gender-neutral.
• Different forms of sexual abuse including but not limited to sexual harassment, pornography, penetrative & non- penetrative assault are defined in the Act.
• The power to make rules lies with the central government. To monitor the implementation of the Act, the National
Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and State Commissions for the Protection of Child Rights (SCPCRs) have been made the designated authority. Both are statutory bodies.
• Section 42 A of the Act gives POCSO Act overriding powers over other acts.
Q2. Consider the following statement Afghanistan
1. In Afghan politics, the Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist organization.
2. The word Taliban means students in the Pashto language.
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Solution: option D.)
Ans:2 Option D is the Correct Explanation
• In Afghan politics Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist organization. statement 1 is Correct
• The word Taliban means students in the Pashto language. statement 2 is Correct
Q3. Consider the following statements, with regard to the Electoral Bonds.
1. Electoral bonds, can be given to a registered political party which is neither a national party nor a state party.
2. Although called a bond, the banking instrument resembling promissory notes will not carry any interest.
Select the correct answer using the codes given.
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. None of the above
Solution: option B.)
Ans:3 Option B is Correct Explanation
• Electoral bonds will allow donors to pay political parties using banks as an intermediary.
• Although called a bond, the banking instrument resembling promissory notes will not carry any interest.
• The electoral bond, which will be a bearer instrument, will not carry the name of the payee and can be bought for any value, in multiples of Rs 1,000, Rs 10,000, Rs 1 lakh, Rs 10 lakh, or Rs 1 crore
• Eligibility: electoral bonds, can be given to a registered political party that has secured at least 1 percent vote in the last Lok Sabha or state assembly elections. That party will have to give one bank account to the Election Commission and it will have to be encashed within 15 days.
• Need: The electoral bonds are aimed at rooting out the current system of largely anonymous cash donations made to political parties which led to the generation of black money in the economy
Q4. Souls are not only the property of animal and plant life, but also of rocks, running water and many other natural objects not looked on as living by other religious sects.” The above statement reflects one of the core beliefs of which one of the following religious sects of ancient India?
A. Buddhism
B. Jainism
C. Shaivism
D. Vaishnavism
Solution: option B.)
Ans:4 Option B is Correct Explanation
• The Jain religion believes in reincarnation. This cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is determined by one’s karma.
• Jains believe bad karma is caused by harming living things. To avoid bad karma, Jains must practice ahimsa, a strict code of nonviolence.
• Jains believe plants, animals, and even some nonliving things (like air and water) have souls, just as humans do.
• The principle of nonviolence includes doing no harm to humans, plants, animals, and nature.
Q5. Consider the following statements regarding the “Index of Industrial Production (IIP)”:
1. IIP is a composite indicator that measures changes in the volume of production of a basket of industrial products.
2. The Base year of IIP is 2011 – 12.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Solution: option C.)
Ans:5 Option C is Correct Explanation The Index of Industrial Production (IIP):
• It is a composite indicator that measures changes in the volume of production of a basket of industrial products.
• The index is compiled and published monthly by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO), Ministry of Statistics
and Programme. It is implemented six weeks after the reference month ends, i.e a lag of six weeks.
• The Base Year of the Index of Eight Core Industries has been revised from the year 2004-05 to 2011-12 from April 2017.
Q6. With reference to online gaming, consider the following statements:
1. Goa and Sikkim prohibit any sort of gambling, betting, or wagering on games of chance.
2. E-sports were earlier played privately or on consoles in video game shops but are now played online in an organized way.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Solution: option B.)
Ans:6 Option B is Correct Explanation
• These states allow betting and gambling on games of chance. Hence Statement 1 is incorrect
• E-sports are video games that, in the 1990s, were played privately or on consoles in video game shops but are now played online in an organized way between professional players, individually or as teams Hence Statement 2 is correct.
Q7. Peechi Wildlife Sanctuary, where a new damselfly species (Protosticta anamalaica) was spotted, is in which
state?
A. Karnataka
B. Kerela
C. Tamilnadu
D. Maharashtra
Solution: option B.)
Ans:7 Option B is Correct Explanation
• Entomologists from the Travancore Nature History Society (TNHS) has recently identified the species, Anamalai Reed-tail (Protosticta anamalaica) from the Western Ghats in the Peechi Wildlife Sanctuary in Thrissur
• With this, the number of odonates in Kerala has grown to 182.
• The insect was first spotted at Ponmudi hills in the Peechi Wildlife Sanctuary of the Munnar landscape.
• The genus Protosticta Sels consists of slender-built damselflies commonly known as Reed-tails or Shadow-damsels.
Q8. With reference to Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), Prachand, consider the following statements;
1. Chetak and Cheetah are indigenous light combat attack helicopters.
2. The LCH is the only attack helicopter in the world that can land and take off at an altitude of 5,000 meters.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Solution: option B.)
Ans:8 Option B is Correct Explanation
• India has been operating sub-3-ton category French-origin legacy helicopters, Chetak and Cheetah, made in India by the HAL. These single-engine machines are primarily used for utility helicopters. Hence Statement 1 is incorrect
• The LCH is the only attack helicopter in the world that can land and take off at an altitude of 5,000 meters with a considerable load of weapons and fuel, meeting the specific requirements laid out by the Indian Armed Forces. Hence Statement 2 is correct
Q9. Which of the following gives the ‘Global Gender Gap Index’ ranking to the countries of the world?
A. World Economic Forum
B. UN Human Rights Council
C. UN Women
D. World Health Organization
Solution: option A.)
Ans:9 Option A is Correct Explanation Global Gender Gap Index:
• It is released by World Economic Forum which is an annual report. Hence option 1 is correct.
• The first publication of this index was released in 2006.
• This index is ranked among 153 countries by using 4 dimensions namely as follows,
o Educational attainment,
o Health and survival,
o Economic participation & opportunity and
o Political empowerment.
• According to the 14th edition of the Global Gender Gap Index, India has ranked in the 112th position whereas Ireland is topped among the countries.
Q10. With reference to the Indian judiciary, consider the following statements:
1. Any retired judge of the Supreme Court of India can be called back to sit and act as a Supreme Court judge by the Chief Justice of India with the prior permission of the President of India.
2. A High Court in India has the power to review its own judgment as the Supreme Court does.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Solution: option C.)
Ans:10 Option C is the Correct Power to review its own judgment
• Article 137 of the Constitution of India, 1950, provides that subject to provisions of any law and rules made under Article 145, the Supreme Court has the power to review any judgment pronounced or order made by it.
• According to Article 128 of the Indian Constitution, the chief justice of India may at any time request a retired judge of the Supreme Court or a retired judge of a high court (who is duly qualified for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court) to act as a judge of the Supreme Court for a temporary period. He can do so only with the previous consent of the president and also of the person to be appointed. Hence, Statement 1 is correct.
• As a Court of Record, the High Court can review its judgments under Article 226 Of the Constitution. As per Article 215, every High Court shall be a court of record and shall have all the powers of such a court including the power to punish for contempt of itself.
• Being a Court of Record, the High Court can review its own judgments under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Similarly, under Article 137, the Supreme Court shall have the power to review any judgment pronounced or order made by it. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
• The Kerala High Court has iterated the legal proposition that High Courts as Courts of The record could review their orders.
• A Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Shaji P Chaly were confronted with an appeal against a review
petition.