Q.1) With reference to the Amicus Curiae to the court, consider the following statements:

1. He/She is someone, who is not a party to a case and may or may not have been solicited by a party.
2. It is he/she who assists a court by offering information, expertise, or insight that has a bearing on the issues in the case; and is typically presented in the form of a brief.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a) Only 1

b) Only 2

c) Both 1 and 2

d) None of the above

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Q.2) The Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project in India is assisted by which of the following multilateral financing agency?

a) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

b) World Bank

c) BRICS Bank

d) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

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Q.3) Investments through Participatory Notes into Indian capital markets plunged to over nine-year low this year amid stringent norms by SEBI to check misuse of these instruments.

Which of the following statements about P-Notes is/are correct?

1. P-notes are instruments for facilitating the participation of the overseas clients, who are not interested in participating directly in the Indian stock market.
2. P-Notes are instruments issued by registered foreign institutional investors (FII) to overseas investors.
3. In India, P-Notes are a mandatory to be registered with SEBI.

Select the correct codes from the following options

a) All are correct

b) 1 and 2

c) 2 and 3

d) 1 only

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Q.4) Consider the following statements about Camellia sinensis shrub, cultivated in India:

1. It is a variety of tea cultivated in Assam.
2. The specie is endemic to India.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

a) 1 Only

b) 2 Only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) None of the above

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Q.5) Recently the central government has written to the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) and proposed the declaration of an upcoming year as “International Year of Millets”.

Which of the following statements about millets is/are correct?

1. Millets are variety of small seeded grass.
2. They are best suitable to dryland farming and are resilient to climate change.
3. India is celebrating 2018 as the National Year of Millets.

Select the correct codes from the following:

a) 1 and 3

b) 1 only

c) 2 and 3

d) All are correct.

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