Both the statements are correct.
According to the terms of this alliance, Indian rulers were not allowed to have their independent armed forces. They were to be protected by the Company but had to pay for the “subsidiary forces” that the Company was supposed to maintain for the purpose of this protection. If the Indian rulers failed to make the payment, then part of their territory was taken away as penalty.

All of the above are correct.
Bioremediation refers to the use of specific microorganisms or plants to metabolize and remove harmful substances. These organisms are known for their biochemical and physical affinity to hydrocarbons among other pollutants. Various types of bacteria, archaea, algae, fungi, and some species of plants are all able to break down specific toxic waste products into safer constituents.

Bioluminescence is the property of a living organism to produce and emit light. “Animals, plants, fungi and bacteria show bioluminescence.’’

Both the statements are correct.
The private vehicles older than 20 years and commercial vehicles older than 15 years, can be scrapped voluntarily. To run these vehicles on the road, a fitness certificate (FC) will be mandatory.
Automated vehicle fitness centers belonging to the government will issue certificates after conducting fitness tests. Each fitness certificate is valid for five years. After that vehicle will undergo another fitness test.

If a vehicle fails the fitness test, the government will not provide renewed Registration Certificates (RC) for those vehicles. As per the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, driving a vehicle without an RC is illegal in India. Each vehicle is permitted to have three failures in the fitness test. After that, the vehicle might be forwarded to vehicle scrapping.

Statement 1 is correct while statement 2 is incorrect.
UNCCD is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management. It was established in 1994. It has 197 parties. It seeks to work towards maintaining and restoring land and soil productivity and mitigating the effects of drought.India had for the first time hosted the 14th session of the Conference of Parties(COP14) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification(UNCCD) at Greater Noida in 2019.
The theme of the Conference was ‘Restore land, Sustain future’. During the conference, the Delhi Declaration was issued. The declaration called for better access over land and emphasised gender-sensitive transformative projects.