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Q.1) With reference to the National Crime Records Bureau, consider the following statements:
1. It is a part of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
2. One of its objectives is to maintain national repository of fingerprints of all criminals.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Neither 1 nor 2
d) Both 1 and 2
Inspired by: SC/ ST Act being abused, prior sanction must for arrest, says Supreme Court
Q.2) The ‘Kudumbashree’ is the women empowerment and poverty eradication program of which of the following state?
a) Rajasthan
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Haryana
d) Kerala
Inspired by: [op-ed snap] Self Help Groups: What should be next for women-led entrepreneurship in rural India?
Q.3) The Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) report was recently released by
a) Union Home Ministry
b) Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
c) Union Ministry of Law and Justice
d) None of the above
Inspired by: Farm suicides hit a 21-year low in 2016, claims government
Q.4) Which of the following Insurance schemes for farmers given below has/had provisions for local calamities such as landslide, hailstorm, inundation, etc?
1. National Agriculture Insurance Scheme(NAIS)
2. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
3. Experimental Crop Insurance
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 2 and 3
Q.5) Surrogacy is an arrangement whereby an intending couple commissions a surrogate mother to carry their child. Which of the following are the conditions of having a surrogate mother, under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016?
1. The intending couple must be married for at least five years.
2. The surrogate mother has to be a close relative of the couple.
3. No payment other than reasonable medical expenses can be made to the surrogate mother.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1 and 2 only
Inspired by: Cabinet clears decks for National Surrogacy Board
Q.6) With reference to the history of philosophical thought in India, consider the following statements regarding Sankhya school: (CSE:2013)
1 . Sankhya does not accept the theory of rebirth or transrmigration of soul.
2. Sankhya holds that it is the selfknowledge that leads to liberation and not any exterior influence or agent.
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
Q.7) In the context of India, which of the following principles is/are implied institutionally in the parliamentary government? (CSE: 2013)
1. Members of the Cabinet are Members of the Parliament.
2. Ministers hold the office till they enjoy confidence in the Parliament.
3. Cabinet is headed by the Head of the State.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Q.8) The annual range of temperature in the interior of the continents is high as compared to coastal areas. What is / are the reason / reasons?
1. Thermal difference between land and water
2. Variation in altitude between continents and oceans
3. Presence of strong winds in the interior
4. Heavy rains in the interior as compared to coasts
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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