Notes: India is a member of all four listed groups. It joined the SCO in 2017 and has been part of the MTCR, the Wassenaar Arrangement and the Australia Group as well.
2. Which of the following works will be completed under Bharatmala Pariyojana?
Economic corridors development
Green Field Expressways
Border & International connectivity roads
Coastal & port connectivity roads
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1, 2 & 3 [B] Only 2, 3 & 4 [C] Only 1, 3 & 4 [D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
Notes: Bharatmala Pariyojana is a comprehensive highway development programme encompassing the development of economic corridors, green field expressways, border and international connectivity roads, and coastal and port connectivity roads. All four types of works listed are included under its scope to enhance freight and passenger movement across the country.
3. Consider the following schemes/initiatives and the respective ministries which launched them:
MERIT app – Ministry of Power
PENCIL Portal – Ministry of Labour and Employment
SAMEEP – Ministry of External Affairs
Which of the above is/are correctly matched?
[A] Only 1 [B] Only 2 & 3 [C] Only 3 [D] None of them
Notes: MERIT is a Ministry of Power initiative that provides transparent information on merit-order power dispatch, including power purchase details, costs and energy volumes. PENCIL is the portal of the Ministry of Labour and Employment for eliminating child labour through tracking and enforcement. SAMEEP stands for Students and MEA Engagement Programme and is an outreach initiative of the Ministry of External Affairs. Therefore, only scheme 1 is correctly matched with its ministry.
4. With respect to Federal parliament of Nepal, which of the following is / are correct statement(s)?
It provides for a bi-cameral Parliament made of National Assembly as lower house and National Council as upper house
The lower house of Federal parliament of Nepal is a 275 member body
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 [B] Only 2 [C] Both 1 & 2 [D] Neither 1 nor 2
Notes: The new Constitution provides for a bi-cameral Parliament — a 275 member House of Representatives (Pratinidhi Sabha), of which 165 are directly elected on a ‘first past the post’ (FPTP) system and 110 on the basis of ‘proportional representation’ (PR); and a 59-member National Assembly (NA) (Rashtriya Sabha) consisting of eight members indirectly elected from each of the seven provinces and three nominated members.
5. Which of the following colours passport are issued in India?
Maroon
Blue
Orange
White
Select the correct option from codes given below:
[A] 2 & 4 Only [B] 1, 2 & 4 Only [C] 2, 3 & 4 Only [D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
Notes: Currently, passports of three colours viz. White, Maroon and Blue are issued in India. White cover passport is issued for government officials or people who visit other countries for official work of the government; Maroon coloured passports are issued for diplomats; and blue coloured for others. Blue coloured passport again consists of two sections- those who require an emigration check (ECR) and those who do not. Recently, government proposed to issue a new orange coloured passport to those who require emigration check, or most probably to unskilled labours who would like to move overseas for work.
