UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 157

With reference to the office of "Secretary of State for India", consider the following statements:

1. This office was created by merging Board of Control and Board of Trade of East India Company
2. Lord Stanley was first Secretary of State for India

Which among the above statements is / are correct?

With reference to taxation in India, consider the following statements:

1. An ordinary resident is taxed on world-wide income
2. An NRI is taxed only on income received in India

Which among the above is / are correct?

Consider the following pairs of committees with tasks to which they are associated:

1. Gulshan Rai committee - Cyber Security
2. Saumitra Chaudhuri Committee - Auto Fuel Vision & Policy 2025
3. Ramesh Chand Committee - Computation of Minimum Support Price (MSP)

Which of the above is/are correct?

Consider the following pairs regarding recent terms in news and their associations:

1. ICGS Sujay – Offshore Patrol Vessel
2. INS Astradharini – Torpedo launch and recovery vessel
3. Muktashree – New anti-diabetic medicine

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

World’s largest marine protected area (MPA) has been declared in: