1. Distinct provisions for the education of children from 0 to 6 years have been provided in which of the following parts of Indian Constitution?

1. Fundamental Rights
2. Fundamental duties
3. Directive principles of State Policy

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

2.    Consider the following statements:

1. The speed of earth is higher at aphelion than that at perihelion
2. Earth reaches perihelion in early January each year, and passes through aphelion around July 4

     Which of the above statements is/are correct?

3. Consider the following festivals with states in which they are celebrated:

1. Yaoshang – Manipur
2. Hornbill – Nagaland
3. Saga Dawa – Sikkim

Which of the above is/are correctly matched?

4. In recent times, which among the following sites have emerged as nesting sites for critically endangered vultures?
1. Gandhisagar Wildlife Sanctuary
2. Panna Tiger Reserve
3. Nagarahole Wildlife Sanctuary
4. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

5. Consider the following statements:

1. While PM (particulate matter) and Nitrous oxides (NOx) are more prevalent in a diesel engine, Hydrocarbons and Carbon monoxide are more prevalent in petrol engines.
2. While use of catalytic convertor in an engine reduces emission of carbon monoxide and nitrous oxides, but it increases the emission of carbon dioxide

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

6. We can hear a whooshing sound when we hold a spiral conch shell near our ears. What is the most likely reason behind this?

7. The BSE SENSEX: 1. is a basket of 30 Constituent Stocks 2. has 1978-79 as its base year 3. is calculated on full market capitalizationâ?? methodology Which among the above statements is/ are correct?

8. Recently, researchers from Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) in collaboration with IISER in Tirupati and Botanical Survey of India found drastic decline of particular grassland in the Western Ghats. Which of the following grasslands is being talked about?

9. The famous Sunflower Movement of 2014 is associated to which of the following regions of the world?

10. Consider the following statements:

1. The power to decide to what extent any of the fundamental right shall be applicable to the members of the armed forces rests with Parliament
2. Members of the armed forces don’t enjoy right to constitutional remedies

Which among the above statements is / are correct?