01 May, 2024

1. Consider the following statements regarding the 'Look Out Circulars (LOCs)::

  1. Look Out Circulars (LOCs) is a governmental directive to immigration authorities, instructing them to regulate and restrict the physical movement of individuals.
  2. It is typically issued by police, intelligence agencies, or other authorized government bodies under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  3. Law enforcement agencies utilize them to prevent individuals wanted by the police or under suspicion from leaving or entering the country through designated ports of entry, including land, air, and sea ports.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014:

  1. To protect the rights of Street Vendors (SVs) and to regulate street vending activities, the Government enacted the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014.
  2. Only the central government implements it by framing Rules, Schemes, Bye-laws and Plans for Street Vending as per provisions of the Act.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

3. Pattachitra style of painting is one of the oldest and most popular folk art forms of which of the following states?

4. With reference to the 'Goldman Environmental Prize' consider the following statements:

  1. The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the world’s six inhabited continental regions.
  2. It is also called the Green Nobel.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

5. Consider the following statements regarding the 'Nutrient-based Subsidy’:

  1. Nutrient-based subsidy (NBS) is a system started in 2010 to help farmers use the right amount of nutrients in fertilizers.
  2. Instead of giving a subsidy for each type of fertilizer, the government decided to give subsidies based on nutrients like Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K), and Sulfur (S) in the fertilizers.
  3. The idea was to encourage farmers to use fertilizers with a balanced mix of nutrients, instead of just focusing on certain types like urea, DAP, and MOP.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?