23 May, 2024

1. With reference to ‘personality rights’ consider the following statements:

  1. The name, voice, signature, images, or any other feature easily identified by the public are markers of a celebrity’s personality and are referred to as “personality rights.”
  2. The rationale behind such rights is that only the creator or owner of the unique features can gain commercial benefit from them.
  3. Although personality rights or their protection are not explicitly defined in Indian statutes, they usually fall under the right(s) to privacy and property.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements regarding ‘Economic Capital Framework (ECF)’:

  1. The ECF is a methodology for determining the right level of risk provisions and profit distribution to be made under Section 47 of the RBI Act, 1934.
  2. The objective of the economic capital framework is to build harmony between the central bank’s need for autonomy and the Government's objectives of development.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

3. Consider the following statements regarding the rare cosmic event of 'planetary alignment' that is going to happen next month:

  1. Planetary alignment is a term used in astronomy to describe the event when several planets gather in a straight line in the sky.
  2. This phenomenon is more an illusion of perspective rather than the planets being in a perfect line in space.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

4. Consider the following statements regarding ‘Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC):

  1. BIMSTEC is a multilateral regional organization that brings together seven member states located in the littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal.
  2. The founding members of BIMSTEC included India, Srilanka and Thailand.
  3. The permanent secretariat of BIMSTEC is situated in New Delhi, India.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

5. Consider the following statements about ‘La Niña,’ expected to set in later this year and potentially impact global weather:

  1. La Nina refers to a warming of the ocean surface, or above-average sea surface temperatures, in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
  2. It causes a drought-like situation in India.
  3. During La Nina years, incidents of thunderstorms generally increase in India.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?