29 Jan, 2024

1. PM Modi recently inaugurated the Diamond Jubilee celebration of the Supreme Court of India unveiling the seventy-fifth year of the Supreme Court. In this context consider the following statements:

  1. The first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the present building of the Supreme Court of India on 4 August 1958.
  2. Article 324 of the Constitution states that “There shall be a Supreme Court of India.”
  3. Article 131 entrusts exclusive jurisdiction to the SC to hear and determine a dispute originating between States, or between States and the Union.
  4. As the highest judicial authority, judgments rendered by the Supreme Court carry binding precedents on all subordinate courts and tribunals across India.

How many of the above statements are correct?

2. Recently a man was executed in Alabama ( USA) using nitrogen gas. In this context consider the following statement regarding Nitrogen Hypoxia:

  1. Nitrogen hypoxia execution causes death by forcing the inmate to breathe pure nitrogen instead of oxygen.
  2. When a high concentration of nitrogen is inhaled, it replaces the oxygen in the body and disables the respiratory system, causing death.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

3. Consider the following statements regarding the Appointment Process of the Chief Minister:

  1. Article 163 of the Indian Constitution stipulates that the Governor is responsible for appointing the Chief Minister.
  2. Even individuals who are not members of the state legislature (both Houses) can be appointed as Chief Minister for a temporary period of 6 months.
  3. In situations of a hung assembly, the Governor can exercise his discretionary powers to appoint the Chief Minister.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. Consider the following statements about Black or Melanistic Tigers:

  1. Decreased production of melanin causes black or melanistic skin in animals.
  2. Mutation in the gene Taqpep is responsible for the spread of black stripes into the yellow background of black tigers.
  3. Similipal Tiger Reserve is India's only natural habitat for melanistic royal Bengal tigers.

How many of the above statements are correct?

5. With reference to the Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal-ERCP Project, consider the following statements:

  1. It is an inter-state river linking project.
  2. The project proposes to provide drinking and industrial water in 13 districts of eastern Rajasthan, including the Malwa and Chambal regions of Madhya Pradesh.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?