Which of the following statements are correct in respect of the Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
- The Vice-President of India acts as the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
- The Chairman of Rajya Sabha can vote in the first instance during voting in the House.
- The Chairman is not a member of the Rajya Sabha
Select the answer using the code given below:
Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: The Pro-tem Speaker is appointed by the President to administer oath to newly elected members of the Lok Sabha.
Statement 2: The Pro-tem Speaker presides over the House until the election of the regular Speaker.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following statements:
Statement I: The Speaker of a State Legislative Assembly acts as the presiding officer of the House.
Statement II: The Speaker maintains order and discipline during Assembly proceedings.
Statement III: The Speaker decides on disqualification of members under the Anti-Defection Law.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following with reference to Party Whip:
- The party whip is issued to ensure discipline among legislators during voting in the House.
- Violation of a party whip may lead to disqualification under the Anti-Defection Law.
- The Constitution originally mentioned the office of the party whip explicitly.
How many of the above is/are correct?
The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in education is calculated as:
With reference to wildlife corridors around Kaziranga National Park, consider the following statements:
- Wildlife corridors help animals move between habitats, especially during floods and seasonal migration.
- The Supreme Court in 2019 prohibited new construction activities in identified animal corridors around Kaziranga.
- National Highway-37 has contributed to fragmentation of the Kaziranga–Karbi Anglong landscape.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding India’s contemporary foreign policy approach:
- India’s engagement with the Gulf region has expanded beyond energy cooperation to areas such as technology, logistics, and security cooperation.
- The Quad is a formal military alliance similar in structure to NATO.
- Europe is increasingly important for India in areas such as green technology, trade, and advanced industrial cooperation.
- India’s engagement with Africa is linked to concerns related to critical minerals, trade opportunities, and geopolitical competition.
How many of the above statements are correct?
With reference to the economic implications of high household preference for physical gold in India, consider the following statements:
- Persistent rise in gold imports can exert downward pressure on the value of the rupee in the foreign exchange market.
- Diversion of household savings towards physical gold may adversely affect financial intermediation in the economy.
- Monetisation of idle household gold can help reduce dependence on external commercial borrowings.
- Increase in global gold prices necessarily improves India’s current account balance because gold is treated as a financial asset.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding Poly-endocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS):
- The condition earlier known as PCOS has been renamed PMOS to reflect its wider endocrine and metabolic impacts beyond the ovaries.
- PMOS is associated only with reproductive complications and has no link with metabolic disorders such as diabetes.
- The immature follicles seen in this condition were earlier mistaken as “cysts” in ultrasound imaging.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following countries:
- United States
- China
- Taiwan
- Netherlands
- South Korea
Which of the above are among the major players in the global semiconductor value chain and are therefore central to recent strategic and technological competition?