26 Feb, 2024

1. Consider the following statements regarding the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO):

  1. The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) comes under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
  2. The NSSO has four Divisions, each with an office in New Delhi.
  3. It conducts extensive nationwide sample surveys covering diverse fields, primarily through household surveys and the Annual Survey of Industries, to gather socio-economic data on an All-India basis.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements regarding the G-33, which recently called for progress on agricultural trade ahead of the WTO Ministerial Conference in Dubai:

  1. The G-33 is a group of 33 largest economies in the world including the US, China, India, etc.
  2. G-33 was formed during the Cancun ministerial conference of the WTO in 2003.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3. With reference to the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), consider the following statements:

  1. It is an autonomous institution under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture.
  2. It is an institution dedicated to the study and exploration of various art forms.
  3. It is a research unit under Project Mausam which is a Ministry of Culture project with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), New Delhi as the nodal agency.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

4. The local residents have been demanding the inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule to ensure overall economic development and autonomy. In this context consider the following statements:

  1. The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution contains provisions related to the Administration of Tribal Areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura.
  2. The Sixth Schedule is available for the Northeast states and tribal areas in the rest of the country, there is the Fifth Schedule.
  3. Only the President of India can create the Autonomous District Councils in certain tribal areas of the North-Eastern states.

How many of the above countries are part of Nordic-Baltic Countries or NB8?

5. ‘Sudarshan Setu,’ India’s longest cable-stayed bridge, was recently inaugurated by PM Modi in which state?