29 Mar, 2024

1. Consider the following statements regarding ‘Rohingya refugees’ who have been risking their lives at sea in search of safety and a better life.

  1. Rohingya are an ethnic group, largely comprising Muslims, who predominantly live in the Western Myanmar province of Rakhine.
  2. They speak a dialect of the Burmese language.
  3. Despite residing in Myanmar for generations, the Rohingya are not granted full citizenship by the country, which considers them migrants who arrived during colonial rule.

How many of the following statements given above is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements about the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act):

  1. Its primary objective is safeguarding children under 18 from sexual assault, harassment, and exploitation, alongside establishing Special Courts to adjudicate such cases swiftly and efficiently, ensuring justice and protection for victims.
  2. The Act is gender-neutral, prioritizing the child's best interests and welfare at every stage to ensure their holistic development – physically, emotionally, intellectually, and socially.
  3. The Act was amended in 2019 to increase punishments for offenses, aiming to deter perpetrators and safeguard children's safety, security, and dignified childhood.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

3. Which of the following international agencies releases the “Food Waste Index Report 2024”?

4. Which of the following institutions recently launched “CoViNet” a global laboratory to identify and monitor potentially novel coronaviruses that could emerge shortly?

5. Consider the following statements about the 'Great Indian Bustard (GIB),' which has recently been in the news due to the Supreme Court urging the center to plan for the conservation of the 'Great Indian Bustard'.

  1. Great Indian Bustard (GIB) is an agro-grassland bird endemic to the Indian Subcontinent.
  2. GIB is locally known as Godawan in Rajasthan.
  3. It is a ‘Near Threatened’ species as per the IUCN Red List.
  4. It mainly survives in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?