1. With reference to the IMF’s reclassification of India’s exchange rate regime, consider the following statements:

1. A crawl-like arrangement implies the exchange rate remains within a ±2% band around a trend for at least six months.
2. It requires a formally pre-announced path for exchange rate adjustment.
3. The classification is based on the actual behaviour of the currency rather than official policy statements.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

• 1 and 3 only
• 1 and 2 only
• 2 and 3 only
• 1, 2 and 3

2. INS Mahe, recently commissioned into the Indian Navy, is:

• A destroyer-class surface combatant
• A missile corvette
• An Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft
• A mine counter-measure vessel

3. The Aravalli Range is ecologically significant because it:

1. Acts as a barrier against desertification from the Thar Desert
2. Serves as a watershed for rivers like Luni and Banas
3. Functions as an important wildlife corridor

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1 and 2 only
• 2 and 3 only
• 1 and 3 only
• 1, 2 and 3

4. India’s Seismic Zonation Map is issued by:

• National Disaster Management Authority
• Geological Survey of India
• Bureau of Indian Standards
• Indian Meteorological Department

5. A proposed National Judicial Policy primarily aims to:

• Centralise judicial power in the Supreme Court
• Replace High Court rules with parliamentary law
• Reduce divergence in judicial interpretation across courts
• Limit judicial review powers