28 Sep – 4 Oct 2026

Consider the following statements regarding preventive detention under the Constitution of India:

1. 1.A person may be preventively detained for up to three months without the opinion of an Advisory Board.
2. 2.Both Parliament and the State Legislatures can make laws providing for preventive detention.
3. 3.A person preventively detained has a constitutional right to be defended by a legal practitioner of his choice.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: Overhead power lines are one of the biggest threats to the Great Indian Bustard.

Statement-II: The Great Indian Bustard has limited frontal vision and a heavy body, which makes quick mid-flight manoeuvres difficult.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following pairs:

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

With reference to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, consider the following statements:

1. 1.A child marriage solemnised after the commencement of the Act is void in all cases.
2. 2.The Act defines a 'child' as a male below 21 years of age or a female below 18 years of age.
3. 3.Child Marriage Prohibition Officers under the Act are appointed by the State Government.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), which one of the following statements is correct?

With reference to the Election Commission of India, consider the following statements:

1. 1.The Constitution fixes the number of Election Commissioners at three.
2. 2.Under the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, the Chief Justice of India is a member of the selection committee.
3. 3.An Election Commissioner can be removed from office only on the recommendation of the Chief Election Commissioner.
4. 4.When the Chief Election Commissioner and the other Election Commissioners differ, the matter is decided by majority.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: Every language accorded classical status in India is listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

Statement-II: Proposals for classical language status are examined by a Linguistic Experts Committee functioning under the Sahitya Akademi.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following pairs relating to the costs used in fixing Minimum Support Prices:

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

With reference to extradition, consider the following statements:

1. 1.Extradition proceedings in India are governed by the Extradition Act, 1962, which applies to both treaty and non-treaty States.
2. 2.Under the India–Bangladesh Extradition Treaty, murder may be treated as an offence of a political character to refuse extradition.
3. 3.Under the 'rule of speciality', an extradited person may be tried only for the offence for which extradition was granted.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: A State Legislature can enact a law on marriage and divorce that differs from an existing Central law on the subject.

Statement-II: Marriage and divorce are subjects in the Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule.

Statement-III: A State law on a Concurrent List subject that is repugnant to an earlier Central law prevails in that State if it has received the President's assent.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following statements regarding the Indian southwest monsoon:

1. 1.A positive Indian Ocean Dipole generally favours good monsoon rainfall over India.
2. 2.El Niño refers to anomalous warming of sea-surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific.
3. 3.La Niña years are generally associated with a weaker Indian monsoon.
4. 4.The India Meteorological Department classifies all-India seasonal rainfall below 90% of the Long Period Average as 'deficient'.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: A State is not constitutionally obliged to reserve seats for backward classes in panchayats.

Statement-II: Article 243D(6) only enables the State Legislature to make provision for reservation in favour of backward classes.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following pairs:

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements regarding legislative privileges in India:

1. 1.The privileges of State Legislatures have been exhaustively codified by law.
2. 2.A House of a State Legislature can punish a person who is not its member for breach of privilege or contempt of the House.
3. 3.Legislators do not enjoy immunity from prosecution for taking a bribe to vote or speak in a particular way in the House.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Buxa Tiger Reserve, which received a reintroduced tigress recently, is located in which one of the following States?

With reference to tribunals in India, consider the following statements:

1. 1.Articles 323A and 323B were inserted in the Constitution by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976.
2. 2.Orders of the Central Administrative Tribunal can be challenged before a Division Bench of the High Court.
3. 3.The National Green Tribunal has been established under an Act of Parliament.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.The National Register of Citizens is prepared under rules framed under the Citizenship Act, 1955.
2. 2.The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which relates to migrants to Assam.
3. 3.A person whose name is not included in the final NRC is automatically treated as a foreigner.
4. 4.The National Population Register includes all usual residents of the country, citizens or not.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: Any amendment to the UN Charter requires ratification by all five permanent members of the Security Council.

Statement-II: Under the 'veto initiative' of the General Assembly, a debate is held in the Assembly whenever a permanent member casts a veto in the Security Council.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following pairs:

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, prior sanction for the prosecution of a member of the armed forces for anything done under the Act is required from which one of the following?

With reference to Compressed Biogas (CBG) in India, consider the following statements:

1. 1.CBG is composed mainly of methane and is comparable to CNG in composition and energy potential.
2. 2.The SATAT initiative to promote CBG was launched by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
3. 3.Fermented organic manure is a by-product of CBG plants.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding leprosy:

1. 1.It is caused by a bacterium and is curable with multi-drug therapy.
2. 2.'Elimination as a public health problem' means that no new case of the disease is reported.
3. 3.Detection of new cases among children indicates ongoing recent transmission in the community.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: The WTO's Appellate Body has been unable to hear appeals since December 2019.

Statement-II: The Most-Favoured-Nation principle prohibits WTO members from entering into free trade agreements.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: Inter-basin river linking projects in India require the agreement of the States through which the rivers flow.

Statement-II: Water, including water supplies, irrigation and canals, is a State subject, subject to the Union's power to regulate inter-State rivers.

Statement-III: The National Water Development Agency is a constitutional body set up under Article 262.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

With reference to Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) norms in India, consider the following statements:

1. 1.They are notified under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001.
2. 2.The Bureau of Energy Efficiency is the technical agency for these norms.
3. 3.Bharat Stage emission norms are also notified under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?