5 Oct – 11 Oct 2026

With reference to universal adult suffrage in India, consider the following statements:

1. 1.Article 326 provides that elections to the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies shall be on the basis of adult suffrage.
2. 2.The voting age was reduced from 21 years to 18 years by the 61st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1988.
3. 3.Article 326 bars citizens who are ordinarily resident abroad from being registered as voters.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the pardoning power in India:

1. 1.The President exercises the pardoning power under Article 72 on the advice of the Union Council of Ministers.
2. 2.The Governor of a State can grant a full pardon to a person sentenced to death for an offence against a State law.
3. 3.A decision on a mercy petition is wholly immune from judicial review.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: Only Parliament, and not a State Legislature, can make a law prescribing punishment for the practice of

Statement-II: Article 35 of the Constitution vests in Parliament alone the power to prescribe punishment for acts declared offences

untouchability. under Part III. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.Article 22(1) gives an arrested person the right to consult and be defended by a legal practitioner of their choice.
2. 2.The safeguards of Article 22(1) and 22(2) do not apply to a person held under a preventive detention law.
3. 3.Both the Supreme Court and the High Courts can issue a writ of habeas corpus.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following pairs:

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.The Parliament of India can place a particular law in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India.
2. 2.The validity of a law placed in the Ninth Schedule cannot be examined by any court and no judgement can be made on it.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following pairs:

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: The Gangetic river dolphin is India's National Aquatic Animal.

Statement-II: The Gangetic river dolphin is nearly blind and finds prey mainly by echolocation.

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:

Statement-I: Tamil Nadu receives relatively little rainfall from the southwest monsoon.

Statement-II: During the southwest monsoon, Tamil Nadu lies on the leeward side of the Western Ghats.

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

With reference to air pollution from crop-residue burning, consider the following statements:

1. 1.The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas is a statutory body under an Act of Parliament of 2021.
2. 2.The Commission replaced the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority for the NCR.
3. 3.The Punjab Preservation of Subsoil Water Act, 2009 bars transplanting paddy before a notified date.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Under the RBI's liquidity adjustment framework, which one of the following forms the floor of the policy rate corridor?

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: An increase in the Cash Reserve Ratio reduces the funds banks have available for lending.

Statement-II: Banks earn no interest from the RBI on balances kept as CRR.

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

Consider the following:

1. 1.Foreign currency assets
2. 2.Gold
3. 3.Special Drawing Rights
4. 4.Reserve Tranche Position in the IMF

How many of the above are components of India's foreign exchange reserves?

With reference to the GST Council, consider the following statements:

1. 1.It is chaired by the Union Finance Minister.
2. 2.Its decisions require a majority of not less than three-fourths of the weighted votes of members present and voting.
3. 3.The vote of the Union government carries a weightage of two-thirds of the total votes cast.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: The IceCube observatory detects neutrinos directly as they pass through the Antarctic ice.

Statement-II: Charged particles produced when a neutrino interacts in ice can emit Cherenkov radiation.

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

With reference to optogenetics, consider the following statements:

1. 1.Channelrhodopsin, a light-sensitive protein used in optogenetics, was discovered in a green alga.
2. 2.Optogenetics allows researchers to switch specific neurons on or off using pulses of light.
3. 3.Optogenetics does not require any genetic modification of the target cells.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: India's nuclear power programme was designed in three stages instead of using its thorium directly from the start.

Statement-II: Thorium-232 is not fissile and must first be converted into uranium-233 in a reactor.

Statement-III: Fast breeder reactors form the first stage of India's nuclear programme.

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

With reference to BRICS institutions, consider the following statements:

1. 1.The New Development Bank is headquartered in Shanghai.
2. 2.Each founding member of the New Development Bank subscribed an equal share of its initial capital.
3. 3.The BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement is administered by the International Monetary Fund.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The 'PABS system', sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, relates to:

With reference to the International Criminal Court (ICC), consider the following statements:

1. 1.It was established under the Rome Statute and sits at The Hague.
2. 2.India is a State party to the Rome Statute.
3. 3.It is one of the principal organs of the United Nations.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following pairs:

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

The Ramappa (Rudreshwara) Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was built under which dynasty, and in which present-day State is it located?

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: India's demographic dividend is a time-bound window of opportunity.

Statement-II: India's total fertility rate has fallen below the replacement level of 2.1.

Statement-III: The share of the working-age population keeps rising indefinitely as fertility falls.

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

With reference to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, consider the following statements:

1. 1.A child found living on the street is a 'child in need of care and protection' under the Act.
2. 2.Child Welfare Committees decide cases of children in conflict with law.
3. 3.Registration of every child care institution is mandatory under the Act.

How many of the above statements are correct?