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1. Consider the following statements about ??Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)
  1. It is a not-for-profit Public Sector enterprise set up by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR).
  2. It has organised Global Bio-India 2021, where innovation, Policy and start-ups have been showcased.
  3. BIRAC provide access to risk capital through targeted funding.
Form the following options, choose the correct answer.
2. Consider the following statements regarding the recently released Digital Media Ethics Code Relating to Digital Media and OTT Platforms:
  1. It provides for three-level grievance redressal mechanism at publisher, State and Central Government level.
  2. It mandates the content to be self-classified by the publishers into age based categories
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
3. Among the following, which one is the largest exporter of sugar in the world in the last five years?
4. Consider the following statements regarding the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA):
  1. It provides for international arbitrations involving various combinations of states, international organizations and private parties.
  2. India is a member of the PCA.
  3. It is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
5. Consider the following statements:
  1. The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RGCCI) was founded by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) in 1961.
  2. The responsibility of conducting the decennial Census rests with the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
6. Consider the following statements regarding Anti-Dumping Duty:
  1. An anti-dumping duty is a protectionist tariff that a domestic government imposes on foreign imports that it believes are priced below fair market value.
  2. In India, Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry takes the final call to impose the duty.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
7. The ?Food Waste Index Report? is released by which of the following?
8. Consider the following statements regarding pottery during Harappan civilisation.
  1. The pottery of the Harappan culture consisted of mainly wheel-made ware, turned in various shapes and sizes, but without any colours.
  2. They used various mortars and cements made of limestone, gypsum and mica.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
9. Consider the following statements.
  1. In India, of the total public debt, more than 50 percent is held by the Centre.
  2. At present, the Government?s debt portfolio is characterized by very high foreign exchange risk.
  3. Floating rate debt of Central Government is less than 5 per cent of public debt
  4. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
10. Consider the following statements regarding the UN World Wildlife Day:
  1. It commemorates the day on which Kyoto Protocol was adopted.
  2. The 2021 World Wildlife Day theme is ?Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet?.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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