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1. With reference to the 6th International Conference on Climate Services, consider the following statements:
  1. It will be hosted by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), under the auspices of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India.
  2. India is planning a `decadal forecast` system along the lines of the United Kingdom's Met Office to ensure better predictability in the climate time scale.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Privilege Motion?
  1. A privilege motion can be initiated by a minister only.
  2. The Speaker/RS chairperson is the first level of scrutiny of a privilege motion.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
3. Which of the following tribes has been recently included in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category by the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2019?
4. Consider the following statements regarding the practice of manual scavenging in India:
  1. The number of people who died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks in India has decreased in 2019 as compared to 2018.
  2. Manual scavenging is banned in India under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
5. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the criteria set by the Reserve Bank of India for promoters to set up new umbrella entity (NUE)?
  1. No single promoter or promoter group should have more than 40 per cent investment in the capital of the entity.
  2. The promoter or the promoter group shareholding should be diluted to a minimum of 25 per cent after 5 years of the commencement of business.
  3. A minimum net worth of Rs 300 crore should be maintained always.
Select the correct option from the codes given below.
6. With reference to the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act 2019, consider the following statements:
  1. It proposes an independent body namely, the Arbitration Council of India (ACI).
  2. For international commercial arbitration, appointment of arbitrators will be made by the institution designated by the Parliament.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
7. With reference to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), consider the following statements:
  1. It is the apex agency for exercising powers and functions of the Central Government under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
  2. It coordinates the actions taken by various agencies of Central and State Governments related to drug law enforcement in the country and matters pertaining to drug abuse.
  3. It is also the nodal agency of the Government of India at the international level in all matters pertaining to Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances.
  4. It comes under the purview of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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