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1. In the context of polity, which one of the following would you accept as the most appropreiate definition of liberty
2. Which of the following are the services offered by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?
  1. National Automated Clearing House
  2. Cheque Truncation System
  3. National Financial Switch (NFS)
  4. National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC)
Select the correct answer code:
3. Consider the following statements.
  1. States and Union Territories with more than 50 per cent of their land under forest cover can undertake compensatory afforestation in other states.
  2. Lakshadweep, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Andaman & Nicobar Islands have more than 75 per cent of their land under forest cover.
  3. According to the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, each time forest land is diverted, the project proponent has to pay the state for the ecosystem services lost due to diverting forest land.
Which of t he above statements is/are correct?
4. Consider the following statements regarding Bound rates or Bound Tariffs.
  1. Bound rate is the maximum rate of duty (tariff) that can be imposed by the importing country on an imported commodity.
  2. Bound rate agreed for any commodity at WTO is same for all the members of WTO.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
5. The applications of nano-technology in agriculture sector include
  1. Delivery of pesticides, fertilizers and other agrochemicals more efficiently
  2. Monitoring soil conditions and crop growth
  3. Detection of animal and plant pathogens
  4. Delivery of growth hormones in a controlled manner
Select the correct answer code:
6. Consider the following statements regarding International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
  1. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.
  2. The covenant commits its parties to respect the civil and political rights of individuals including rights to due process and a fair trial.
  3. The ICCPR is part of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
7. Which one of the following suggested that the governor should be an eminent person from outside the state and should be a detached figure without intense political links or should not have taken part in politics in the recent past?

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