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1. Consider the following statements regarding the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO).
  1. It works under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
  2. It is a statutory body.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Corruption Perceptions Index, 2019, recently released by Transparency International.
  1. The index ranks countries and territories by their perceived levels of public and private sector corruption.
  2. India's ranking has improved in the index compared to 2018.
3. Consider the following statements regarding the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
  1. It investigates and punishes people for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.
  2. It is the only principal United Nations organ not located in New York City.
  3. Its judges are elected by both, the UN General Assembly and Security Council.
  4. There has never been an Indian Judge in ICJ.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
4. Sagarmatha National Park is located in which of the following countries?
5. Consider the following statements regarding the Mission Shakti.
  1. It is a joint programme of the DRDO and ISRO.
  2. Under the mission, an anti-satellite missile was launched which targeted an Indian satellite in the Low- earth orbit.
  3. India became the only country to achieve the capability to intercept a satellite in outer space.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
6. Which of the following statement(s) regarding the Legislative Councils is not correct?
  1. The creation of a Legislative Council in a state depends on the discretion of the state's Legislative Assembly.
  2. The powers of the Legislative Councils are at par with that of Rajya Sabha.
  3. All states in India have a Legislative Council.
Select the correct option from the codes given below.
7. With reference to the famous Sattriya dance, consider the following statements :
  1. Sattriya is a combination of music, dance and drama.
  2. It is a centuries-old living tradition of Vaishnavites of Assam.
  3. It is based on classical Ragas and Talas of devotional songs composed by Tulsidas, Kabir and Mirabai.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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