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1. Consider the following statements regarding cyclones
  1. A tropical cyclone can develop on seas as well as on land.
  2. Tropical cyclones have much more intense rainfall that temperate cyclones.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Poshan Abhiyan (National Nurition Mission)?
  1. Under the mission, the government is targeting a reduction of 3% a year in stunting, under-nutrition and low birth weight and reducing anaemia among young children, women and adolescent girls by 2% a year.
  2. It is being implemented in the five states of north India.
  3. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme
  4. It is being funded by the Asian Development Bank.
3. Consider the following regarding the `Santusht Portal` recently seen in the news
  1. It has been launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  2. It aims at speedy redressal of grievances of senior citizens and disabled people.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
4. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)?
  1. He will be the single-point military adviser to the government as suggested by the Kargil Review Committee in 1999.
  2. He will be a Four-star General.
  3. The retirement age for the post of CDS is 62 years
5. With reference to India?s culture and tradition, what is `Kalaripayattu`?
6. With reference to the governance of public sector banking in India, consider the following statements:
  1. Capital infusion into public sector banks by the Government of India has steadily increased in the last decade.
  2. To put the public sector banks in order, the merger of associate banks with the parent State Bank of India has been affected.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
7. Right to Privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of Right to Life and Personal Liberty. Which of the following in the Constitution of India correctly and appropriately imply the above statement?

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