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1. First Tribal Circuit Project under Swadesh Darshan Scheme is started in which among the following states?
2. With reference to Broadband Readiness Index:
  1. It is to be conducted by NITI Aayog.
  2. It appraises the condition of the underlying digital infrastructure and related factors at state/UT levels.
Which among the above statements is correct?
3. Consider the following statements regarding Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN).
  1. 1. PM KISAN is a Central Sector scheme with 100% funding from Government of India.
  2. Under this programme, vulnerable landholding farmer families, having cultivable land upto 2 acres, will be provided direct income support at the rate of Rs. 6,000 per year.
  3. Definition of family for the scheme is husband,wife and minor children.
  4. All Institutional Land holders are eligible beneficiaries.
Which of the above statements is correct?
4. Consider the following statements regarding Iodine.
  1. Iodine is a vital macro-nutrient for optimal mental and physical development of human beings.
  2. Deficiency of iodine can lead to hypothyroidism,abortion,still births,mental retardation and psychomotor defects.
  3. Children born in iodine deficient areas may have low intelligence quotient (IQ).
Which of the above statements is correct?
5. Consider the following statements with respect to 'Capital Conservation Buffer (CCB)':
  1. It was introduced after the 2008 global financial crisis to improve the ability of banks to withstand adverse economic conditions.
  2. It is introduced under the international Basel III norms.
Select the correct statements.
6. Italian Traveler Nicolo di Conti and Portuguese traveler Domingos Paes visited and wrote about which of the following empires?
7. Consider the following statements regarding Baba Guru Nanak:
  1. Baba Guru Nanak did not believe in Hinduism and Islam and so he wished to establish a new religion, which he named as Sikhism.
  2. He rejected sacrifices, ritual baths,image worship,austerities and the scriptures.
  3. He defined five symbols: uncut hair, a dagger, a pair of shorts, a comb and a steel bangle which need to be worn by his followers.
Which of the above statements is correct?

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