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25 August 2026 · 0/10 answered⏱ 10:00
Q. 01

With reference to electoral rolls in India, consider the following statements:

  1. Form 6 is used by an eligible person to apply for inclusion as a new voter.
  2. Form 7 may be used to object to a proposed inclusion or seek deletion of a name from an existing electoral roll.
  3. The Electoral Registration Officer is constitutionally barred from ordering an inquiry before deciding an application for deletion.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Q. 02

With reference to the Census in India, consider the following statements:

  1. Census is a subject in the Union List of the Seventh Schedule.
  2. The decennial Census is conducted under the Census Act, 1948 and the Census Rules, 1990.
  3. The Census automatically determines constituency boundaries without a separate delimitation exercise.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q. 03

With reference to India’s Digital Personal Data Protection framework, consider the following statements:

  1. It applies to digital personal data and to non-digital data that is subsequently digitised.
  2. Personal data made publicly available by the Data Principal may fall outside the application of the Act.
  3. The Act contains a dedicated and exhaustive regulatory code specifically for smart glasses.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q. 04

The judgment in Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa is chiefly associated with which one of the following?

Q. 05

With reference to the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), consider the following statements:

  1. It is operated by the National Payments Corporation of India.
  2. It enables instant transfer of funds between participating bank accounts through interoperable applications.
  3. Every UPI transaction necessarily requires disclosure of the beneficiary’s account number and IFSC to the payer.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q. 06

With reference to airport privatisation in India, consider the following statements:

  1. The Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee appraises Central-sector PPP proposals.
  2. The Airports Authority of India is a statutory body.
  3. Privatisation necessarily transfers sovereignty over airport territory to the private concessionaire.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q. 07

Regarding FCNR(B) deposits and the RBI’s foreign-exchange swap facility, consider the following statements:

  1. FCNR(B) deposits are maintained in designated foreign currencies.
  2. Under a buy/sell swap, RBI may buy foreign currency from a bank and agree to sell it back later.
  3. Such a swap can attract foreign-currency inflows while limiting exchange-rate risk on the swapped principal.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q. 08

India’s Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan can cover:

  1. Trade in goods
  2. Trade in services
  3. Investment and movement of natural persons
  4. Cooperation in intellectual property and customs procedures.

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Q. 09

Consider the following statements about the Strait of Hormuz:

  1. It connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman.
  2. Iran lies to its north, while the Musandam Peninsula of Oman lies to its south.
  3. It is a major maritime chokepoint for petroleum and liquefied natural-gas shipments.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q. 10

Which of the following can transmit a distant geopolitical or climatic shock to domestic food inflation in an import-dependent country?

  1. Disruption of a major shipping chokepoint
  2. Export restrictions by major grain producers
  3. Higher fuel, fertiliser and freight costs
  4. Simultaneous crop losses across major exporting regions.

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