1. Consider the following statements:
1. Ministry
of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has advanced a plan to launch "Water
Metro" services in eight cities across the country to promote water-based
urban transport.
2. The cities included in the first phase are Guwahati, Srinagar, Patna, Varanasi, Ayodhya, and Prayagraj, while Tezpur and Dibrugarh in Assam have been proposed under the second phase.
Which of the above statement/statements are correct?
2. Consider the following statements:
1. India
possesses the world's third-largest network of large dams, following the United
States and China.
2. This
network comprises 6,628 designated dams; of these, 6,545 are operational, while
83 are under construction.
3. The total gross storage capacity of these dams is approximately 230 billion cubic meters, making them critically important for irrigation, hydroelectric power, drinking water supply, flood control, and national water security.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
3. Consider the following statements:
1. Inquiry
Committee constituted under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, has submitted its
report to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha regarding the allegations of recovery of
unaccounted cash leveled against former High Court Judge Yashwant Varma.
2. The Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, lays down the procedure for inquiring into allegations against judges of the High Courts and the Supreme Court in India.
Which of the above statement/statements are correct?
4. Consider the following statements:
1. Madhya
Pradesh High Court declared the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex
in the Dhar district to be a temple dedicated to Goddess Vagdevi (Saraswati).
2. The
Court set aside a 2001 order of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which
had permitted joint worship by Hindus and Muslims at the site.
3. The Court held that the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, does not apply to this site, as it is a protected monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
5. Consider the following statements:
1. Vice
President addressed the celebrations marking Sikkim's 51st Statehood Day in
Gangtok on May 16.
2. The 36th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1975 formally integrated Sikkim into the Indian Union as its 22nd state on May 16, 1975.
Which of the above statement/statements are correct?