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• Consider the following statements regarding the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) established under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India:

  1. The Sixth Schedule provides for Autonomous District Councils in certain tribal areas of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Meghalaya.
  2. All the members of an Autonomous District Council are directly elected on the basis of adult franchise.
  3. Regulations made by an Autonomous District Council to control money lending and trading by non-tribals require the assent of the President of India.

  How many of the statements given above are correct?

  • Only one
  • Only two
  • All three
  • None

• With reference to the Western Tragopan, locally known as Jujurana (King of Birds), consider the following statements:

  1. It is the state bird of Himachal Pradesh.
  2. It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • 1 only
  • 2 only
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2

• With reference to the Sujal Gaon ID, recently in news, consider the following statements:

  1. It is a digital identification system developed to map urban drinking water supply networks in India.
  2. It has been launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • 1 only
  • 2 only
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2

• El Ashmunein, an ancient town recently in the news, is located in which country?

  • Egypt
  • Iraq
  • Jordan
  • Turkey

• With reference to the Gajapati Empire, consider the following statements:

  1. The Gajapati Empire emerged in the 13th century in present-day Odisha after the decline of the Eastern Ganga dynasty.
  2. The empire was founded by Kapilendra Deva.
  3. The decline of the Gajapati Empire was partly due to conflicts with the Vijayanagara Empire.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?

  • 1 and 2 only
  • 2 and 3 only
  • 1 and 3 only
  • 1, 2 and 3