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• The places Hassan, Pulney, Shevaroy, and Malabar—recently seen in news—are famous for the cultivation of which of the following crops?

  • a) Tea
  • b) Rubber
  • c) Coffee
  • d) Spices

• Consider the following statements about the National Song Vande Mataram:

  1. It was composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterjee.
  2. It was first sung at the 1905 Benares session of the Indian National Congress by Rabindranath Tagore.
  3. It was adopted as the National Song of India on 24 January 1950 by the Constituent Assembly.

  How many of the statements given above are correct?

  • a) Only one
  • b) Only two
  • c) All three
  • d) None

• The concept of Constitutional Morality is enshrined in which of the following parts of the Indian Constitution?

  1. Fundamental Rights (Articles 12–35)
  2. Directive Principles of State Policy (Articles 36–51)
  3. Preamble
  4. Fundamental Duties (Article 51A)

  Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  • a) 1 and 2 only
  • b) 1, 2 and 3 only
  • c) 2, 3 and 4 only
  • d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

• Consider the following statements about the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC):

  1. APEC is a regional security forum to promote defence cooperation among Asia-Pacific nations.
  2. It functions on the basis of binding commitments and treaty obligations among its members.
  3. The APEC Secretariat is located in Singapore.

  How many of the statements given above are correct?

  • a) 1 only
  • b) 2 only
  • c) All three
  • d) None

• The CMS-03 (GSAT-7R) satellite, recently in news, is a:

  • a) Weather monitoring satellite
  • b) Earth observation satellite
  • c) Military communication satellite
  • d) Navigation satellite