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• Consider the following description:

  He was a 1936-batch ICS officer and served as India’s first full-time Secretary of the Planning Commission. Later, he also held key positions as Finance Secretary and Agriculture Secretary. He is remembered as a visionary educationist and policymaker who played an important role in shaping India’s policies in the early years after Independence.

  The personality referred to in the above description is:

  • L. K. Jha
  • Tarlok Singh
  • Tribhuvan Prasad Singh
  • C. Subramaniam

• With reference to the Musi River, consider the following statements:

  1. It originates in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
  2. It is a major tributary of the Krishna River.

  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 Thousand Pillar Temple, consider the following statements: 1. It is located in the state of Telangana.

  2. It depicts the typical Chalukya style of architecture.
  3. It was built by Pulakeshin I.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

• With reference to India’s new Labour Codes, consider the following statements:

  1. Labour is a subject under the State List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution.
  2. The new labour codes replaced 15 existing labour laws with a unified framework.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

• The Rub’ al Khali is best known as:

  • The largest hot desert in the world
  • The largest continuous sand desert in the world
  • A major oil field located in Iran
  • The longest mountain range in the world