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1.  The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) consists of
(a) Chairperson and 23 members       (b) Chairperson and 21 members (c) Chairperson and 13 members (d) Chairperson and 18 members   2. With reference to the net-zero emissions, consider the following statements:
  1. The net-zero goal does not figure in the 2015 Paris agreement.
  2. Net-zero does not mean that a country would bring down its emissions to zero. 
Which of the Statements given above is/are incorrect? (a) 1 only                                                           (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2                                               (d) Neither 1 nor 2   3. Consider the following statements:
  1. Formed with the signing of the Washington Treaty, NATO is a security alliance of 30 countries from North America and Europe.
  2. NATO leads the UN-mandated International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan.
  3. The Warsaw Pact embodied what was referred to as the Eastern bloc, while NATO and its member countries represented the Western bloc.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below (a) 1 only (b) 3 only (c) 1, 2 and 3  (d) 1 and 3 only   4. With reference to the process of removal of judges of the Supreme Court of India, consider the following statements:
  1. Judges of the Supreme Court can be removed on the ground of proved misbehavior only.
  2. They cannot be removed from office except by an order of the President passed after an address in each House of Parliament, supported by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of members present and voting and presented to the President.
  3. The proceedings of the Supreme Court are conducted in English and Hindi.
Which of the Statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 3 only (c) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) 1 and 2 only   5. Recently, Indian astronomers have traced the Wolf-Rayet stars. Wolf-Rayet stars are (a) Highly luminous objects a thousand times that of the Sun.             (b) Spherical objects that are about the size of a large city but contain more mass than the sun.  (c) Neo Stars crossing Chandrasekar limit  (d) Dead stars found in space.    ANSWERS 1. (a) - https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/the-role-significance-of-film-certification-tribunal-now-abolished-7263409/ 2. (d)  - The net-zero goal does not figure in the 2015 Paris agreement. Net-zero, which is also referred to as carbon-neutrality, does not mean that a country would bring down its emissions to zero. Rather, net-zero is a state in which a country’s emissions are compensated by absorption and removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/why-india-opposes-net-zero-7263422/ 3. (c) - https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/what-russias-exit-means-for-the-open-skies-treaty-7150167/  4. (d) - https://main.sci.gov.in/constitution#:~:text=A%20Judge%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20cannot%20be%20removed%20from,presented%20to%20the%20President%20in 5. (a) - https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/what-russias-exit-means-for-the-open-skies-treaty-7150167/


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