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1. Indian seafarers constitute approximately what fraction of the world’s merchant shipping workforce?
A) One-tenth
B) One-eighth
C) One-sixth
D) One-fourth
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Correct Answer: C) One-sixth
2. ‘Flags of Convenience’ (FoC) refers to the practice of:
A) Naval vessels flying dual national flags during joint exercises
B) Registering ships in countries other than the vessel owner’s home country
C) Merchant ships displaying flags of all countries they trade with
D) Temporary flag changes during war-time blockades
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Correct Answer: B) Registering ships in countries other than the vessel owner’s home country
3. UNCLOS, 1982 is often described as the:
A) ‘Charter of Global Trade’
B) ‘Constitution of the Oceans’
C) ‘Treaty of Maritime Peace’
D) ‘Magna Carta of Shipping’
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Correct Answer: B) ‘Constitution of the Oceans’
4. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) develops global maritime safety standards through conventions such as:
A) MARPOL only
B) Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974
C) The Hague-Visby Rules
D) The Hamburg Rules
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Correct Answer: B) Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974
5. A key jurisdictional challenge in protecting Indian seafarers arises because:
A) Most Indian seafarers are unregistered with any maritime authority
B) A significant number work aboard foreign-flagged vessels, restricting India’s direct legal authority
C) India lacks any maritime law enforcement agency
D) International waters are governed exclusively by the United Nations Security Counci
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Correct Answer: B) A significant number work aboard foreign-flagged vessels, restricting India’s direct legal authority
6. The proposed US–Iran peace framework agreement proposes extending the existing ceasefire for an additional:
A) 30 days
B) 45 days
C) 60 days
D) 90 days
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Correct Answer: C) 60 days
7. The US–Iran framework agreement was facilitated through diplomatic mediation by:
A) Switzerland
B) Qatar
C) Pakistan
D) Oman
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Correct Answer: C) Pakistan
8. The formal signing of the US–Iran framework agreement is scheduled to take place on 19 June in:
A) Geneva, Switzerland
B) Vienna, Austria
C) Doha, Qatar
D) Muscat, Oman
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Correct Answer: A) Geneva, Switzerland
9. The reopening of which strategic maritime corridor is a key feature of the proposed US–Iran agreement?
A) Strait of Malacca
B) Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
C) Strait of Hormuz
D) Bosphorus Strait
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Correct Answer: C) Strait of Hormuz
10. The Allahabad High Court’s concerns over excessive use of preventive detention arose while hearing which case?
A) Rekha v. State of Tamil Nadu
B) Chander Pal Singh Case
C) Dhanya M v. State of Kerala
D) A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras
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Correct Answer: B) Chander Pal Singh Case
11. Which Article of the Constitution provides safeguards against arbitrary arrest while also laying down provisions on preventive detention?
A) Article 19
B) Article 21
C) Article 22
D) Article 32
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Correct Answer: C) Article 22
12. Under Article 22(4), preventive detention beyond three months requires review and approval by:
A) The High Court concerned
B) An Advisory Board
C) The President of India
D) A Parliamentary Standing Committee
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Correct Answer: B) An Advisory Board
13. The 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978 proposed reducing the period for Advisory Board review of preventive detention from three months to:
A) One month
B) Two months
C) Six weeks
D) Four months
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Correct Answer: B) Two months
14. Preventive detention powers can trace their colonial-era legacy to laws such as Regulation III of 1818 and:
A) The Government of India Act, 1935
B) The Rowlatt Act
C) The Indian Press Act, 1910
D) The Vernacular Press Act, 1878
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Correct Answer: B) The Rowlatt Act
15. Which case held that if a detention order is based even partly on an irrelevant or invalid ground, the entire order may become unsustainable?
A) A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras
B) Shibban Lal Saxena v. State of Uttar Pradesh
C) Rekha v. State of Tamil Nadu
D) Dhanya M v. State of Kerala
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Correct Answer: B) Shibban Lal Saxena v. State of Uttar Pradesh
16. Entry 9 of the Union List empowers Parliament to legislate on preventive detention concerning:
A) State security and public order
B) Defence of India, foreign affairs, and national security
C) Essential supplies and services
D) Local self-governance and municipal law
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Correct Answer: B) Defence of India, foreign affairs, and national security
17. Which case clarified that preventive detention is an exceptional measure and should not substitute ordinary criminal law and investigation?
A) Rekha v. State of Tamil Nadu
B) A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras
C) Shibban Lal Saxena v. State of UP
D) Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
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Correct Answer: A) Rekha v. State of Tamil Nadu
18. The work that India and China are jointly seeking to nominate for UNESCO documentary heritage recognition is:
A) The Travels of Marco Polo
B) The Great Tang Records on the Western Regions (Si-Yu-Ki)
C) The Journey to the West
D) The Diamond Sutra
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Correct Answer: B) The Great Tang Records on the Western Regions (Si-Yu-Ki)
19. Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) travelled across India during the reign of:
A) Chandragupta II
B) Harshavardhana
C) Kanishka
D) Samudragupta
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Correct Answer: B) Harshavardhana
20. Xuanzang studied Buddhist philosophy and scriptures at which renowned institution?
A) Takshashila
B) Vikramashila
C) Nalanda University
D) Vallabhi University
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Correct Answer: C) Nalanda University
21. Xuanzang returned to China after his Indian travels in:
A) 605 CE
B) 625 CE
C) 645 CE
D) 665 CE
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Correct Answer: C) 645 CE
22. Apart from the Xuanzang nomination with China, India is also pursuing a joint UNESCO nomination of the Panchatantra with which country?
A) Afghanistan
B) Iran
C) Sri Lanka
D) Indonesia
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Correct Answer: B) Iran
23. The Global Peace Index (GPI) 2026 is released by:
A) United Nations Development Programme
B) Institute for Economics & Peace
C) Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
D) World Economic Forum
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Correct Answer: B) Institute for Economics & Peace
24. Global peacefulness has deteriorated for how many consecutive years as per the GPI 2026?
A) 8
B) 10
C) 12
D) 15
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Correct Answer: C) 12
25. As per GPI 2026, the number of active state-based conflicts reached 61 in 2024 —the highest level recorded since:
A) The Cold War era
B) World War II
C) The 9/11 attacks
D) The 2008 financial crisis
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Correct Answer: B) World War II
26. The global economic cost of violence in 2025, as estimated by GPI 2026, amounted to approximately what share of global GDP?
A) 5.2%
B) 7.8%
C) 10.5%
D) 15.3%
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Correct Answer: C) 10.5%
27. As per GPI 2026, India’s ranking declined from 115th (2025) to which position?
A) 120th
B) 122nd
C) 127th
D) 133rd
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Correct Answer: C) 127th
28. Which country was ranked as the most peaceful in South Asia, securing 16th position globally in GPI 2026?
A) Nepal
B) Sri Lanka
C) Bhutan
D) Bangladesh
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Correct Answer: C) Bhutan
29. The DISHA Scheme, under which Nyaya Prabodh was launched, was introduced in the year:
A) 2019
B) 2020
C) 2021
D) 2022
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Correct Answer: C) 2021
30. The Tele-Law component under the DISHA Scheme connects beneficiaries with legal experts using a network of approximately how many Common Service Centres (CSCs)?
A) 1 lakh
B) 1.5 lakh
C) 2 lakh
D) 2.5 lakh
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Correct Answer: D) 2.5 lakh
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