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1. The SC status framework in India is governed by which constitutional order issued under Article 341(1)?
A) Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1936
B) Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950
C) Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1960
D) Constitution (Backward Classes) Order, 1993
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Correct Answer: B) Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950
2. Under the existing legal framework, SC status is available only to persons professing which religions?
A) Hinduism and Buddhism only
B) Hinduism and Sikhism only
C) Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity
D) Hinduism, Sikhism, and Buddhism
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Correct Answer: D) Hinduism, Sikhism, and Buddhism
3. SC status was extended to Sikhs in which year?
A) 1950
B) 1956
C) 1966
D) 1976
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Correct Answer: B) 1956
4. SC status was extended to Buddhists in which year?
A) 1976
B) 1985
C) 1990
D) 2000
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Correct Answer: C) 1990
5. The ‘Doctrine of Eclipse’ in the context of SC status means:
A) SC status is permanently extinguished upon conversion
B) SC status is suspended but can be revived upon reconversion and community re-acceptance
C) SC status transfers automatically to children regardless of religion
D) SC status is paused for 5 years after conversion
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Correct Answer: B) SC status is suspended but can be revived upon reconversion and community re-
acceptance
6. Unlike SC status, Scheduled Tribe (ST) eligibility has NO religion-based bar and depends on:
A) Linguistic identity and caste certificates
B) Economic status and land ownership
C) Community customs, community acceptance, and adherence to tribal practices
D) Geographical location and state government notification only
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Correct Answer: D) Community customs, community acceptance, and adherence to tribal practices
7. Who has the power to amend the SC list under the Constitution?
A) President after consulting the Governor
B) Parliament only
C) Supreme Court of India
D) National Commission for Scheduled Castes
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Correct Answer: B) Parliament only
8. Dalits who convert to Islam or Christianity are typically placed under which category?
A) Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)
B) Scheduled Castes through Presidential notification
C) OBC or state-specific Backward Class (BC) lists
D) Minority Communities without reservation benefits
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Correct Answer: C) OBC or state-specific Backward Class (BC) lists
9. The Supreme Court granted Permanent Commission (PC) to eligible women officers invoking which Article to ensure complete justice?
A) Article 136
B) Article 139A
C) Article 142
D) Article 226
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Correct Answer: C) Article 142
10. For pension purposes under the SC ruling, women SSC officers are treated as having completed how many years of deemed service?
A) 10 years
B) 15 years
C) 20 years
D) 25 years
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Correct Answer: C) 20 years
11. Women were first allowed into the Indian Army via Short Service Commission (SSC) in which year?
A) 1985
B) 1988
C) 1992
D) 1996
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Correct Answer: C) 1992
12. The landmark case that first ordered Permanent Commission for women officers in the armed forces in 2020 was:
A) Anjali Mohapatra Case
B) Priya Singh Paul Case
C) Babita Puniya Case
D) Seema Singh Case
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Correct Answer: C) Babita Puniya Case
13. The Supreme Court’s ruling identified which systemic failure in the evaluation of women SSC officers?
A) Inadequate training facilities for women officers
B) Biased performance reports with casual grading assuming no career progression
C) Lack of legal framework for PC in the Army Act
D) Absence of cadre posts for women in combat roles
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Correct Answer: B) Biased performance reports with casual grading assuming no career progression
14. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) was established in which year and is based in which city?
A) 1945, New York
B) 1948, Brussels
C) 1950, Geneva
D) 1955, Vienna
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Correct Answer: C) 1950, Geneva
15. According to WMO’s State of the Global Climate 2025 report, the year 2025 was approximately how much above the pre-industrial baseline?
A) ~1.1°C
B) ~1.23°C
C) ~1.43°C
D) ~1.75°C
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Correct Answer: C) ~1.43°C
16. The WMO report introduced Earth’s Energy Imbalance (EEI) for the first time. EEI is defined as:
A) Difference between polar and equatorial temperatures
B) Incoming solar energy minus outgoing radiation
C) Net heat lost through ocean evaporation
D) Carbon absorbed by forests minus industrial emissions
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Correct Answer: B) Incoming solar energy minus outgoing radiation
17. According to the WMO 2025 report, approximately what percentage of the global ocean surface experienced marine heatwaves in 2025?
A) 40%
B) 60%
C) 75%
D) 90%
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Correct Answer: D) 90%
18. The WMO report states that the global sea-level rise rate in recent years has doubled compared to the rate during which earlier period?
A) 1980–1990
B) 1993–2002
C) 2000–2010
D) 2005–2015
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Correct Answer: : B) 1993–2002
19. The GlobE Network was formally launched in which year, following the Riyadh Initiative during Saudi Arabia’s G20 Presidency?
A) 2019
B) 2020
C) 2021
D) 2022
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Correct Answer: C) 2021
20. The GlobE Network operates under which international legal framework?
A) UN Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC)
B) UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)
C) Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations
D) Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs)
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Correct Answer: B) UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)
21. The permanent secretariat of the GlobE Network is located in which city?
A) Geneva
B) New York
C) Vienna
D) The Hague
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Correct Answer : C) Vienna
22. India hosted the 12th GlobE Network Steering Committee Meeting. Which two Indian agencies co-hosted the event?
A) CBI and NIA
B) Enforcement Directorate (ED) and CBI
C) NCB and Income Tax Department
D) Intelligence Bureau and RAW
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Correct Answer: B) Enforcement Directorate (ED) and CBI
23. India joined the GlobE Network in which year and was elected to its Steering Committee in which year?
A) Joined 2021, elected 2023
B) Joined 2022, elected 2024
C) Joined 2023, elected 2025
D) Joined 2020, elected 2022
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Correct Answer : B) Joined 2022, elected 2024
24. The World Air Quality Report 2025 is published by which organisation?
A) WHO
B) UNEP
C) IQAir (Swiss air quality monitoring company)
D) World Resources Institute
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Correct Answer: C) IQAir (Swiss air quality monitoring company)
25. According to the World Air Quality Report 2025, only what percentage of cities complied with the WHO PM2.5 annual guideline?
A) 8%
B) 14%
C) 22%
D) 31%
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Correct Answer: B) 14%
26. The WHO PM2.5 annual guideline is set at:
A) 2 μg/m3
B) 5 μg/m3
C) 10 μg/m3
D) 15 μg/m3
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Correct Answer: B) 5 μg/m3
27. According to the World Air Quality Report 2025, which Indian city was identified as the most polluted city globally?
A) Delhi
B) Patna
C) Faridabad
D) Loni, Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: D) Loni, Uttar Pradesh
28. India’s rank in the World Air Quality Report 2025 as the most polluted country was:
A) 2nd
B) 4th
C) 6th
D) 8th
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Correct Answer: C) 6th
29. New Delhi has been ranked the world’s most polluted capital for how many consecutive years as per the 2025 report?
A) 4th consecutive year
B) 6th consecutive year
C) 8th consecutive year
D) 10th consecutive year
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Correct Answer: C) 8th consecutive year
30. According to the World Air Quality Report 2025, which country was ranked the most polluted with PM2.5 levels over 13 times the WHO limit?
A) India
B) Bangladesh
C) Pakistan
D) China
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Correct Answer: C) Pakistan
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