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1. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has recommended a separate enumeration of PVTGs during which upcoming census?
a) 2025 Census
b) 2026 Census
c) 2027 Census
d) 2028 Census
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Answer: c) 2027 Census
2. How many PVTGs were listed under Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the 2011 Census out of the total 75 groups?
a) Around 30
b) Around 35
c) Around 40
d) Around 45
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Answer: c) Around 40
3. PVTGs were first formally recognised by which commission?
a) Mandal Commission
b) Dhebar Commission
c) Kaka Kalelkar Commission
d) Sachar Committee
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Answer: b) Dhebar Commission
4. How many PVTGs are identified across India?
a) 65
b) 70
c) 75
d) 80
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Answer: c) 75
5. According to recent surveys, what is the estimated population of PVTGs in India?
a) 40.56 lakh
b) 45.56 lakh
c) 50.56 lakh
d) 55.56 lakh
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Answer: b) 45.56 lakh
6. Which state has the largest PVTG population in India?
a) Maharashtra
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Odisha
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Answer: c) Madhya Pradesh
7. The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RGI) was established in which year?
a) 1947
b) 1948
c) 1949
d) 1950
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Answer: c) 1949
8. The Housing & Population Census is conducted under which act?
a) Census Act, 1947
b) Census Act, 1948
c) Census Act, 1949
d) Census Act, 1950
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Answer: b) Census Act, 1948
9. In the Supreme Court case regarding social media comedians, the Court clarified that Article 19(1)(a) does not protect which types of speech?
a) Political and religious speech
b) Commercial and prohibited speech
c) Educational and informational speech
d) Cultural and artistic speech
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Answer: b) Commercial and prohibited speech
10. The landmark case Shreya Singhal v. Union of India was decided in which year?
a) 2013
b) 2014
c) 2015
d) 2016
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Answer: c) 2015
11. Which section of the Information Technology Act, 2000 empowers the government to block online content?
a) Section 66A
b) Section 67A
c) Section 69A
d) Section 70A
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Answer: c) Section 69A
12. Under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, who holds the exclusive authority to design Community Forest Resource Management Plans (CFRMPs)?
a) State Forest Department
b) Gram Sabhas through CFR Management Committees
c) District Collectors
d) Forest Range Officers
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Answer: b) Gram Sabhas through CFR Management Committees
13. The Forest Rights Act, 2006 was enacted primarily to address historical injustices faced by which communities?
a) All rural communities
b) Forest-dwelling Scheduled Tribes and traditional forest dwellers
c) Agricultural communities
d) Urban displaced populations
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Answer: b) Forest-dwelling Scheduled Tribes and traditional forest dwellers
14. The Dharti Aba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyaan was launched in which year?
a) 2021
b) 2022
c) 2023
d) 2024
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Answer: c) 2023
15. The World Food Programme (WFP) is described as the world’s largest what type of organization?
a) Development organization
b) Humanitarian organization focused on food security
c) Agricultural research organization
d) International trade organization
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Answer: b) Humanitarian organization focused on food security
16. The World Food Programme was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in which year?
a) 2018
b) 2019
c) 2020
d) 2021
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Answer: c) 2020
17. In how many countries is the World Food Programme currently active?
a) 100+
b) 110+
c) 120+
d) 130+
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Answer: c) 120+
18. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a criterion for PVTG identification?
a) Pre-agricultural level of technology
b) Low literacy rates
c) Urban migration patterns
d) Economic backwardness
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Answer: c) Urban migration patterns
19. The PM-JANMAN programme focuses on PVTGs in how many districts?
a) 150+ districts
b) 180+ districts
c) 200+ districts
d) 250+ districts
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Answer: c) 200+ districts
20. The case of Amish Devgan v. Union of India was decided in which year?
a) 2018
b) 2019
c) 2020
d) 2021
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Answer: c) 2020
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