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With reference to solar photovoltaic technology, consider the following statements:

1. 1.A photovoltaic cell uses a semiconductor to convert incident light into electrical energy.
2. 2.A tandem solar cell can combine absorbers with different band gaps to utilise different parts of the solar spectrum.
3. 3.Polysilicon production and the assembly of finished solar modules are the same manufacturing stage.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to Article 342 of the Constitution of India, consider the following statements:

1. 1.The President may specify Scheduled Tribes in relation to a State by public notification after consultation with its Governor.
2. 2.Parliament may by law include a community in, or exclude it from, a list of Scheduled Tribes specified under Article 342.
3. 3.A public-sector bank may amend such a list through the eligibility rules of its customer-registration software.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

A merchant vessel leaving Jebel Ali port for the open Arabian Sea by the normal sea route would pass through which of the following sequences of water bodies?

Consider the following Assertion and Reason: Assertion: Additional Tier 1 bonds should not be treated as equivalent to ordinary bank fixed deposits. Reason: Additional Tier 1 instruments are designed to absorb losses and may be written down or converted into equity when specified triggers are met under the applicable terms and regulatory framework. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

With reference to chromium contamination of groundwater, consider the following statements:

1. 1.Trivalent and hexavalent chromium have identical chemical behaviour and toxicity.
2. 2.Reduction of hexavalent chromium to trivalent chromium, followed by suitable precipitation and separation, can be used in chromium-removal treatment.
3. 3.Ordinary boiling necessarily removes dissolved chromium from contaminated water.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following pairs of cybersecurity weaknesses and corresponding corrective controls:

1. 1.Credentials exposed in a public code repository — Revoke and rotate the exposed credentials
2. 2.Cloud-service roles with excessive permissions — Restrict privileges to those required for the task
3. 3.Failure to notice unauthorised access — Maintain access logs and monitor anomalous activity

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

With reference to the Census in India, consider the following statements:

1. 1.Census is included in the Union List of the Seventh Schedule.
2. 2.Every person has a general statutory right to inspect the individual schedules completed by Census officers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Press Council of India, consider the following statements:

1. 1.It is a statutory body constituted under the Press Council Act, 1978.
2. 2.It can sentence a journalist to imprisonment for violating its norms of journalistic conduct.
3. 3.Preserving press freedom and maintaining and improving the standards of newspapers and news agencies are among its statutory objects.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order, beginning with the earliest:

1. 1.Conduct of the first general elections to the Lok Sabha
2. 2.Establishment of the Election Commission of India
3. 3.Coming into effect of the reduction of the minimum voting age from 21 years to 18 years
4. 4.Enactment of the Representation of the People Act, 1950

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following pairs: Literary work — Language

1. 1.Kamba Ramayanam — Tamil
2. 2.Valmiki Ramayana — Prakrit
3. 3.Ramcharitmanas — Awadhi

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?