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Q1. With reference to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), consider the following statements:
i) The Convention seeks to prohibit the use, production, transfer, and stockpiling of cluster munitions by its States Parties.
ii) The Convention requires States Parties to provide assistance for victim rehabilitation and clearance of contaminated areas.
iv) Every member state of the United Nations is automatically a party to the Convention.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- Statement 1 is correct: The Convention establishes a comprehensive prohibition for countries that become parties to it. Statement 2 is correct: Victim assistance and clearance of affected land are integral obligations under the Convention. Statement 3 is incorrect: Ratification is voluntary; UN membership does not automatically make a country a party.
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Q2. Consider the following statements regarding Equalisation Levy in India.
i) It was introduced to address taxation challenges arising from the digital economy by bringing certain digital transactions involving non-resident entities within India's tax framework.
ii) It is imposed by the Reserve Bank of India as part of monetary policy.
iii) The government had proposed to abolish this in the 2025 budget.
iv) The rationale behind such a levy is that digital businesses may derive significant economic value from users located in a country even without substantial physical presence there.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- Statement 1 is correct: The levy emerged from concerns regarding taxation of cross-border digital services. It covered specified transactions involving certain non-resident digital businesses. Statement 2 is incorrect: The levy is a taxation measure administered under the Government's tax framework, not a monetary policy instrument of the RBI. Statement 3 is correct: The government had proposed to abolish this in the 2025 budget. Statement 4 is correct: The concept reflects the idea that economic activity can occur digitally without a traditional physical establishment.
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Q3. This was a tenant farmers’ uprising where landless muzharas main demand was ownership of the land cultivated by them. The main aim was challenging the exploitative landlord system known as biswedari system prevalent in pre- and post-independence times. Teja Singh Sutantar was an important leader associated with this movement. In which erstwhile princely state was this movement associated with?
- A tenant farmers’ uprising where landless muzharas main demand was ownership of the land cultivated by them, took place in the princely state of Patiala and East Punjab States Union. The main aim was challenging the exploitative landlord system known as biswedari system prevalent in pre- and post-independence times. Teja Singh Sutantar was an important leader associated with this movement. In which erstwhile princely state was this movement associated with?
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Q4. With reference to Bose metals, consider the following statements:
i) Unlike conventional metals, Bose metals exhibit finite electrical conductivity while displaying unusual quantum behaviour.
ii) The concept of Bose metals is of interest for understanding superconductivity and quantum materials, as they are identified as a quantum state of matter.
iii) Bose metals behave exactly like ordinary conductors under all temperature and magnetic field conditions.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- Statement 1 is correct: Bose metal is regarded as an unconventional quantum phase studied in condensed matter physics. Statement 2 is correct: Research on Bose metals may provide insights into quantum transport and superconductivity. It exhibits properties that differ from those of both ordinary metals and superconductors. Statement 3 is incorrect: Their behaviour is fundamentally different from that of conventional metallic conductors.
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Q5. With reference to the Sarhul festival, consider the following statements:
i) Sarhul is celebrated primarily by several tribal communities of Jharkhand and adjoining regions as it marks the arrival of spring and is closely associated with the worship of nature.
ii) The blooming of the Sal tree is traditionally regarded as an important symbol during the celebrations, as it is a harvest festival celebrated after the completion of the kharif harvest.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- Statement 1 is correct: Sarhul is widely observed by tribal communities such as the Oraon, Munda, and Ho in Jharkhand and neighbouring areas. It celebrates the renewal of nature and the beginning of a new agricultural cycle. Statement 2 is incorrect: Flowers of the Sal tree hold deep ritual significance during the festival. But Sarhul is a spring festival, not a post-kharif harvest festival.