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GS Paper: GS III | Indian Economy

Question 1.

With reference to electricity procurement and renewable energy integration in India, consider the following statements:

1. Electricity is included in the Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution.
2. Short-term power procurement can help distribution utilities meet additional electricity demand.
3. Battery energy storage can help supply electricity during evening hours when solar generation declines.
4. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission regulates every aspect of electricity distribution and retail tariffs in all states.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

A. 1 and 2 only

B. 1, 2 and 3 only

C. 2, 3 and 4 only

D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 2.

GS Paper: GS II | Geography

With reference to El Niño and tropical cyclones, consider the following statements:

1. El Niño is characterised by the abnormal warming of the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.
2. El Niño invariably increases the frequency of tropical cyclones in every ocean basin.
3. Tropical cyclones generally weaken after landfall because they lose access to their oceanic source of heat and moisture.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

A. 1 and 2 only

B. 1 and 3 only

C. 2 and 3 only

D. 1, 2 and 3

Question 3.

GS Paper: GS II | Polity

With reference to the Inter-State Council, consider the following statements:

1. Article 263 of the Constitution provides for the establishment of an Inter-State Council.
2. The Inter-State Council was formally established in 1990 on the recommendation of the Sarkaria Commission.
3. The recommendations of the Inter-State Council are legally binding on the Union and state governments.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 only

B. 1 and 2 only

C. 2 and 3 only

D. 1, 2 and 3