1. Consider the following statements regarding Karnataka’s menstrual leave policy:
1. The policy provides one paid leave per month for women employees aged 18–52.
2. The leave can be accumulated and carried forward up to six months.
3. Government employees and ASHAs are fully covered under the policy.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, and 3
2. Consider the following statements regarding Digital Gold:
1. Digital gold is regulated by SEBI under commodity derivative rules.
2. It allows investors to convert their holdings into physical gold.
3. Blockchain technology is sometimes used to ensure transparency and fractional ownership.
Which of the statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, and 3
3. With reference to India’s climate impacts as per CRI 2026, consider the following statements:
1. India accounted for nearly 9.6% of global deaths from extreme weather events during 1995–2024.
2. India experienced more than 400 climate-related extreme weather events in the same period.
3. India recorded economic losses exceeding USD 170 billion.
Which statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
4. Consider the following statements regarding India’s TB burden:
1. India accounts for about one-fourth of all global TB cases.
2. India has the highest number of drug-resistant TB cases in the world.
3. India has already met its target of reducing TB incidence to 77 per lakh by 2025.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
5. Consider the following statements regarding India–Bhutan relations:
1. The 2007 India–Bhutan Friendship Treaty replaced India’s role in guiding Bhutan’s external affairs with sovereign equality.
2. The Bhutanese Ngultrum has been officially pegged to the Indian Rupee since 1974.
3. Bhutan joined SAARC in 2008, the same year it became a constitutional democracy.
Which of the statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
