1. Which is/are correct?
The Forest (Conversation) Act, 1980 provides for prior approval of the state government for diversion of forest lands for non-forestry purposes
Currently, seven properties from India are inscribed to the list of Natural World Heritage Sites.

2. Which is/are TRUE?
In the ninth ministerial meeting of WTO, trade facilitation was brought into the agenda mainly by the developing countries.
The issue of the rules relating to public stockholding for food security purpose was brought into the WTO agenda through India's efforts.

3. Which is TRUE?

4. Which is NOT correct?
Administrative reforms Commission-II (ARC) in its report recommended the principle of subsidiarity
A performance related incentive scheme has been in the recommendation of the Sixth Pay Commission

5. Which is/are NOT correct?
The International Institute of Administrative Science (IIAS), its headquarters at Ottawa, Canada.
The Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM), with its headquarters at Brussels

6. Assertion (A): States like Punjab and Haryana have in general higher farm productivity
Reason(R): Punjab and Haryana have in general higher farm power availability

7. Niche tourism products of India

8. Which is/are NOT correct?

9. Match the three columns:
Arrangement/AgreementMeaning/DefinitionExample

Arrangement/Agreement	Meaning/Definition	Example
1.Preferential Trading	a.Tariff Liberalisation	I. India – Mercosur
2. Free Trade	b. Elimination of Tariffs	II. India – Srilanka
3. Comprehensive Economic Cooperation/Partnership	c. Integrated Package of Agreements	III. India – Korea

10. Which is the most recent one in environmental related initiatives in India

11. Which is/are correct?
Indian Ocean spreads over an area of 68.56 million square kilometres
It accounts for transportation of the second largest tonnage of goods in the world
Almost 100,000 ships transiting its expanses annually

12. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana includes
Initiatives for Nutritional Security
Vidarbha Intensive Irrigation Development Programme
Saffron Mission

13. The mother agreement/s on standards and conformity assessment within the WTO is/are

14. A: At present, India has the maximum number of tigers in the world
R: India has long history of conserving the species through Project Tiger

15. The activities of the Central Pollution Control Board [CPCB] include
Coordinating activities of State Pollution Control Board/Pollution Control Committees
Development of environmental guidelines for 17 major polluting industrial sector and monitoring of 17 category / grossly polluting industries
Implementation of action plans for improvement of environment in 43 critically polluted areas/clusters
Monitoring of action plan for improvement of air quality in 16 polluted cities

16. The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme is in operation throughout the country and is implemented by
Commercial Banks
Cooperative Banks
Regional Rural Banks

17. Which is/are TRUE about India?

18. Which are matched?
NTPC Limited – Maharatna Company
NHPC Limited – Mini-Ratna Enterprise
Power Finance Corporation – Public Financial Institution and Non-Banking Financial Company
Rural Electrification Corporation – Public Financial Institution and Non-Banking Financial Company

19. Which is Correctly Matched
Western Himalayan – Broad-leaved temperate trees
Alpine zone – Silver fir
Eastern Himalayan – Rhododendrons
Surma Valleys – Evergreen forest

20. Which is correct?
The Barak River is the head stream of Meghna, rises in the hills in Manipur
Luni, Machhu, Rupen, Saraswati, Banas, and Ghaggar are Desert Rivers

21. Which is/are correct?
Mahila Samakhya (MS), focus on the Educationally Backward Blocks, process-oriented programme which has demonstrated ways of empowering rural poor and marginalised women
Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) launched in 2009, with an aim to ensure Gross Enrolment Ratio [GER] of 100 per cent by 2017 and universal retention by 2020

22. Which is correct?
The Eastern Ghats average elevation is about 610 meters.
The Cardamom Hills be regarded as a continuation of the Western Ghats.
The Himalayan Mountain and the Naga-Lushai Mountain are the regions of the mountain-building movement.

23. National Green Tribunal
Disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forest
Enforcement of any legal right relating to environment and giving relief and compensation for damages to persons and property
The tribunal shall not be bound by the procedure laid down under the code of civil procedure, but shall be guided by principles of natural justice
In addition to the Chairperson, judicial and expert members are working in the Tribunal
Which are correct?

24. Which is/are correct?
Home guard is a voluntary force, first raised in 1956
Home Guards are raised under the Home Guard Act and Rules of States/Union Territories

25. Which is correct?
Total installed power generation capacity of the country in the renewable energy sources sector is higher than nuclear sector
Each Ultra Mega Power Projects has a capacity of 1,000 MW