Consider the following statements about Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in India.
1. PVTGs reside in 18 States and one Union Territory.
2. A stagnant or declining population is one of the criteria for determining PVTG status.
3. There are 95 PVTGs officially notified in the country so far.
4. Irular and Konda Reddi tribes are included in the list of PVTGs.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Important Questions on General Studies Paper 1
With reference to the Legislative Assembly of a State in India, consider the following statements
1. The Governor makes a customary address to members of the house at the commencement of the first session of the year.
2. When a State Legislature doesn't have a rule on a particular matter, it follows the Lok Sabha rule on that matter.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements.
1. The United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) has a 'Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air'.
2. The UNCAC is the first ever legally binding global anti-corruption instrument.
3. A highlight of the United Nations Convention against Transitional Organised Crime(UNTOC) is the inclusion of a specific chapter aimed at returning assets to their rightful owners from whom they had been taken illicitly.
4. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime(UNODC) is mandated by its member states to assist in the implementation of both UNTOC and UNCAC.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements.
1. As per recent amendment to the Indian Forest Act, 1927, forest dwellers have the right to fell the bamboos grown on forest areas.
2. As per the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, bamboo is a minor forest produce.
3. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 allows ownership of minor forest produce to forest dwellers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements.
1. According to the Indian Patents Act, a biological process to create a seed can be patented in India.
2. In India, there is no Intellectual Property Appellate Board.
3. Plant varieties are not eligible to be patented in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The Environment Protection Act empowers the Govt. of India to_____
. State the requirement for public participation in environmental protection and the procedure and manner in which it is sought.
. Lay down the standards for emission or discharge of environmental pollutants from various sources.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct?
