1. Consider the following statements:
1. Annual
Review of State Laws 2025, released by PRS Legislative Research, provides a
comprehensive assessment of the functioning of state legislatures across India.
2. The report examines legislative performance in 22 states and three Union Territories (Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, and Puducherry) during 2025, highlighting trends in lawmaking, legislative scrutiny, accountability, and governance.
Which of the above statement/statements are correct?
2. Consider the following statements:
1. Supreme
Court constituted a High-Powered Expert Committee (HPEC) to undertake a fresh
scientific review of the definition of the Aravalli Hills and Ranges.
2. The
Court has stayed its November 2025 judgment accepting the Centre’s uniform
definition of the Aravallis pending the Committee’s review.
3. Further, restrictions on fresh mining leases and lease renewals in the Aravalli region will continue until a scientifically robust framework is evolved.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
3. Consider the following statements:
1. World
Environment Day 2026, observed on 5 June and hosted by Azerbaijan, focuses on
climate change and calls for urgent global action through the theme “Inspired
by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future”.
2. UNEP has launched the #NowForClimate campaign, urging governments, businesses, cities, and citizens to accelerate climate action.
Which of the above statement/statements are correct?
4. Consider the following statements:
1. India
has launched its first flex-fuel vehicle.
2. These
newly launched vehicles can operate on a wide range of ethanol-petrol blends,
spanning from E20 to E85 for two-wheelers and E20 to E100 for passenger cars.
3. These launches support the government's ethanol blending program, which has raised the blending level from approximately 1.5% in 2014 to 10%.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
5. Consider the following statements:
1. The
Photu La Tunnel Project on National Highway-01 in Ladakh has been approved at
an estimated cost of ₹1,196.22 crore.
2. The project has a total length of 5.65 km.
Which of the above statement/statements are correct?