Q. 31
Who among the following is not a Bharat Ratna awardee of the year 2024?
(A) L. K. Advani
(B) M. S. Swaminathan
(C) Padma Subrahmanyam
(D) Karpoori Thakur
Answer: (C)
2024 Bharat Ratna awardees: L.K. Advani, Karpoori Thakur, M.S. Swaminathan, P.V. Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh. Padma Subrahmanyam was not conferred.
Q. 32
In which of the following areas, the first pig schools of India are to be started to enhance technical know-how and biosecurity about pig farming in partnership with Denmark?
(A) Bodoland Territorial Region
(B) Dima Hasao district of Assam
(C) Dhemaji district of Assam
(D) Panikhaiti near Guwahati
Answer: (A) The first pig schools are planned in BTR under Indo-Danish collaboration to promote scientific pig rearing and biosecurity.
Q. 33
Match the following Prime Ministers (List-I) with the biographies/autobiographies on them (List-II):
| List-I | List-II |
| a. Narasimha Rao | 1. The Accidental Prime Minister |
| b. I. K. Gujral | 2. Matters of Discretion |
| c. Manmohan Singh | 3. The Man Who Remade India |
| d. Narendra Modi | 4. The Paradoxical Prime Minister |
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(A) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
(B) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
(C) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
(D) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-1
Answer: (B)
- Rao: The Man Who Remade India
- Gujral: Matters of Discretion
- Singh: The Accidental Prime Minister
- Modi: The Paradoxical Prime Minister
Q. 34
Consider the following statements on Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023:
(i) It introduces new crimes like organized crime.
(ii) It introduces community service as a punishment.
(iii) It introduces new provisions to eliminate offence on sedition.
(iv) It includes mob lynching as an offence.
Select the correct answer from the options given below.
(A) Only (i) and (ii) are correct
(B) Only (ii) is correct
(C) None of the statements is correct
(D) All the statements are correct
Answer: (A)
BNS introduces organized crime, terrorism, and community service. Sedition is replaced (not eliminated), and mob lynching is covered under murder by group, but not as a standalone offence.
Q. 35
The demarcation of any region as Defence Industrial Corridor (DIC) is to achieve self-reliance in defence manufacturing. Two DICs exist in India and the third one has been negotiated by a State with the Central Government in recent years. Choose the correct combination of the States/Union Territories on the basis of the above statements.
(A) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
(B) Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Assam
(C) Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir
(D) Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Gujarat
Answer: (B)
Two DICs: Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Third under discussion: Assam (proposed in 2024–25).