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To eradicate child marriages, a unique data driven approach like ALIVA is adopted by:

1. (1)Rajgarh district of Madhya Pradesh
2. (2)Wardha district of Maharashtra
3. (3)Nayagarh district of Odisha
4. (4)Warangal district of Telangana

A circular structure used by Zoroastrians for excarnation or the disposal of human dead bodies through exposure to the natural elements and scavenger animals such as vultures is called:

1. (1)Dakhma
2. (2)Aparigraha
3. (3)Sallekhana
4. (4)Shenshai

‘Diku Andi’ means:

1. (1)Marriage by exchange in Koya and Savara tribes
2. (2)Marriage by capture in Naga tribes
3. (3)Marriage by probation in Kuki tribe
4. (4)Marriage by negotiation in Ho tribes

The online portal developed by the Government of India for effective enforcement of the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, (which was amended in 2016), is:

1. (1)SPARC
2. (2)SRIJAN
3. (3)YUKTI
4. (4)PENCIL

Consider the following statements:

I. W.P. Scott defined divorce as ‘an institutionalised arrangement for terminating the marriage relationship and allowing each partner the right to remarry’.
II. The first legislation in respect of the dissolution of marriage in India was enacted in 1869, and is ‘Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act’.
III. The irresponsible departure from the home on the part of husband, leaving the family to fend for itself is called as ‘the poor man’s divorce’.

Which of the above given statements are correct?

1. (1)I and II only
2. (2)II and III only
3. (3)I and III only
4. (4)All of the above

Ravindra and Seema are husband and wife. Krishna and Madhavi are children of Ravindra-Seema. Madhavi is married to Harish and Jyothi is the daughter of Madhavi-Harish. Then the Consanguineous Kinship is between:

1. (1)Ravindra and Seema
2. (2)Madhavi and Harish
3. (3)Krishna and Jyothi
4. (4)Krishna and Harish

As per the recommendations of the Sachar Committee, which among the following Muslim groups needs additional attention, similar to that of Hindu OBCs?

1. (1)Ajlaf
2. (2)Arzal
3. (3)Ashraf
4. (4)Shaikh and Syed

In the lines of Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013, which of the following Robots can be used to end India’s manual scavenging?

1. (1)Kempa
2. (2)Vyommitra
3. (3)Bandicoot
4. (4)ManavSudh

In which of the following cases is it alleged that the verdict of the Supreme Court of India diluted the stringent provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989?

1. (1)K.C. Vasanth Kumar & Another vs State of Karnataka
2. (2)Srish Kumar Choudhury vs State of Tripura
3. (3)Om Prakash Mahajan vs State of Madhya Pradesh
4. (4)Subhash Kashinath Mahajan vs State of Maharashtra

The Shuddhi Movement to bring back the people who transformed their religion to Islam and Christianity from Hinduism was started by:

1. (1)Brahmo Samaj
2. (2)Satyashodhak Samaj
3. (3)Ramakrishna Mission
4. (4)Arya Samaj

India’s first high-tech sports training centre for Divyangjan, ‘The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Training Centre for Disability Sports’ inaugurated on 2nd October, 2023 is located at:

1. (1)Rajkot, Gujarat
2. (2)Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
3. (3)Ahmedabad, Gujarat
4. (4)Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

Under whose Chairmanship was a high-level committee on socio-economic, health and educational status of tribal communities of India set up by the Prime Minister’s Office in 2013?

1. (1)Dr. Joseph Bara
2. (2)Dr. Kamal K. Misra
3. (3)Dr. Hrusikesh Panda
4. (4)Prof. Virginius Xaxa

Who stated that ‘I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved’?

1. (1)Dr. Vina Mazumdar
2. (2)Pandita Ramabai
3. (3)Mahatma Gandhi
4. (4)Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

After a landmark Judgement on Triple Talaq in 2017, which among the following methods of divorce practised in Muslim society was recently challenged in the Apex Court of India?

1. (1)Talaq-e-Hasan
2. (2)Talaq-i-Tafweez
3. (3)Talaq-e-Ahsan
4. (4)Lian

Which among the following IT initiatives by the Ministry of Home Affairs facilitates dissemination of information about significant crimes, including Human Trafficking across the country on real time basis and enables Interstate co-ordination?

1. (1)Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences (ITSSO)
2. (2)National Database of Sexual Offenders (NDSO)
3. (3)Crime Multi Agency Centre (Cri-MAC)
4. (4)Special Police Unit for Women and Children (SPUWAC)

Who defined ‘Communalism as the political assertiveness of a community to maintain its identity in a plural society undergoing modernization’?

1. (1)Prof. Ram Ahuja
2. (2)Bipin Chandra
3. (3)Majumdar and Madan
4. (4)Robert Melson and Howard Wolpe

The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 enacted by the Government of India came into force from:

1. (1)20th May, 1961
2. (2)1st June, 1961
3. (3)20th June, 1961
4. (4)1st July, 1961

Consider the following statements:

I. In the 15th Lok Sabha the percentage of elected women members in Lok Sabha had crossed 10% of its total strength for the first time.
II. The 17th Lok Sabha has a higher percentage of representation of elected women members than before and it is the highest ever since the independence of India.
III. The women members elected to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh in General Elections 2019 was 11·74% of its total strength.
IV. The Women’s Reservation Bill, 2023 got the assent of the President on 28th September, 2023.

Which among the above given statements are correct?

1. (1)I, II and III only
2. (2)I, III and IV only
3. (3)I, II and IV only
4. (4)II, III and IV only

Under the pressure of groups interested in linguistic regionalism, the President of the Constituent Assembly of India has appointed the Linguistic Provinces Commission to report on creation of provinces of Andhra, Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra. In which year was this Commission appointed and who was it chaired by?

1. (1)1948, Justice Fazal Ali
2. (2)1949, Pattabhi Sitaramayya
3. (3)1950, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
4. (4)1948, Justice S.K. Dhar

Consider the following statements about the Assam Movement:

I. The Assam Movement led by All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) was started in the year 1983.
II. The objective of the Assam Movement is to identify the migrant people, protect and provide constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards to the Bangladeshi Migrants in Assam.
III. The Assam Movement was officially ended on 15th August, 1989 after coming to an understanding with the Government of India which found official expression in the Memorandum of Understanding popularly known as the Assam Accord.

Which of the above given statements is/are correct?

1. (1)I and II only
2. (2)II and III only
3. (3)III only
4. (4)None of the above

Consider the following statements regarding the PM CARES for Children Scheme:

I. The PM CARES for Children Scheme was launched by the Prime Minister of India on 11th March, 2020 for children who have lost their parents due to COVID-19 pandemic.
II. The PM CARES for Children Scheme inter-alia provides support to children through convergent approach, gap funding for ensuring education, health, monthly stipend from the age of 14 years and the child receives a lump sum amount of ₹ 10 lakhs on attaining the age of 18 years.
III. The children who have lost their legal guardian, adoptive parents or single adoptive parent due to COVID-19 pandemic are also entitled to benefits under the scheme.

Which of the above given statements are incorrect?

1. (1)I and II only
2. (2)I and III only
3. (3)II and III only
4. (4)None of the above

According to whom ‘the existence of strong personal attachments and the fact of death, which of all human events is the most upsetting and disorganizing to man’s calculations, are perhaps the main sources of religious belief’?

1. (1)Talcott Parsons
2. (2)Emile Durkheim
3. (3)Bronislaw Malinowski
4. (4)Simone de Beauvoir

Which of the following Constitutional Amendments provided rights for making provisions in favour of the SCs and STs for relaxation of qualifying marks in any examination (or) lowering the standards of evaluation and for reservation in the matter of promotions to the public services of the Centre and the State?

1. (1)80th Constitutional Amendment
2. (2)82nd Constitutional Amendment
3. (3)89th Constitutional Amendment
4. (4)93rd Constitutional Amendment

Identify the country with which the Union Cabinet of India has approved signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for co-operation in disability sector that benefits the persons with disabilities (PwDs)?

1. (1)South Africa
2. (2)Germany
3. (3)Japan
4. (4)Brazil

A consensual and informal relationship practised in accordance to matrilineal laws of Kerala that prevailed among Namboothiris and Nairs is known as:

1. (1)Sambandham
2. (2)Pakulam Pathiravum
3. (3)Pranchiyettan
4. (4)Udakapoorvam

Recently the Delhi High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of a provision of the Hindu Marriage Act which ‘prohibits marriage between people who are related to each other through ancestors from their parent’s side unless their customs allow them to do so’. The said provision was mentioned in which Section of the Hindu Marriage Act?

1. (1)Section 4(a)
2. (2)Section 5(v)
3. (3)Section 12(1)(a)
4. (4)Section 13(ii)

A Centrally sponsored scheme that aims to achieve the objectives of child protection, happy childhood and development under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is:

1. (1)Mission Laalana
2. (2)Mission Bala Vihar
3. (3)Mission Balsamrudhi
4. (4)Mission Vatsalya

Which of the following was the custom practised during the ancient period that allows married women to cohabit with a designated male for the sole purpose of procreating a child if her husband was impotent or had died?

1. (1)Apastamba
2. (2)Sikata Nivavari
3. (3)Pratigya
4. (4)Niyoga

As per Article 164(1) of the Constitution of India, a minister in charge of tribal welfare who may in addition be in charge of the Scheduled Castes and backward classes is compulsory for which of the following states?

I. Madhya Pradesh
II. Punjab
III. Uttar Pradesh
IV. Jharkhand
V. Odisha

1. (1)I, II and IV only
2. (2)II, III and IV only
3. (3)I, IV and V only
4. (4)II, III and V only

The comment ‘Devotion cannot be subjected to gender discrimination’ was made by the Apex Court in its judgement in the Sabarimala Case and permitted women of all age groups into the Sabarimala temple. Who among the following middle aged women first entered the Sabarimala temple after the Supreme Court judgement?

1. (1)Bindu Ammini and Jyothi Nair
2. (2)Kanaka Durga and Aadhishree
3. (3)Bindu Ammini and Kanaka Durga
4. (4)Kanaka Durga and Aishwarya Melton