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Q1. Consider the statements about scientific temper in India. 1. Article 51A(h) makes developing the scientific temper a fundamental duty. 2. It was inserted by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976. 3. Courts can enforce it as a fundamental right. Which of the statements is/are correct?
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Answer: A
Article 51A(h) is a fundamental duty added by the 42nd Amendment, 1976. Duties are not enforceable as rights, so statement 3 is wrong.
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Q2. Consider the statements about Indian science policy. 1. The Scientific Policy Resolution was passed in 1958. 2. The Technology Policy Statement was issued in January 1983. 3. A final STIP 2020 policy is in force. Which of the statements is/are correct?
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Answer: B
The 1958 Resolution and the 1983 Statement are real. PIB describes the 2020 policy as a draft that was never adopted, so statement 3 is wrong.
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Q3. Consider the statements about Mission Indradhanush. 1. It was launched on 25 December 2014. 2. It targeted children who had missed vaccines. 3. It covers seven diseases. How many of the statements are correct?
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Answer: C
All three are correct. The mission began on 25 December 2014 and covers seven vaccine-preventable diseases, including polio and measles.
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Q4. Consider the statements about GM crops in India. 1. Bt cotton, approved in 2002, is the only GM crop approved for commercial cultivation. 2. A moratorium was announced on Bt brinjal in 2010. 3. The Supreme Court gave a unanimous verdict on GM mustard in July 2024. Which of the statements is/are correct?
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Answer: A
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The July 2024 verdict on GM mustard was split, not unanimous, so statement 3 is wrong.
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Q5. On which date is National Science Day observed in India, marking the Raman Effect?
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Answer: D
National Science Day is observed on 28 February to mark the Raman Effect. C. V. Raman won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.
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