Q1. Consider the following statements with respect to the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO):

1. It is a statutory authority under the administrative control of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
2. It grants license to fireworks manufacturing factories and conducts a periodic inspection.
3. It is entrusted with the administration of Petroleum Act, 1934.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Q2. With reference to the eligibility of beneficiaries under the PM-KISAN Yojana, consider the following statements:

1. A family is not eligible for benefits under the Scheme if any of its members is an income tax payee in the last assessment year.
2. It provides life insurance support of Rs 2 lakhs to all farmer families in India.
3. The family for the Scheme includes husband, wife, mother and father and minor children.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Q4. Recently the countries voted to include 54 species of sharks, in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendix II.
With reference to this, consider the following statements:

1. The Conference of the Parties to CITES is the supreme decision-making body of the Convention and comprises all its Parties.   
2. When a species is included in Appendix II of CITES then the trade in any form of specimens of the species is treated as illegal.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Q5. Consider the following statements:

1. Article 341 of the Constitution provides certain privileges and concessions to the members of Scheduled Castes (SCs).
2. President alone is vested with the power to include or exclude any entry in the Scheduled Castes list.
3. There is a provision for the reservation of Scheduled Castes (SCs) both in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

How many of the above statements are correct?

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