Q1. Consider the following statements:

1. Section 8(1) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 mentions exemptions against furnishing information under the Act.
2. Section 8(2) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 provides for disclosure of information exempted under the Official Secrets Act, 1923 if the larger public interest is served.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Q2. With reference to Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, recently seen in the news, consider the following statements:

1. It seeks to take India's exports to 2 trillion dollars by 2030.
2. It strongly advocates a shift from a “remission and entitlement-based regime” to an “incentive-based regime”.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Q3. Consider the following statements :
Statement-I:
Tax avoidance is the use of illegal methods to minimize the amount of income tax owed by an individual or a business.
Statement-II :
At a higher rate of tax, there is high tax avoidance leading to lower tax revenue.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

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Q4. With reference to the ODF+ and ODF++ status of cities under the Swachh Bharat Mission, consider the following statements:

1. A city is notified as SBM ODF+city if at any point of the day not a single person is found defecating and/ or urinating in the open and all community toilets are functional and well-maintained.
2. Cities that had been certified ODF at least once, on the basis of the ODF protocols, are eligible to declare themselves as SBM-ODF+.
3. While ODF+ focuses on toilets with water, maintenance and hygiene, ODF++ focuses on toilets with sludge and septage management. 

How many of the statements given above are correct?

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Q5. With reference to Tiger conservation efforts, consider the following statements:

1. At Saint Petersberg Tiger Summit in 2010, the tiger range countries resolved to double the number of Tigers in the wild by 2020.
2. The Monitoring System for Tigers-Intensive Protection and Ecological Status (MSTRiPES) is developed by the World Wide Fund for Nature.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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