Q1. Consider the following statements.

1. The United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) finances the functioning of legislatures in Third World transitioning Democratic countries.
2. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is the only UN agency with a mandate in higher education.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Q2. Which of the following is/are the potential application/applications of Raman Spectroscopy? 

1. To identify and characterize the original and decayed compounds present in objects of art and archaeology.
2. In advanced nanotechnology including cancer detection.
3. In the analysis of various substances in forensic science.

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Q3. Which of the following statements is/are correct about National Parties in India?

1. The Election Commission (EC) has downgraded the status of AAP from ‘national party’ to ‘state party’ recently.
2. A political party would be considered a national party if it is ‘recognized’ in four or more states.
3. A political party would be considered a national party if it has won at least 2% of the total seats in the Lok Sabha from not less than three states.

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Q4. With reference to the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) of Public-Private Partnership (PPP), consider the following statements:

1. It is a mix of the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) and Build, Operate, Transfer (BOT) models.
2. In this, the government bears 40 per cent of the project cost and the remaining amount is arranged by the developer.
3. Under this model, the rights of toll collection are provided to the developer of the project.

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Q5. With reference to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), consider the following statements:

1. It foresees the potential environmental problems that would arise out of proposed development and addresses them in the project planning and design stage.
2. It does not have statutory backing in India and the procedures governing the EIA process are derived from Executive orders of the Central Government.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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