Prelims Power Play 1 July 2024

1. Consider the following regarding National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)

It is under Prime Minister’s Office
It has been entrusted to maintain National Database of Sexual Offenders (NDSO)
It is the implementation agency for both Crime and Criminal Tracking Network Systems (CCTNS) and Inter-operable Criminal Justice System.
It publishes annual report Crime in India.

Which of the below given statements are correct?

1, 2 and 4 only

2 and 3 only

2, 3 and 4 only

1, 2, 3 and 4

2. Consider the following

Fundamental Rights
Directive Principle of State Policy
Fundamental Duty
Preamble

How many of the above provisions of the Constitution recognise the importance of environment and climate?

Only one

Only two

Only three

All four

3. Supreme Court has formulated a new constitutional right to be free from the adverse effects of climate change by drawing upon which of the following Article of the Constitution?

Art 14

Art 21

Both

None

4. Digital sequence information (DSI) often seen in news refers to

data from DNA or RNA can be stored digitally.

digital private information stored by big tech giants

digital data about import and export of genetically modified food in India.

genome sequencing of COVID-19 virus.

5. Consider the following

Statement I: Free Trade Agreements have not worked to the India economy’s advantage.

Statement II: India’s trade deficit had increased ever since the country entered into FTAs with Asean.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I

Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect

Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct