Q1.With reference to the functions of the Indian Information Service (IIS), consider the following:
- Crisis communication and public campaign management
- Regulation of broadcasting content under the Cable TV Networks Act
- Dissemination of official information through PIB and allied agencies
- Media management across print, digital, and electronic platforms
How many of the above are correct?
a) Only One
b) Only Two
c) Only Three
d) All Four
Correct Answer: (c)
Explanation:
IIS undertakes government communication, PIB dissemination, and media management across platforms, including crisis messaging (1, 3, 4 correct). Regulation of broadcast content (2) is handled by the I&B Ministry and statutory authorities, not IIS.
Therefore, three statements are correct.
Q2.India’s use of “sin taxes” on gutkha/paan masala to finance health and national security aligns with which economic principles?
- Negative externalities
- Pigouvian taxation
- Behavioural economics in public policy
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: (d)
Explanation:
Taxing harmful goods addresses negative externalities (public health costs), uses Pigouvian taxation (internalising societal costs), and nudges citizens away from harmful consumption (behavioural economics).
All three apply.
Q3.The Right to Disconnect Bill primarily seeks to operationalise which constitutional guarantee?
a) Article 16
b) Article 23
c) Article 21
d) Article 32
Correct Answer: (c)
Explanation:
The Bill protects mental health, dignity, rest, and personal time—core components of Article 21 (right to life with dignity), as interpreted in Maneka Gandhi and Puttaswamy. It has no relation to Articles 16, 23, or 32.
Q4.The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), with which India is negotiating an FTA, consists of which countries?
- Russia
- Belarus
- Armenia
- Tajikistan
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 1 and 4 only
c) 2, 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: (a)
Explanation:
EAEU members → Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan.
Tajikistan is not a member.
Thus, 1, 2, 3 are correct.
Q5.A dynamic ejection test is essential because static tests cannot simulate which of the following?
- High wind blast
- G-force variations
- Canopy fragmentation behavior
- Parachute deployment envelope at speed
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1, 3 and 4 only
c) 2 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: (d)
Explanation:
Dynamic tests replicate real in-flight escape conditions—wind blast, extreme G-forces, canopy fragmentation, and parachute deployment under high-speed airflow. Static tests cannot simulate any of these.
Hence, all four are correct.
