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respect of election to the President of India , PRELIMS UPSC 2023

Consider the following statements in respect of election to the President of India : The members nominated to either House of the Parliament or the Legislative Assemblies of States are also eligible to be included in the Electoral College. Higher the number of elective Assembly seats, higher is the value of vote of each MLA …

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According to the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 , UPSC PRELIMS 2023

Consider the following statements : According to the Constitution of India, the Central Government has a duty to protect States from internal disturbances. The Constitution of India exempts the States from providing legal counsel to a person being held for preventive detention. According to the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002, confession of the accused before …

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Nations’ World Water Development Report, 2022′, UPSC PRELIMS 2023

Statement-I:     According to the United Nations’ World Water Development Report, 2022′, India extracts more than a quarter of the world’s groundwater withdrawal each year.         Statement-II:         India needs to extract more than a quarter of the world’s groundwater each year to satisfy the drinking water and sanitation needs of almost 18% of world’s …

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, India’s public sector health care systemUnder India’s decentralized approach to health , UPSC PRELIMS 2023

Consider the following statements:         Statement-I :         India’s public sector health care system largely focuses on curative care with limited preventive, promotive and rehabilitative care.         Statement-II :        Under India’s decentralized approach to health care delivery, the States are primarily responsible for organizing health services.         Which one of the following is correct …

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The Self-Help Group (SHG) programme UPSC PRELIMS 2023

Consider the following statements: The Self-Help Group (SHG) programme was originally initiated by the State Bank of India by providing microcredit to the financially deprived. In an SHG, all members of a group take responsibility for a loan that an individual member takes. The Regional Rural Banks and Scheduled Commercial Banks support SHGs.         How …

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term ‘beta’ refers to UPSC PRELIMS 2023

.       In the context of finance, the term ‘beta’ refers to         (a)   the process of simultaneous buying and selling of an asset from different platforms         (b)   an investment strategy of a portfolio manager to balance risk versus reward         (c)   a type of systemic risk that arises where perfect hedging is not possible …

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Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006′ UPSC PRELIMS 2023

Consider the following statements with reference to India : According to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006′, the ‘medium enterprises’ are those with investments in plant and machinery between `15 crore and `25 crore. All bank loans to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises qualify under the priority sector.         Which …

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