✓ Explanation: Explanation: The PESA Act, 1996 extends Panchayati Raj provisions to Scheduled Areas.
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Question 2 / 10 MediumPoverty & Inequality
Which Union Ministry launched the Jiyo Parsi Scheme?
✓ Explanation: Explanation: The Jiyo Parsi Scheme was launched by the Ministry of Minority Affairs to address demographic decline among the Parsi community.
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Question 3 / 10 MediumPoverty & Inequality
NBCFDC is associated with which Union Ministry?
✓ Explanation: Explanation: NBCFDC functions under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
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Question 4 / 10 MediumPoverty & Inequality
The Juang community is primarily associated with which state?
✓ Explanation: Explanation: The Juang are an indigenous tribal community primarily associated with Odisha and are recognised as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG).
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Question 5 / 10 MediumPoverty & Inequality
The Juang community is recognised under which category of tribal communities?
✓ Explanation: Explanation: The Juang are recognised as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG).
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Question 6 / 10 MediumPoverty & Inequality
Which gas is most commonly associated with naturally occurring gas hydrates?
✓ Explanation: Explanation: Methane is the most important naturally occurring gas found in gas hydrates.
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Question 7 / 10 MediumPoverty & Inequality
The headquarters of the MERCOSUR Secretariat is in:
✓ Explanation: Explanation: The correct answer is B. Montevideo. This is the key fact associated with the topic in the source material. The other choices do not match the fact being tested: Brasília; Buenos Aires; and Asunción. Therefore, B is the appropriate choice.
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Question 8 / 10 MediumPoverty & Inequality
NBCFDC primarily works for the economic development of:
✓ Explanation: Explanation: NBCFDC supports economic and developmental activities for members of Backward Classes.
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Question 9 / 10 MediumPoverty & Inequality
The Jiyo Parsi Scheme is primarily associated with which community in India?
✓ Explanation: Explanation: Jiyo Parsi is a Central Sector Scheme aimed at addressing the declining population of the Parsi community in India. It supports population stabilisation through medical assistance, counselling and awareness measures.
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Question 10 / 10 MediumPoverty & Inequality
Waste Foundry Sand is primarily generated as a by-product of:
✓ Explanation: Explanation: Foundry sand is used extensively in metal casting operations. After repeated use, waste foundry sand can become a disposal problem but can also be reused in applications such as construction.