Correct Answer: A. 1, 2 and 4 only

Explanation:

• Option 1: Caste enumeration beyond SC/ST is proposed.
• Option 2: Enumerators will use digital signatures.
• Option 3: Monthly income is not part of the questionnaire.
• Option 4: Real-time correction (e.g., age inconsistencies) is enabled via the app.

Correct Answer: A. 2, 3 and 4 only

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is incorrect: Shipki La is one of three official border trade points (others are Nathu La and Lipulekh).
• Statement 2 is correct: Sutlej River enters India through Shipki La.
• Statement 3 is correct: It lies in Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

Statement 4 is correct: It has recently been opened to domestic tourists.

Correct Answer: B. Serve as a preparatory platform for technical negotiations ahead of COP30

Correct Answer: A. 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

• Statement 1 – Correct: Services exports generate foreign exchange, helping offset the merchandise trade deficit, thus improving the current account balance.
• Statement 2 – Correct: Anti-dumping duties are imposed to counteract the effects of dumped imports that threaten domestic industries.
• Statement 3 – Incorrect: Depreciation of the Rupee makes imports costlier, not cheaper, and can widen the trade deficit if imports are inelastic (like crude oil).

Correct Answer:
C. It disrupts the federal structure by weakening the autonomy of democratically elected state governments.

Explanation:

• Option A: Incorrect – Parliament’s supremacy is limited to Union and Concurrent List subjects; states have autonomy in their domain.
• Option B: Incorrect – The Governor is part of the executive, and withholding assent is not a judicial function.
• Option C: Correct – Indefinite delays in granting assent, especially on policy matters like education, undermine state autonomy, which is a core principle of Indian federalism.

Option D: Incorrect – While executive scrutiny is allowed, indefinite delay without reason goes against democratic accountability and constitutional trust.