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Q1Consider the following statements about drone registration, airspace and transfer rules: 1. Every drone, except those meant for research, development and testing purposes, is required to be registered and have a UIN. 2. Red-zone operations require Central Government approval and yellow-zone operations require ATC approval, while no approval is required in green zones. 3. Nano drones are those up to 500 gram all-up weight for the purpose of type-certification exemption. 4. Transfer of a drone by sale, lease, gift or other mode requires details including the UIN on the Digital Sky platform. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. Statement 3 is false because the cited exemption defines nano drones as up to 250 gram all-up weight, not 500 gram. Transfer details must include transferor, transferee and UIN on the Digital Sky platform.
Q2Consider the following statements: 1. ISI started operating the Certification Marks Scheme under the Indian Standards Institution (Certification Marks) Act, 1952. 2. The Certification Marks Scheme was formally launched by ISI in 1955-56. 3. BIS took over the staff, assets, liabilities and functions of the erstwhile ISI. Which of the statements given above are correct?
All three statements are correct. The official BIS history links ISI's certification scheme to the 1952 Act, notes the formal launch in 1955-56, and states that BIS took over the staff, assets, liabilities and functions of the erstwhile ISI.
Q3Consider the following statements: 1. GEAC is the final approval authority for environmental release including confined field trials. 2. No person shall import, export, transport, manufacture, process, use or sell any GMOs, substances or cells except with GEAC approval. 3. GEAC approvals, once granted, cannot be revoked. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is incorrect because GEAC has powers to revoke approvals in specified cases, including new information on harmful effects of GMOs.
Q4Consider the following statements about India's DPDP framework: 1. The DPDP Rules, 2025 marked the full operationalisation of the DPDP Act, 2023. 2. The DPDP Act was enacted by Parliament on 11 August 2023. 3. The Act is guided by principles including consent and transparency, purpose limitation, data minimisation, accuracy, storage limitation, security safeguards and accountability. 4. Appeals against decisions of the Data Protection Board lie directly with the Supreme Court of India. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct according to the PIB release on the DPDP Rules. Statement 4 is false because appeals against Data Protection Board decisions lie with the Appellate Tribunal, TDSAT, not directly with the Supreme Court.
Q51. CDSCO is India's National Regulatory Authority for drugs and cosmetics regulation. 2. CDSCO functions under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. 3. CDSCO headquarters is located at FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Statement 2 is incorrect because the official page places CDSCO under the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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6Consider the following statements: 1. For Class A and Class B medical devices, CDSCO lists grant of certificate of registration for a notified body for audit. 2. For import of medical devices, the applicant applies in MD-14 on the Sugam online portal for import licence in MD-15. 3. For manufacture or loan licence of Class C or Class D devices, the listed forms include MD-7 and MD-8 for application and MD-9 and MD-10 for licence. 4. Class A is the high-risk class and Class D is the low-risk class under the listed risk classification. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements: 1. AERB was constituted on November 15, 1983 by the President of India under powers linked to the Atomic Energy Act, 1962. 2. AERB regulatory authority is derived from rules and notifications under both the Atomic Energy Act and the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. 3. AERB was constituted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. 4. AERB mission is limited to industrial safety in all factories in India. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements: 1. CDSCO is India's National Regulatory Authority. 2. CDSCO functions under the Directorate General of Health Services. 3. CDSCO functions under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following statements about the Drone Rules, 2021: 1. The liberalised Drone Rules, 2021 replaced the UAS Rules, 2021. 2. The number of forms was reduced from 25 to 5. 3. The yellow zone around an airport was increased from 12 km to 45 km. 4. The requirement of import clearance from DGCA was retained. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements: 1. The Scientific Committee and Scientific Panels are major scientific arms of the Food Authority. 2. The Scientific Committee is constituted under Section 14 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. 3. Scientific Panels under FSSAI are constituted under Section 23 of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11Consider the following statements about medical-device regulation in India: 1. All medical devices in India are regulated under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the Medical Devices Rules, 2017. 2. Medical devices are risk-classified as Class A, B, C and D, corresponding respectively to low, low moderate, moderate high and high risk. 3. A notified body for audit of Class C and Class D medical devices applies in Form MD-1 to the Central Licensing Authority for a certificate in Form MD-2. 4. For grant of import licence for medical devices, an applicant applies in Form MD-12 for licence in Form MD-13. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Consider the following statements: 1. GEAC is chaired by the Special Secretary or Additional Secretary of MoEF&CC. 2. GEAC is co-chaired by a representative from the Department of Biotechnology. 3. The GEAC page states that it presently has 24 members and meets every month to review applications in the indicated areas. 4. GEAC is the authority responsible for approval of drugs and conduct of clinical trials under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. Which of the statements given above are correct?
131. AERB safety codes cover siting and design but exclude decommissioning. 2. AERB ensures compliance by DAE and non-DAE installations with safety codes and standards during construction and commissioning stages. 3. AERB reviews requests for authorising, commissioning and operation of DAE projects or plants from the safety angle. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Consider the following statements: 1. FSSAI frames regulations to lay down standards and guidelines for articles of food. 2. FSSAI lays down mechanisms and guidelines for accreditation of certification bodies for food-safety management systems. 3. FSSAI lays down procedure and guidelines for accreditation and notification of laboratories. 4. FSSAI is the national authority for approving drugs and conducting clinical trials under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements about nuclear regulatory governance in India: 1. At the 10th Convention on Nuclear Safety review meeting in Vienna, the 15-member Indian delegation was led by A. K. Balasubrahmanian, Chairman of AERB. 2. The release named the chief of BARC as the leader of the Indian delegation at that meeting. 3. AERB administers the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 for industrial safety in Department of Atomic Energy units under its purview. 4. SARCOP, one of AERB's apex safety review committees, was constituted in June 1988. Which of the statements given above are correct?