24th March 2025

Consider the following statements about India's Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme:

1. The scheme has achieved 100% of its expected production targets across all sectors.
2. Mobile phone manufacturing has seen significant success under the scheme.
3. The scheme aimed to increase manufacturing's share in India's GDP to 25% by 2025.
4. Delays in subsidy payouts have not affected the scheme's implementation.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Assertion (A): The ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Expert's Working Group on Counter-Terrorism (EWG on CT) aims to enhance regional cooperation against terrorism.
Reason (R): India and Malaysia have assumed co-chairmanship of the EWG on CT for the period 2024-2027.
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The 2025 UN World Water Development Report highlights which of the following concerns regarding retreating glaciers?
1. Accelerated snowpack melt initially increases river flow in glacier-fed basins.
2. The "peak water" point has been reached in all glacial-fed rivers globally.
3. Glaciers are projected to lose 26-41% of their 2015 mass by 2100 under various warming scenarios.
4. Two-thirds of global irrigated agriculture may be affected by receding glaciers and reduced snowfall.
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Regarding the doctrine of precedent in the Indian legal system, which of the following statements is correct?

Consider the following statements regarding genetically modified (GM) mustard in India:

1. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has declared GM mustard safe for commercial cultivation.
2. GM mustard was developed using genes from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis.
3. The Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on GM mustard approval in 2024.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?