26th March 2026

Explanation - Assam Rifles is the oldest paramilitary force raised way back in 1835 in British India with just 750 men. Since then it has gone on to fight in two World Wars, the Sino-Indian War of 1962 and used as an anti-insurgency force against militant groups in the North East. Raised as a militia to protect British tea estates and its settlements from the raids of the NE tribes, the force was first known as Cachar Levy. It was reorganised later as Assam Frontier Force as its role was expanded to conduct punitive operations beyond Assam borders. It is the only paramilitary force with a dual control structure. While the administrative control of the force is with the MHA, its operational control is with the Indian Army, which is under the MoD. This means that salaries and infrastructure for the force is provided by the MHA, but the deployment, posting, transfer and deputation of the personnel is decided by the Army. All its senior ranks, from DG to IG and sector headquarters, are manned by officers from the Army. The force is commanded by Lieutenant General from the Indian Army.

Explanation - Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. The GlobE Network is a global platform of specialised anti-corruption law enforcement authorities. It was established under the Riyadh Initiative during Saudi Arabia's G20 Presidency. It is operating under the framework of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). Members: The Network comprises 135 member countries and 250 member authorities, along with 18 observers including EUROPOL, the World Bank, and the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities. Governance — The steering committee, consisting of one chair, one vice-chair, and 13 members, provides leadership and direction for the organisation. The Ministry of Home Affairs is the central authority for GloBE Network, while the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate are its member authorities from India. Functions — The GlobE Network complements formal legal assistance mechanisms by enabling faster, more flexible, and direct agency-to-agency engagement. It enables direct, practitioner-level cooperation among member agencies for the investigation, prosecution, and recovery of proceeds of corruption. The Network is governed by its members and is supported by the United Nations Office against Drugs and Crime (UNODC) which provides the Network's secretariat.

Explanation - RoDTEP Scheme Guidelines and Rates (Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products) have been notified by the government. The scheme for zero rating of exports will boost our exports & competitiveness in the global markets. The rates of RoDTEP will cover 8555 tariff lines. Duties/taxes/levies, at the Central, State & local level, borne on the exported product, including prior stage cumulative indirect taxes on goods & services used in production of the exported product, and such indirect Duties/taxes/levies in respect of distribution of exported products. It may be noted that rebate under the Scheme shall not be available in respect of duties and taxes already exempted or remitted or credited.

Explanation - Districts as Export Hubs (DEH) Initiative was launched in 2019 to foster balanced regional development across all districts of the country. The objective of DEH is to identify, brand and promote products from each district, encouraging their sale in both domestic and international markets. It is an initiative of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Department of Commerce. Under this initiative, the export promotion activities are being decentralised to make the districts active stakeholders in boosting export growth of the identified products and services from the districts. Institutional mechanism — An institutional mechanism has been set up in all States/UTs by forming the State Export Promotion Committee (SEPC) and District Export Promotion Committee (DEPC) at the district level. The initiative has identified export potential in specific districts across the country, spanning critical sectors like agriculture, toys, and GI products. District Export Action Plans (DEAP) detailing the existing bottlenecks in the supply chain and identifying possible interventions to mitigate the existing gaps for export of the above identified products. It is supporting local exporters/manufacturers to scale and find potential buyers outside India.

Explanation - When there is a conflict of interest, a judge can withdraw from hearing a case to prevent creating a perception that she carried a bias while deciding the case. The conflict of interest can be in many ways — from holding shares in a company that is a litigant to having a prior or personal association with a party involved in the case. The decision to recuse generally comes from the judge herself as it rests on the conscience and discretion of the judge to disclose any potential conflict of interest. In some circumstances, lawyers or parties in the case bring it up before the judge. If a judge recuses, the case is listed before the Chief Justice for allotment to a fresh Bench. There are no formal rules governing recusals, although several Supreme Court judgments have dealt with the issue. In Ranjit Thakur v Union of India (1987), the Supreme Court held that the tests of the likelihood of bias is the reasonableness of the apprehension in the mind of the party. "A Judge shall not hear and decide a matter in a company in which he holds shares… unless he has disclosed his interest and no objection to his hearing and deciding the matter is raised," states the 1999 charter 'Restatement of Values in Judicial Life', a code of ethics adopted by the Supreme Court. Since there are no formal rules governing the process, it is often left to individual judges to record reasons for recusal. Some judges disclose the reasons in open court; in some cases, the reasons are apparent.