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With reference to the withdrawal of prosecution under Indian criminal procedure, consider the following statements: 1. An executive assurance given by the government is sufficient to automatically override statutory FIR closure processes. 2. The withdrawal from prosecution by a public prosecutor requires the explicit consent of the court. 3. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 governs the rules regarding the withdrawal from prosecution.

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): India's transition to electric vehicles (EVs) creates new strategic vulnerabilities regarding national energy security. Reason (R): EV motors heavily rely on rare-earth permanent magnets, whose global supply chains are concentrated in geopolitically sensitive regions.

Consider the following clues regarding a prominent Indian scientific institution: 1. It was founded in 1876, representing a major departure from the colonial model of scientific education. 2. It was established by Dr. Mahendralal Sircar to foster scientific self-reliance among Indians. 3. The institution played a pivotal role in the Bengal Renaissance and facilitated the research that led to India's first Nobel Prize in Physics

Consider the following statements regarding the governance of public examinations in India: 1. Under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, Education is listed as a State subject, prohibiting the Union from legislating on examination bodies. 2. The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 introduces mandatory time-bound investigations into paper leaks. 3. Special fast-track courts designated for trying examination fraud cases follow the procedures under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.

Consider the following pairs of ethical philosophies/thinkers and their core principles: 1. John Rawls : Justice for the weakest and fairness 2. Immanuel Kant : Duty and Intention (Deontology) 3. Thomas Hobbes : Social Contract and Sovereign Authority

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