How do you differentiate between Headline and Core Inflation?

1) Headline inflation is published by RBI whereas Core inflation is published by Central Statistical Organization (CSO).

2) Headline inflation is calculated from a base year, whereas Core inflation takes the current financial year as the base year.

3) Core inflation excludes food and energy from the calculations, Headline inflation includes these figures.

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Most of the states with less than 10 per cent of the forest area lie in which part of the country?

Indian textile industry is predominantly cotton based. Consider the following statements with reference to cotton.

1. India is the largest producer as well as exporter of cotton yarn.

2. In India, all the cotton is produced either in the Western States or the Central region.

3. China is the biggest importer of raw cotton from India.

Which of the above is/are correct?

The Supreme Court has laid down which of the following principles concerning the pardoning power of the President?

1) The petitioner for mercy has a right to an oral hearing by the President.

2) The President cannot examine the evidence afresh and must rely on the legal evidence as examined by the courts.

3) The President is not bound to give reasons for his order.

4) Ordinarily, the exercise of power by the President is not subject to judicial review.

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Consider the following about Nitrogen.

1) Nitrogen is a necessary component of bio-molecules such as proteins, DNA and chlorophyll.

2) It is a scarce resource often limiting primary productivity in many ecosystems because it is largely inaccessible as di-nitrogen gas to most organisms.

3) Nitrification, denitrification and ammonification are important parts of the Nitrogen cycle.

4) Prokaryotes cannot fix nitrogen due to absence of cellular structures that facilitate swift gaseous exchange from the atmosphere.

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