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Consider the following statements regarding the age of consent debate in India.

1. The current age of consent under the POCSO Act is 18 years.
2. The Union Government supports reducing the age of consent to 16 years to align with global practices.
3. The “close-in-age exception” would apply to consensual activity between adolescents aged 16–18 years.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
 

 Consider the following statements regarding citizenship registration in India.

1. The Citizenship Act, 1955 makes it compulsory for the Union Government to register every citizen of India.
2. Assam is the only state where NRC has been undertaken so far.
3. The NPR was first compiled in 2020–21 during the Housing Listing phase of the Census.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
 

Consider the following statements regarding the proposed UN Plastics Treaty.

1. The mandate to create the treaty was adopted at the UN Environment Assembly in 2022.
2. All countries agree on capping plastic production as the only approach to address plastic waste.
3. Some countries propose that developed nations must financially assist developing nations in shifting to a non-plastic economy.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
 

Consider the following statements about the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).

1. It was launched by WHO and partners in 1988 and eradicated polio globally in 2014.
2. Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only countries where polio transmission has never been interrupted.