Option (d) is correct

Explanation:

• Recently,  the Election Commission (EC) released a draft delimitation document for Assam, proposing a change in boundaries of several Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies of the state.
• Delimitation is the process of redrawing boundaries of Lok Sabha and State Assembly constituencies based on a recent census to ensure each seat has an almost equal number of voters.
• Statement 1 is correct: Under Article 82, the Parliament enacts a Delimitation Act after every Census.
• Statement 2 is correct:The Constitution declares that the validity of any law relating to the delimitation of constituencies or the allotment of seats to such constituencies cannot be questioned in any court. Consequently, the orders issued by the Delimitation Commission become final and cannot be challenged in any court.
• Statement 3 is  correct: When the orders of the Delimitation Commission are laid before the Lok Sabha or State Legislative Assembly, they cannot effect any modification in the orders.

Option (a) is correct

Explanation:

• Recently, the Manipur Chief Minister said that the Centre would ensure the implementation of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with Kuki insurgent groups in the hill area.
• The suspension of operations (SoO) agreement was sealed with the aim of starting a political dialogue with the militant groups in Manipur
• The SoO pact was signed on August 22, 2008, with the primary objective of initiating political dialogue.
• The important terms under the pact are that security forces, including State and Central forces, are not to launch any operations, nor can the underground groups.
• The militant cadres are to be confined in designated camps identified by the Government. Arms are deposited in a safe room under a double-locking system

Option (c) is correct

Explanation:

• The implementation of a 20% tax on the Reserve Bank of India’s Liberalised Remittances Scheme (LRS) is set to be implemented.
• The Liberalised Remittances Scheme was introduced by the RBI in 2004.
• Statement 1 is Correct:LRS allows Indian residents to freely remit up to USD $250,000 per financial year for current or capital account transactions or a combination of both. Any remittance exceeding this limit requires prior permission from the RBI.
• Statement 2 is Correct: Only individual Indian residents, including minors, are permitted to remit funds under LRS.
• Corporates, partnership firms, HUF, trusts, etc., are excluded from its ambit.

Option (a) is correct

Explanation:

• Recently, At least 14 civilians were killed in war torn Sudan’s capital-Khartoum as rival forces are locked in a key battle over control of police headquarters.

Option (c) is correct

Explanation:

• The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has called for more interest rate increases, warning the world economy is now at a crucial point as countries struggle to rein in inflation.
• Statement 1 is Correct: The BIS was created out of the Hague Agreements of 1930.
• Statement 2 is Correct: It is a bank for central banks with its headquarter at Basel, Switzerland
• It is owned by 60 member central banks, representing countries from around the world including India.

Additional Information:

• Basel Committee for Banking Supervision (BCBS):
  • BCBS is a closely associated international forum for financial regulation that is housed in the BIS’ offices in Basel, Switzerland.
  • The BCBS is responsible for the Basel Accords, which recommend capital requirements and other banking regulations that are widely implemented by national governments.

Option (d) is correct

Explanation:

• The Heliopolis (Port Tewfik) Memorial is part of the larger Heliopolis Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery. 
• Statement 1 is not Correct: The Heliopolis (Port Tewfik) Memorial commemorates the memory of 3,727 Indian soldiers who died fighting in various campaigns in Egypt and Palestine in the First World War.
  • Designed by Sir John Burnet, the original memorial sustained damages during the 1967-1973 Israeli-Egyptian conflict.
  • Located at the south end of the Suez Canal, the original Port Tewfik memorial was unveiled in 1926.
• Statement 2 is not Correct: The Indian troops played a key role in securing the Suez Canal in Egypt and in Palestine, where Indian cavalry participated in the Battle of Haifa, commemorated in New Delhi in a war memorial.