14.07.2026

Which of the following relationships among the above statements is/are correct?

1. Statement II provides a policy mechanism that supports the objective stated in Statement I.
2. Statement III contradicts the sustainability approach implicit in Statement I.
3. Statements I and III together establish that food-crop-based feedstock is indispensable for India's bioenergy transition.

Options:

1. A robust Civil Registration System enables continuous generation of vital statistics, thereby reducing dependence on sample-based estimates for fertility and mortality.
2. In 2024, India recorded about 99.1% birth registration and 99.4% death registration of estimated events, indicating that the Civil Registration System is approaching universal coverage.

III. Since the Civil Registration System records nearly all births and deaths, decadal Population Census has become redundant for demographic planning and socio-economic policymaking.

Which of the following relationships among the above statements is/are correct?

1. Statement II provides empirical support for the governance objective described in Statement I.
2. Statement III logically follows from Statements I and II because continuous vital statistics can fully replace Census-based information.
3. Statement III represents an overextension of the implication of Statement I, since Civil Registration System and Population Census perform complementary functions.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. A Bill can be certified as a Money Bill only by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
2. The Rajya Sabha can neither reject nor amend a Money Bill but can recommend amendments.
3. If the Rajya Sabha does not return a Money Bill within 14 days, the Bill is deemed to have been passed by both Houses in the form passed by the Lok Sabha.

Which of the statements given above are correct?