Choose first, then check both the answer and the reason.

21. Who gave the five-year Special Category Status assurance in February 2014?

A. The then Prime Minister in the Rajya Sabha B. APSDMA C. KRMB D. A district Tahsildar

Answer A. The assurance appears in the 20 February 2014 parliamentary statement.

22. The later Special Assistance mechanism involved eligible:

A. Externally aided project loan and interest repayment B. Municipal ward rotation C. Port ticket discounts D. Private household mortgages only

Answer A. The 2018 MHA answer describes EAP loan and interest repayment.

23. Which schedule lists government companies and corporations?

A. Ninth B. Tenth C. Thirteenth D. Eleventh

Answer A. The Ninth Schedule is linked to Section 68 corporations.

24. Section 68 concerns:

A. Certain government companies and corporations B. The capital expert committee C. Polavaram national status D. Admission quotas

Answer A. Section 68 works with the Ninth Schedule.

25. Which schedule lists institutions for continued facilities?

A. Tenth B. Ninth C. Thirteenth D. Twelfth

Answer A. The Tenth Schedule relates to Section 75 access.

26. Section 75 concerns:

A. Continued facilities at specified institutions B. State capital naming C. Polavaram clearances D. Lok Sabha seat split

Answer A. It preserves facility access under its terms.

27. The Act's Part VIII addresses:

A. Services and employee allocation B. Only municipal drains C. Only food schemes D. Only tax rates

Answer A. Part VIII covers service transition.

28. The Act's river chapter includes:

A. Godavari and Krishna arrangements B. Only coastal shipping C. Only city water tax D. Only groundwater wells

Answer A. It provides boards and other inter-state water mechanisms.

29. Section 84 provides for an:

A. Apex Council for river-water resources B. APCRDA ward committee C. Election Commission office D. IIT campus

Answer A. The Apex Council concerns Godavari and Krishna water matters.

30. Section 85 directs creation of:

A. GRMB and KRMB B. Two new state capitals C. Two national ports D. Two Finance Commissions

Answer A. It provides separate Godavari and Krishna river boards.