With reference to the Status of Elephant in India 2022-23, consider the following statements:

1. There is a sharp decline in elephant populations in the east-central and southern landscapes.

2. The report identifies unmitigated mining and linear infrastructure construction as a significant threat to the species.

3. The new method of counting elephants is based on DNA profiling.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the National Agriculture Code (NAC), consider the following statements:

1. It will cover the entire agriculture cycle and a guidance note for future standardisation.

2. It will cover pre-harvest operations.

3. It does not include standards for input management like the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides.

4. It includes standards for crop storage and traceability.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), consider the following statements:

1. It was formed in 1996 as the “Shanghai Five”.

2. The recent permanent member of SCO is Iran.

3. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) ‘Heads of Government’ (HoG) 2024 meeting will be held in Delhi.

4. The organisation deals with security issues and has all Asian members.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

The region Plateau Rosa, the Carrel refuge, and the Gobba di Rollin were in news. They are located on the border of:

With reference to the new rules of SEBI to curb the F&O framework, consider the following statements:

1. The minimum contract size at the time of its introduction in the market has been recalibrated to Rs 15 lakh from the existing stipulation of Rs 5-10 lakh.

2. SEBI has increased the ‘tail risk’ coverage by levying an additional ‘Extreme Loss Margin’ (ELM) of 2% for short options contracts.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are the applications of the supercomputers?

1. Quantum mechanics

2. Weather forecasting

3. Oil and gas exploration

4. Data analytics and big data

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

With reference to the Solar eclipse, consider the following pairs:

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

With reference to the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI), consider the following statements:

1. The OCI scheme provides for registration of all Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) who were citizens of India on January 26, 1950, or thereafter, or were eligible to become citizens of India on the said date.

2. An OCI card holder is essentially a foreign passport holder who gets a multiple entry, multi-purpose life-long visa for visiting India, and is exempt from registration with local police authority for any length of stay in the country.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Kosi River, consider the following statements:

1. It is formed by the confluence of three streams namely the Sun Kosi, the Arun Kosi and Tamur Kosi.

2. It is well known for its tendency to change its course generally in westward direction.

3. The Kosi River basin is bounded on the west by the Mahananda basin.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM):

1. It was launched on October 2, 2016.

2. SBM focus areas were building individual and community toilets and solid waste management.

3. The SBM-Urban for cities is executed by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the Assam Accord, consider the following statements:

1. It was a Memorandum of Settlement between the Union government and the leadership of the Assam Movement, primarily the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU).

2. It was signed in 1965.

3. The Assam accord ended the six-year-long agitation in Assam against the entry of Bangladeshi migrants into the state.

4. There is no clause to protect, preserve and promote the culture and heritage of the Assamese people.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to ‘classical languages’ of India, consider the following statements:

1. Sanskrit became the first Indian language to receive “classical” status due to its high antiquity and rich literary tradition.

2. High antiquity of early texts, and recorded history over a period of 1500- 2000 years is one of the criteria to declare a language as a classical language.

3. Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali are the latest additions to the classical languages list.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

David’s Sling, Arrow 2 and 3, and the Iron Beam are seen in news with reference to:

With reference to Chagos and Diego Garcia, recently seen in the news, consider the following statements:

1. The UK has long controlled Chagos and the Diego Garcia military base, jointly operating it with the United States.

2. The United States has recently said it would cede sovereignty of the strategically important Chagos Islands and Diego Garcia to Mauritius.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Who among the following has been named as the recipient of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2024?