1. With reference to the rice fortification, consider the following statements:

1. It increases the content of essential micronutrients in food to improve the nutritional quality of food.

2. Fortified rice kernels (FRKs) have a shelf life of at least 12 months.

3. The fortified rice does not contain vitamin B-12.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the Marburg virus disease (MVD), consider the following statements:

1. It belongs to the filovirus family.

2. Human MVD infections are caused by prolonged exposure to mines.

3. The first outbreak occurred in Angola in 1967.

4. It does not spread through human-to-human transition.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which of the following pairs is not correct about the awards given to Ratan Tata?

1. Padma Vibhushan – 2018

2. Padma Bhushan – 2000

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Consider the following wildlife sanctuaries:

1. Gir Wildlife Sanctuary

2. Paniya Wildlife Sanctuary

3. Mitiyala Wildlife Sanctuary

How many of the sanctuaries given above form a part of Gir Protected Area?

Consider the following languages:

1. Pali

2. Prakrit

3. Marathi

4. Punjabi

5. Gujarati

Which of the languages given above have been recently designated as the classical language?

With reference to the United Nations Interim Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), consider the following statements:

1. It is an international body assigned to prevent violations along the border between Lebanon and Israel.

2. The peacekeeping force includes only military personnel and does not have civilian personnel.

3. It was created by the United Nations Security Council in 1978.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Nobel Prizes 2024, consider the following statements:

1. The Nobel Prize for Literature 2024 was awarded to South Korean author Han Kang.

2. The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo.

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

Consider the following statements:

Statement 1: Plant cover across the Antarctic Peninsula has increased more than 10 times over the past few decades.

Statement 2: The Antarctic continent is warming twice as fast as the global average, at a rate of between 0.22 degrees Celsius and 0.32 degrees Celsius per decade.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Vat Phou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is under restoration and conservation by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is located in:

With reference to the AstroSat, consider the following statements:

1. It is the first dedicated Indian astronomy mission aimed at studying celestial sources in X-ray and UV spectral bands simultaneously.

2. It enables the simultaneous multi-wavelength observations of various astronomical objects with a single satellite.

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

With reference to the Auroras, consider the following statements:

1. These are essentially natural lights that appear as bright, swirling curtains in the night sky.

2. In the Northern Hemisphere, these bright and colourful lights are called Aurora Australis, while those in the South are called Aurora Borealis.

3. They are formed due to an active interaction in space between charged solar winds and the Earth’s magnetosphere.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the AlphaFold2, consider the following statements:

1. It is an artificial intelligence-based tool.

2. It can predict the structure of a protein with outstanding accuracy.

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

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for:

‘Deliberately increasing the content of essential micronutrients in a food so as to improve the nutritional quality of food and to provide public health benefit with minimal risk to health’ is known as:

Consider the following statements with reference to International organisations:

1. The East Asia Summit (EAS) process was initiated in 2010 the ASEAN Member States, China, India, Japan, and Russia.

2. In 1967, Foreign Ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand – came together to sign the ASEAN declaration.

3. While India was part of negotiations to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in 2020, it ultimately decided not to do so.

Which of the statements given above are correct?