Which of the following statements are correct in respect of National Medical Commission:
- The NMC promotes the availability of adequate and high-quality medical professionals.
- The NMC lays down policies for regulating medical institutions and medical professionals.
- The NMC is responsible for conducting all State Public Service Commission examinations for recruiting doctors.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: Anaemia Mukt Bharat was launched in 2018 under the POSHAN Abhiyaan.
Statement 2: The original AMB strategy adopted a 5×5×5 framework covering five beneficiary groups, five interventions and five institutional mechanisms.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following statements:
- The PM POSHAN prescribes nutritional norms for meals provided to primary and upper-primary schoolchildren.
- The scheme aims to provide nutritional support to eligible children during school days.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following with reference to the climate of Brazil:
- Most of the Amazon Basin experiences an equatorial climate with high temperatures and abundant rainfall.
- The northeastern part of Brazil includes semi arid regions that experience recurrent droughts.
- Southern Brazil experiences no seasonal variation in temperature.
How many of the above is/are correct?
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) functions under the administrative control of which of the following?
With reference to the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) under the UNFCCC framework, consider the following statements:
- The fund was officially established during COP27 at Sharm el-Sheikh to provide financial assistance to developing countries vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.
- Under the governing instrument of the fund, developed country parties are mandated to contribute a fixed annual percentage of their Gross National Income (GNI) into the fund's corpus.
- In late 2026, the FRLD approved an emergency out-of-turn financial grant to assist Nepal following catastrophic flash floods in the Himalayan river systems.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following pairs regarding recent military acquisitions, defence initiatives, and technological terms:
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Initiative
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Context
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1. Swavlamban 2026
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Annual naval innovation seminar promoting indigenous defence technologies under Aatmanirbharta 2.0
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2. VSHORADS
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Man-portable Very Short-Range Air Defence System designed to counter low-altitude aerial threats
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3. Active Offboard Decoy System (AODS)
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Indigenous electronic warfare countermeasure deployed on naval warships against anti-ship missiles
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How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
With reference to the Census Act, 1948 and the constitutional limits of drafting citizens into public service, consider the following statements:
- Section 4(2) of the Census Act empowers the State Government to appoint "any person" as a census officer within a designated local jurisdiction.
- While Article 23(1) of the Constitution prohibits forced labour (begar), Article 23(2) permits the State to impose compulsory public service for public purposes without discriminating on grounds only of religion, race, caste, or class.
- The recent amendments to the Census Rules, 1990 explicitly prohibit the requisition of teaching staff from private unaided educational institutions for census enumeration duties.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Given below are two statements; one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The development of recombinant human antibody cocktails by researchers represents a significant advancement over conventional polyvalent antivenoms in addressing snakebite envenomation across India.
Reason (R): Traditional polyvalent antivenoms derived from horse serum carry risks of serum sickness and allergic reactions, and they often suffer from batch efficacy variations due to regional diversity in venom composition.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Consider the following statements regarding the notification of E100 fuel and Flex-Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) in India:
- E100 refers to an automotive fuel formulation consisting almost entirely of pure ethanol.
- Under the amended Central Motor Vehicle Rules, all standard internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles manufactured after April 2023 can seamlessly run on E100 without engine component modification.
- Flex-Fuel Vehicles are equipped with closed-loop engine control units (ECU) and fuel sensors that dynamically calibrate fuel injection and spark timing based on the blend ratio of ethanol and petrol.
How many of the statements given above are correct?