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Question: Consider the following statements regarding Geographical Indication (GI) tags:
1. GI registration in India is handled by the Geographical Indications Registry under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
2. A protected geographical indication enables the holder to prevent someone from making a product using the same techniques as those set out in the standards for that indication.
3. Ambaji Marble, a GI tagged item, is named after a pilgrimage site in Rajasthan.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

Question: Consider the following statements regarding Green Climate Fund (GCF):
1. It is the financial mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
2. It is mandated to support developing countries raise and realize their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) ambitions towards low-emissions.
3. GCF is mandated to invest 50% of its resources to mitigation and 50% to adaptation in grant equivalent.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

Question: Consider the following statements about Greenland:
1. Greenland’s home-rule government is responsible for most domestic affairs.
2. Greenland completely lies within the Arctic Circle.
3. According to a new legislation, only people and companies from Greenland will be allowed to buy property and land-use rights in Greenland.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Question: With reference to the Raulane festival, consider the following statements:
1 It is celebrated in Tibet.
2 The festival honors celestial fairies called Saunis.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question: In the context of coronal mass ejections (CMEs), consider the following statements:
1. A CME consists of a large cloud of ionised gas (plasma) and magnetic fields ejected from a star’s outer atmosphere.
2. These powerful solar storms create auroras at Earth’s poles.
3. These powerful solar storms can disrupt the power grid.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

Question: With reference to genetic switches, consider the following statements:
1. They are regulatory elements that turn genes on or off by controlling gene expression.
2. They function only during embryonic development.
3. HOXA10–TWIST2 are genes which play role in genetic switches.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Question: Consider the following countries:
1. Armenia
2. Belarus
3. Kazakhstan
4. Russia
How many of the above countries are members of Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) All four

Question: With reference to ammonium nitrate, consider the following statements:
1. Its sale in India is legally permitted only through registered vendors.
2. It is widely used as agricultural manure and has several legitimate industrial applications.
3. Possession of more than 30 metric tonnes of ammonium nitrate requires approval from the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Question: Consider the following statements regarding Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP):
1. TATP is a highly unstable explosive formed from multiple chemical compounds.
2. It contains oxygen atoms in its structure, enabling detonation.
3. It is commonly used in industrial mining operations in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Question: Consider the following pairs of volcanoes and their locations:
1. Uturuncu volcano: Kenya
2. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki: Tonga
3. Sakurajima volcano: Japan
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

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