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• The Franz Edelman Award, recently seen in the news, is associated with which of the following fields?

  • Literature and creative writing
  • Environmental conservation
  • Public administration reforms
  • Operations Research and advanced analytics

• Consider the following statements regarding the Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards:

  1. It is a civilian life-saving gallantry award recognising acts of humane nature involving personal risk to save another person’s life.
  2. It is open to persons of all genders and walks of life.
  3. The award can be conferred posthumously.

  How many of the statements given above are correct?

  • Only one
  • Only two
  • All three
  • None

• Consider the following statements regarding the Bactrian Camel:

  1. In India, the Bactrian camel is found only in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh.
  2. The Wild Bactrian camel is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • 1 only
  • 2 only
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2

• Consider the following statements regarding Pumped Hydro Storage (PHS):

  1. It is a large-scale electricity storage technology that stores energy in the form of gravitational potential energy.
  2. India aims to develop 100 GW of pumped hydro storage capacity by 2030 to support the growth of renewable energy.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?

  • 1 only
  • 2 only
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2

• The Narayan Ramachandran Committee, recently seen in the news, is related to:

  • Reforming banking sector regulations
  • Reviewing investment guidelines of the National Pension System (NPS)
  • Overhauling GST structure in India
  • Strengthening insurance sector solvency norms