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• The term Sacrifice Ratio, recently seen in news, is used to-

  • Measure the rise in inflation due to economic growth
  • Calculate the balance of trade of a country
  • Measure the direct economic cost of bringing down inflation
  • Measure income inequality in an economy

• Consider the following pairs:

  1. Lake Issyk-Kul — Kyrgyzstan
  2. Lake Turkana — Kenya
  3. Lake Poopó — Bolivia

  How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  • Only one
  • Only two
  • All three
  • None

• With reference to the SIPRI Trends in World Military Expenditure 2025, consider the following statements:

  1. India is the third largest military spender in the world.
  2. In 2025, India’s military expenditure increased by more than 15 percent compared to the previous year.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

• Consider the following description:

  A 16th-century Roman Catholic missionary, he was a co-founder of the Society of Jesus and is revered as the patron saint of Goa, where he is popularly known as “Goencho Saib”.

  He led the first Christian mission to Japan and was among the earliest missionaries to venture into Borneo and the Maluku Islands.

  Which of the following refers to the above description?

  • St. Thomas
  • St. Francis Xavier
  • Ignatius of Loyola
  • Bartholomew Dias

• With reference to the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, consider the following statements:

  1. It is a formal UN negotiation platform for binding climate agreements.
  2. It has been organized annually.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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