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• Rejupave Rejuvenator and Ecofix, recently seen in the news, are associated with:

  • Renewable energy generation
  • Road construction and maintenance
  • Textile recycling industry
  • Coastal erosion management

• Consider the following statements regarding the Atacama Desert:

  1. It is located in northern Chile.
  2. Its extreme aridity is primarily due to the influence of the cold Humboldt Current along the Pacific coast.

  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 the NISAR Satellite:

  1. It is the first joint Earth observation satellite mission between Indian Space Research Organisation and National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  2. It is launched using the PSLV-C60 launch vehicle.
  3. It is placed in a geostationary orbit.

  How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • Only one
  • Only two
  • All three
  • None

• The term Naegleria fowleri, recently seen in the news, refers to:

  • A rare fungal disease affecting crops
  • A newly discovered marine algae species
  • A mosquito-borne viral disease
  • A free-living amoeba that causes fatal brain infection

• Project Deepak, recently seen in the news, was launched by:

  • Border Roads Organisation
  • Indian Army
  • National Highways Authority of India
  • Central Public Works Department