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• With reference to the Padma Awards, consider the following statements:

  1. These awards are announced annually on the eve of Independence Day.
  2. The government servants including those working with PSUs are not eligible for these Awards.
  3. The Award can be used as a suffix or prefix to the awardees’ name.

  How many of the above statements are correct?

  • Only one
  • Only two
  • All three
  • None

• With reference to the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) Mission, consider the following statements:

  1. It is a joint mission between European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA.
  2. It is aimed at studying the interaction between solar wind and earth’s magnetosphere.
  3. The mission will use soft X-ray imaging and ultraviolet instruments to observe global-scale processes in earth’s space environment.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • 1 and 2 only
  • 2 and 3 only
  • 1 and 3 only
  • 1, 2 and 3

• The Amblyceps vayavy, seen in the news recently, is a?

  • Species of freshwater catfish
  • Medicinal plant species
  • Newly discovered amphibian
  • Marine crustacean

• With reference to the Kali River, consider the following statements:

  1. It originates in the Western Ghats and flows westward into the Arabian Sea near Karwar.
  2. The river is a major tributary of the Godavari River system.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

• With reference to the Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCyB), consider the following statements:

  1. It is a macro-prudential tool that requires banks to build up additional capital during periods of excessive credit growth.
  2. The buffer is intended to be increased during economic downturns to encourage lending by banks.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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