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• Ghepan Lake, recently in news due to concerns over rapid glacial melting and climate change, is located in:

  • Uttarakhand
  • Sikkim
  • Arunachal Pradesh
  • Himachal Pradesh

• In a city, the administration plans to relocate street vendors from a busy market area to ease traffic congestion and improve public safety. The vendors oppose the move, arguing that relocation will affect their livelihoods, while local residents support the decision due to persistent overcrowding and traffic jams. As the Municipal Commissioner, you are tasked with resolving the issue in a fair and sustainable manner.

  Consider the following statements with reference to the above:

  1. Consulting vendor associations and resident groups before finalizing the relocation plan can help build consensus.
  2. The concerns of street vendors may be ignored since traffic management is a larger public interest issue.
  3. Providing suitable alternative vending spaces and transition support can reduce resistance and hardship.
  4. Communicating the rationale, benefits, and rehabilitation measures transparently can help gain public trust.

  Which of the statements given above would contribute to the resolution process?

  • 1, 3 and 4 only
  • 2, 3 and 4 only
  • 1 and 2 only
  • 1, 2, 3 and 4

• The Zero Coupon Zero Principal (ZCZP) Instrument, recently seen in the news, is primarily associated with:

  • Financing infrastructure projects by State Governments
  • Issuance of sovereign green bonds by the Central Government
  • Fundraising by not-for-profit organizations through the Social Stock Exchange
  • Raising capital for start-up companies through stock exchanges

• Consider the following pairs:

  1. Kalai-II Hydroelectric Project — Lohit River
  2. Sawalkot Hydroelectric Project — Chenab River
  3. Tehri Hydroelectric Project — Alaknanda River

  Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

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

• Consider the following statements regarding the BrahMos missile:

  1. BrahMos is a two-stage supersonic cruise missile.
  2. It can cruise at speeds close to Mach 5.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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