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• A District Collector was explaining the principles of ethical governance in public administration. He stated that accountability requires public officials to be answerable for their actions and decisions. A trainee officer added that transparency, which promotes openness in decision-making and access to information, is also an essential component of ethical governance. The Collector disagreed and argued that transparency is not a necessary element of ethical governance.

  Based on the above, select the correct conclusion from the options given below:

  • The Collector is correct in both his views
  • The trainee officer is not correct in linking transparency with ethical governance.
  • The views of both the Collector and the trainee officer are correct.
  • The view of only the trainee officer is correct.

• Operation Hot Pursuit, recently seen in the news, is:

  • A naval exercise in the Indian Ocean Region
  • A counter-insurgency operation along the India–Myanmar border
  • An anti-piracy mission of the Indian Navy
  • A border management operation along the India–Bangladesh border

• Beaufort Castle, recently seen in the news, is located in:

  • Syria
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Israel

• Consider the following statements regarding South Africa:

  1. It is the southernmost country on the African continent.
  2. It has coastlines along both the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
  3. It shares its longest international border with Botswana.

  Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

• Consider the following statements regarding the Navachar Mantra Initiative:

  1. It is a national initiative aimed at supporting technology startups through venture capital funding.
  2. It is an initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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