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• The Mombasa Declaration, recently seen in the news, is primarily related to

  • Conservation of coral reefs in the Indian Ocean
  • Expansion of maritime trade corridors
  • Regulation of deep-sea mining activities
  • Combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing

• With reference to the Kishau Multipurpose Dam Project, consider the following statements:

  1. It is proposed on the River Tons, a tributary of the Yamuna.
  2. It is located along the Uttarakhand–Uttar Pradesh border.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

• With reference to Helium-3, consider the following statements:

  1. It is widely used in quantum computing.
  2. Helium-3 occurs naturally in large quantities on the Earth’s surface.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

• Consider the following:

  1. Maritime Safety and Security
  2. Trade and Investment Facilitation
  3. Fisheries Management
  4. Disaster Risk Management
  5. Academic, Science and Technology Cooperation
  6. Tourism and Cultural Exchanges

  Which of the above are priority areas of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)?

  • 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
  • 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 only
  • 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 only
  • 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

• The High-Energy Medical Cyclotron Project (HEMCP), recently seen in the news, has been approved by which state government?

  • Gujarat
  • Maharashtra
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Telangana