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• Mission MITRA, recently in news, is related to:

  • Testing satellite navigation systems for deep space missions
  • Development of reusable launch vehicles
  • Behavioural assessment of astronauts for human spaceflight missions
  • Mapping mineral resources on the Moon

• With reference to India’s Three-Stage Nuclear Power Programme, consider the following statements:

  1. In Stage I, Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) use natural uranium as fuel, and irradiation converts U-238 into plutonium-239.
  2. In Stage II, Fast Breeder Reactors (FBRs) use thorium directly as the primary fissile fuel.
  3. In Stage III, thorium (Th-232) is used to breed uranium-233, which serves as the principal fissile fuel.

  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

• Consider the following statements regarding “Forever Chemicals” (PFAS):

  1. PFAS are naturally occurring chemicals found in soil and water.
  2. PFAS are easily degraded in the environment.
  3. These are classified as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

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

  • Only one
  • Only two
  • All three
  • None

• Consider the following countries:

  1. Saudi Arabia
  2. Oman
  3. Qatar

  How many of the above countries share a land border with the United Arab Emirates (UAE)?

  • Only one
  • Only two
  • All three
  • None

• With reference to the ceramic industry in India, consider the following statements:

  1. Morbi in Gujarat accounts for nearly 90% of India’s ceramic production.
  2. India is the largest manufacturer of ceramic tiles in the world.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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