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• UNSC Resolution 2803, recently seen in the news, is related to:

  • a) Reform of the UN Security Council
  • b) Sanctions on North Korea’s nuclear programme
  • c) Endorsing a US-backed Comprehensive Plan to end the Gaza conflict
  • d) Deployment of peacekeepers in the Armenia–Azerbaijan conflict

• The “Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity”, recently seen in the news, were signed between:

  • a) Ethiopia and Eritrea
  • b) Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda
  • c) Sudan and South Sudan
  • d) Kenya and Somalia

• Consider the following statements regarding Benin (recently in news for a foiled coup attempt):

  1. It is a country in East Africa.
  2. It is a Presidential Republic and follows a multi-party democratic system.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • a) Only one
  • b) Only two
  • c) Both 1 and 2
  • d) Neither 1 nor 2

• Consider the following statements regarding Vande Mataram:

  1. Vande Mataram was first published in Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s novel Anandmath.
  2. It was adopted by the Indian National Congress in 1905 to inspire nationalist sentiments.
  3. The Constitution grants Vande Mataram the same legal status and constitutional privileges as the National Anthem.

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

  • a) Only one
  • b) Only two
  • c) All three
  • d) None

• Consider the following statements regarding the Hoolock Gibbon:

  1. It is the only ape found in India and is distributed mainly in the northeastern states.
  2. The Western Hoolock Gibbon is classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • a) 1 only
  • b) 2 only
  • c) Both 1 and 2
  • d) Neither 1 nor 2