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• The Khambatki Ghat Tunnel, seen in the news recently, is built on?

  • National Highway 48 connecting Pune–Satara
  • National Highway 44 connecting Nagpur–Hyderabad
  • National Highway 16 connecting Kolkata–Chennai
  • National Highway 27 connecting Lucknow–Silchar

• With reference to the Science Panel for the Global Energy Transition (SPGET), consider the following statements:

  1. It is an international panel of experts that provides scientific advice and policy recommendations to accelerate the global energy transition.
  2. It functions as a regulatory body with authority to enforce binding emission reduction targets on countries.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

• With reference to the Bnei Menashe, consider the following statements:

  1. They are a community primarily found in Manipur and Mizoram, claiming descent from one of the lost tribes of Israel.
  2. They are officially recognized as indigenous inhabitants of Israel with full citizenship rights without any formal conversion process.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

• With reference to the Index of Services Production, consider the following statements:

  1. It will measure the performance of the services sector in the economy, similar to how the Index of Industrial Production tracks the industrial sector.
  2. It will be developed by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
  3. The index will adopt 2024–25 as its base year.

  How many of the above statements are correct?

  • Only one
  • Only two
  • All three
  • None

• Which one of the following countries recently faced internal conflict over issue of water resources, resulting into deaths of many citizens?

  • Niger
  • Sudan
  • Nigeria
  • Chad