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• The PRISM-SG Portal, recently seen in the news, has been launched to:

  • Promote digital payments in rural areas
  • Monitor agricultural supply chains
  • Regulate steel production in India
  • Improve coordination in highway and railway infrastructure projects

• With reference to the QS World University Rankings, consider the following statements:

  1. It is published annually.
  2. India ranks second globally in terms of new entries in the QS World University Subject Rankings 2026.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

• With reference to Rossby Waves, consider the following statements:

  1. They are large-scale atmospheric waves that move in a westward direction.
  2. They are influenced by Earth’s rotation and temperature differences between land and ocean.
  3. They occur only in the lower layers of the atmosphere.

  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 about the Agnite Engine:

  1. It is the world’s largest single-piece 3D-printed booster engine.
  2. It has been developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

• Harangi, Hemavati, Shimsha and Arkavati are important tributaries of which of the following rivers?

  • Godavari
  • Krishna
  • Cauvery
  • Tungabhadra