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• Consider the following countries:

  1. Kazakhstan
  2. Uzbekistan
  3. Kyrgyzstan
  4. China
  5. Turkmenistan
  6. Afghanistan

  How many of the above countries share a land boundary with Tajikistan?

  • Only three
  • Only four
  • Only five
  • All six

• Consider the following statements regarding the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Microfinance Institutions-2.0:

  1. It is a credit guarantee scheme that provides cover to banks against losses on loans given to MFIs for small borrowers.
  2. The scheme is implemented under the Department of Financial Services.
  3. It provides direct cash transfers to beneficiaries instead of facilitating institutional credit.

  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

• The Limnonectes motijheel, seen in the news recently, is a:

  • New species of orchid discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
  • Rare freshwater fish discovered in the Brahmaputra River
  • New species of fanged frog discovered in Namdapha Tiger Reserve
  • New species of gecko discovered in the Eastern Ghats

• With reference to the Tapanuli Orangutan, consider the following statements:

  1. It is exclusively arboreal.
  2. It is classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN due to its extremely small and fragmented population.
  3. Among the three recognized orangutan species, the Tapanuli Orangutan is the only one found outside Indonesia.

  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 the Blue Valley Cluster,

  1. It is an initiative launched in Assam in collaboration with the European Union (EU).
  2. The cluster is primarily focused on deep-sea mineral exploration and blue economy activities in the Indian Ocean Region.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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