Consider the following statements regarding Rail Services Agreement (RSA), 2004:

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation:

NEWS: Rail Cargo movement between India and Nepal gets a big boost.

India-Nepal Rail Services Agreement (RSA) 2004:

Significance:

Source: https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/india-nepal-signs-rail-services-agreement20210709183643/

With respect to Lymphatic Filariasis, consider the following statements:

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS: Maharashtra resumes immunisation against filariasis

About Elephantiasis:

 There are 3 types of thread-like filarial worms which causes lymphatic filariasis:

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-resumes-immunisation-against-filariasis/article35242990.ece

Consider the following statements regarding mangroves:

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 2 only

d) 1, 2and 3

Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

In NEWS: The genome of a Salt-secreting Mangrove Species Decoded by DBT-ILS

About Avicennia marina

Mangroves:

Source: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1734363

Consider the following statements regarding ICESat-2:

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS: NASA Maps Hidden Network of Lakes Beneath Antarctica’s Thick Ice Sheets

Source: https://www.republicworld.com/technology-news/science/nasa-scientists-map-meltwater-lakes-under-antarcticas-thick-ice-sheets.html

Consider the following statements regarding Giant Panda:

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

In NEWS: Giant pandas no longer endangered but still vulnerable, says China

About Giant panda

Source: TH

Consider the following statements regarding Chief Minister of a state:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 2 and 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

In NEWS: ‘High command will decide on CM change’

Appointment:

Term of the CM:

Source: TH Pg:No: 1

In which state Lemru Elephant Reserve is located at?

a) Chhattisgarh

b) Jharkhand

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Uttarakhand

Answer: (a) Chhattisgarh

Explanation:

In NEWS: Explained: A proposed elephant reserve in Chhattisgarh, and its reduced area

What is Lemru Elephant Reserve?

Why does the government want to reduce the size of the reserve?

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-a-proposed-elephant-reserve-in-chhattisgarh-and-its-reduced-area-7400025/

Consider the following statements regarding Kesariya Stupa:

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

a) 2 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only

Explanation:

In NEWS: Bihar’s Kesaria Buddha stupa waterlogged

Source: TH Pg:No: 8

What is the Karman Line?

a) A boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space

b) A land border between Nepal and China

c) The outermost layer of the earth

d) None of the above

Answer: (a) A boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space

Explanation:

In NEWS: Richard Branson takes off first in space tourism race

Source: TH Pg:NO: 11

With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term ‘Araghatta’ refers to

a) bonded labour

b) land grant made to military officers

c) waterwheel used in the irrigation of land

d) wasteland converted to cultivated land

Answer: (c) waterwheel used in the irrigation of land

Explanation:

The ‘ara-ghatta’ originates from the blend of the words “ara” which means talk and “ghatta” which means pot. There is confirmation to contend that this arrangement of lifting water from open wells was presumably designed in the India of the past. Hence option (c) is correct.