Ans: C

Exp: 

Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor

• Statement 1 is Incorrect: PHWR is a nuclear power reactor, commonly using unenriched natural uranium as its fuel. 
• Statement 2 is Incorrect: It uses heavy water (Deuterium oxide D2O) as its coolant and moderator.
• The heavy water coolant is kept under pressure, allowing it to be heated to higher temperatures without boiling, much as in a typical pressurized water reactor.
• It yields greatly enhanced neutron economy, allowing the reactor to operate without fuel enrichment facilities.

Light Water Reactor

• The light water reactor is a type of thermal- neutron reactor that utilizes normal water as opposed to heavy water.
• It is fuelled by Low Enriched Uranium.
• It uses water as both a coolant method and a neutron moderator.
• It produces heat by controlled nuclear fission.

Ans: b

Exp: 

Statement 1 is correct: Nilgiri Tahr is an endemic species of the Western Ghats.

Statement 2 is correct: Nilgiri Tahr is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The Nilgiri tahr is also protected under Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972. 

Statement 3 is incorrect: Nilgiri Tahr is the State animal of Tamil Nadu.

Ans: b

Exp: 

Statement 1 is correct: India has formally joined the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), which it launched in 2023. In April 2023, India had launched the IBCA with an aim to secure the future of big cats and their landscapes.

• Among the seven big cats, five — tiger, lion, leopard, snow leopard and cheetah — are found in India, excluding puma and jaguar.

Statement 2 is incorrect: Four nations, including India, Nicaragua, Eswatini and Somalia, have become the IBCA members now. 

IBCA does not include all the member countries of the United Nations. However, All UN member countries, including non-range countries interested in big cat conservation, are eligible to become members of IBCA.

Ans: C

Exp: 

• Statement 1 is Correct: It is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can perform flight operations either under remote control or autonomously.
  • It is a version of the MQ-9 “Reaper”.
  • It is developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI).
• Features
  • The MQ-9B features integrated signals and communications intelligence systems. 
  • It consists of various custom sensors can be fitted to it as needed.
• Statement 2 is Correct: It has two versions: the SkyGuardian and the SeaGuardian.
  • It is capable of remaining airborne for around 35 hours.

Ans: A

Exp:

Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Jammu & Kashmir were ranked as the top three performers on the State Food Safety Index 2024, released by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

About FSSAI:

• • FSSAI has been established under Food Safety and Standards , 2006 which consolidates various acts & orders that have hitherto handled food related issues in various Ministries and Departments. 
  • Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Option (a) is correct.

• Functions:

• • Framing of Regulations to lay down the Standards and guidelines in relation to articles of food and specifying appropriate systems of enforcing various standards thus notified.
  • Laying down mechanisms and guidelines for accreditation of certification bodies engaged in certification of food safety management systems for food businesses.
  • Laying down procedure and guidelines for accreditation of laboratories and notification of the accredited laboratories.