Ans: C

Exp:

India Conducts First-ever Ganges River Dolphin Tagging in Assam. Tagging aids in studying habitat requirements and migratory behavior. Hence statement 3 is correct.

About Ganges River Dolphin:

• • National Aquatic Animal: The Gangetic River dolphin is India’s national aquatic animal.
  • Other Name: “Tiger of the Ganges.”
  • It was officially discovered in 1801.
  • Special Among Freshwater Dolphins: It’s one of only four types of freshwater dolphins in the world.
    • The others were found in the Yangtze river in China (but now extinct), the Indus river in Pakistan, and the Amazon river in South America.

• Features: 

• • These are essentially blind. 
  • Echolocation happens when an animal sends out a sound that hits objects and bounces back.
  • This bouncing sound tells the animal how far away the object is and how big it might be.
  • Echolocation: 
    • They navigate and find food in river waters using echolocation.
    • Live alone or in group: Gangetic river dolphins are often spotted either alone or in small groups.
    • These groups usually consist of a mother dolphin and her calf.
• Habitat: These dolphins live in the river systems of India, Bangladesh, and Nepal.
  • Approximately 90% of the species’ population resides in India, historically distributed across the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna and Karnaphuli river systems. 

Project Dolphin:

• Project Dolphin is the Government initiative to conserve both oceanic and riverine dolphin species launched in 2021. Hence Statement 2 is incorrect.
• Under Project Dolphin, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has commissioned the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) to undertake comprehensive research aimed at developing a long-term conservation plan.  Hence Statement  1 is  Incorrect.
• It is funded by the National CAMPA Authority, the project seeks to fill knowledge gaps and ensure sustainable management of the species.

Ans: A

Exp:

The Opposition Party moved a privilege motion against Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks about Dr BR Ambedkar in Rajyasabha.

About Privilege Motion: 

• • A privilege motion addresses a breach of parliamentary privileges committed by a minister or member. Hence Statement 2 is  Correct.
  • Breach of Parliamentary Privileges:
    • It occurs when rights and immunities (referred to as Parliamentary Privileges) are disregarded.
    • This offense is punishable under the law of Parliament.
    • A motion can be initiated by any member of either House against the guilty party. Hence Statement 1 is Correct.
  • Purpose: To censure the minister or member concerned for the breach.

• Governing Rules:

• • Parliamentary privileges are not codified but derived from Article 105, conventions, and other sources. Hence Statement 3 is Incorrect.
  • Rule No. 222 in Chapter 20 of the Lok Sabha Rule Book and Rule 187 in Chapter 16 of the Rajya Sabha Rule Book govern privilege motions.
  • These rules allow a member to raise a question involving a breach of privilege with the consent of the Speaker or Chairperson.
• Role of Speaker or Chairperson:
  • Acts as the first level of scrutiny for a privilege motion.
  • They can either decide on the motion themselves or refer it to the Privileges Committee of Parliament.
  • If the motion is accepted under the relevant rules, the concerned member is allowed to make a short statement.

Ans: A

Exp:

An Umbrella Organization named National Urban Co-operative Finance and Development Corporation (NUCFDC) has been established to address the difficulties of Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs). Hence Statement 1 is  Correct.

•  NUCFDC is envisaged to provide following types of fund-based support and non fund-based services to urban cooperative banks (UCBs) which are its shareholder-members.
• As per RBI approval the  NUCFDC shall act as Self-Regulatory Organization whose functions activities shall be as prescribed by RBI.  Hence Statement 2 is Correct. 
• However, the NUCFDC is required to attain the paid-up capital of Rs. 300 crore within one year from the date of registration by RBI, i.e up to 7th February, 2025. Statement 3 is Incorrect.

Ans: A

Exp:

The Union Health Ministry has urged states to make snakebites a notifiable disease.

• About Notifiable Disease:

•  A ‘notifiable disease’, a disease that is legally required to be reported to the government by both private and public hospitals.

• Usually, infections that are likely to cause an outbreak, lead to deaths, and those that need to be investigated quickly to take appropriate public health measures, are declared as notifiable diseases, Hence statement 2 is correct.
• While the list of notifiable diseases differs from state to state  and  state governments are responsible for bringing out the notification  most of them consider infections such as tuberculosis, HIV, cholera, malaria, dengue, and hepatitis among others to be notifiable. Hence Statement 3 is Incorrect.

Snakebites as Disease: 

• Snakebites are a major public health challenge in the country, Snakebites can lead to acute medical emergencies that require immediate care. 
• They can cause severe paralysis that can prevent breathing, can lead to a fatal haemorrhage, and damage different tissues.

Ans:  B

Exp:

Moldova has officially joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA), marking a significant step in its commitment to renewable energy and sustainability. Hence Statement 1 is correct.

About International Solar Alliance (ISA):

• The ISA was conceived as a joint effort by India and France to mobilize efforts against climate change through deployment of solar energy solutions. 
• It was conceptualized on the side-lines of the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Paris in 2015.
• ISA’s mission is to unlock US$ 1 trillion of investments in solar by 2030 while reducing the cost of the technology and its financing.  Hence Statement2 is Incorrect.
• The ISA is guided by its ‘Towards 1000’ strategy which aims to mobilise USD 1,000 billion of investments in solar energy solutions by 2030, while delivering energy access to 1,000 million people using clean energy solutions and resulting in installation of 1,000 GW of solar energy capacity.