Ans: C

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• Statement 1 is correct: The Gaganyaan project of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) envisages a demonstration of human spaceflight capability by launching a crew of 3 members to an orbit of 400 km for a 3-day mission and bringing them back safely to Earth by landing in sea waters.
• The objective of the Gaganyaan programme is to demonstrate indigenous capability to undertake human space flight missions to LEO (Low Earth Orbit).
• Statement 2 is correct: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has decided to indigenously develop the Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) for the upcoming human space flight mission Gaganyaan.
• The prerequisites for the Gaganyaan mission include the development of many critical technologies, including a Human-rated Launch Vehicle for carrying the crew safely to space, Life Support System to provide an earth-like environment to the crew in space, crew emergency escape provision and evolving crew management aspects for training, recovery and rehabilitation of crew.

Ans: B

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• Statement 1 is correct: The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park was established in August 1958. It is the largest high-altitude zoo in the country. It has been successful in the conservation breeding of 10 animals, including Red Pandas, Snow Leopards and Blue Sheep.
• Statement 2 is incorrect: It is situated in Darjeeling, West Bengal. It was formerly known as Himalayan Zoological Park. In 1975, Late Smt. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, dedicated the Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling, in Memory of Late Smt. Padmaja Naidu, ex-governor of West Bengal. The Zoo was re-named as Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park.
• Statement 3 is correct: Recently, two Siberian Tigers from Cyprus’ Pafos Zoos were brought to Darjeeling’s Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park as part of an exchange programme. In exchange, the zoological park has sent two Red Pandas to Pafos Zoo.
• Siberian Tigers are mainly found in parts of Russia and China and are distinguished from other tiger subspecies by their orange coat with black stripes and thick fur. Considered by many experts as the world’s largest tiger, a male Siberian tiger can grow over 12 feet with a tail over 3 feet long and weighs over 400 kg. Their female counterparts are, however, smaller in size.

Ans: B

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• India will help Saint Lucia in strengthening its tax administration by transferring technical knowledge and skills to its tax administration, and sharing best practices under the ‘Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) programme’.
• Statement 1 is incorrect: Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) is a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) where partner administration helps a country by sharing the technical skills, know-how, and best audit practices in taxation.
• Statement 2 is correct:  This programme is expected to be of 12-18 months’ duration in which India, in collaboration with the TIWB Secretariat and support of the UNDP Country Office, Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, aims to aid Saint Lucia’s tax administration by: 
  • Transferring technical knowledge and skills
  • Sharing of best practices 
• Statement 3 is incorrect: This programme is the seventh TIWB programme which India has supported by providing Tax Experts. India has earlier helped countries like Bhutan and Seychelles. The focus of the programme will be on the effective use of automatic exchange of information under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) framework.

Ans: B

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• Statement 1 is incorrect: The Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) scheme is comprised of both Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes to focus on 11 critical interventions through 9 Ministries including the Ministry of Tribal Affairs which are as follows:
  • Provision of pucca houses
  • Connecting roads
  • Piped Water Supply
  • Community water supply
  • Mobile Medical Units with medicine cost
  • Construction of hostels
  • Vocational education & skilling
  • Construction of Anganwadi Centers
  • Construction of Multipurpose Centers (MPC)
  • Energization of House Holds (Last mile connectivity)
  • Provision of 0.3 KW solar off-grid system
  • Solar lighting in streets & Multi Purpose Centres (MPCs)
  • Setting up of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs)
  • Installation of mobile towers
• Statement 2 is correct: PM Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan aims at uplifting 75 tribal communities identified as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) across 18 states, 1 Union Territory, 220 districts, and 22,000 villages. India’s Scheduled Tribe (ST) population stands at 10.45 crore according to the 2011 census, with 75 communities in 18 states and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands classified as PVTGs. 

Ans: A

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• Statement 1 is incorrect: The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development is named after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and is awarded annually. Since 1986, it has been conferred every year by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust. 
• Statement 2 is incorrect: The award consists of a trophy made of banded Haematite Jasper, with a portrait of the late Prime Minister in the tradition of Jaipur miniature paintings, a cash award and a Citation. It is given to individuals or organisations in recognition of creative efforts towards:
  • Promoting international peace, development, and a new international economic order.
  • Ensuring that scientific discoveries are used for the larger good of humanity and enlarging the scope of freedom.
• In 1986, the first Indira Gandhi Peace Prize was awarded to Parliamentarians for Global Action.
• Statement 3 is correct: The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development for 2023 has been jointly awarded to Daniel Barenboim and Ali Abu Awwad for their efforts in bringing together the youth and people of Israel and the Arab World for a non-violent resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict. The International Jury of the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, chaired by former Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur, observed that Mr Barenboim and Mr Awwad have fostered meaningful, mutual social and cultural understanding and peaceful public cooperation via tools like music, dialogue and people’s participation.