Option (a) is correct

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is Correct: Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) set up, owned and operated by non-bank entities are called “White Label ATMs” (WLAs).
• Non-bank entities incorporated in India under the Companies Act 1956 are allowed to operate WLAs.
• Non-bank entities are permitted to set up WLAs in India, after obtaining authorisation from RBI under the Payment and Settlement Systems (PSS) Act 2007.
• Such non-bank entities should have a minimum net worth of Rs 100 crore.
• Statement 2 is not Correct: Availability of Services at white label ATM:
• Dispensing cash as per your requirement
• Depositing cash
  • Checking your account information
  • Making regular bill payments
  • Generating a mini or short statement 
  • Requesting for a new cheque book

Option (c) is correct

Explanation: 

• The International Seabed Authority’s member nations agreed on a two-year roadmap for the adoption of deep sea mining regulations, despite conservationists’ calls for a moratorium on mineral extraction.
• ISA was established in 1994 to regulate mining and related activities in the international seabed beyond national jurisdiction.
• Statement 1 is Correct: The ISA came into existence upon the entry into force of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
• The supreme authority of the ISA is the assembly, in which all ISA members are represented. 
  • The assembly sets general policies, establishes budgets, and elects a 36-member council, which serves as the ISA’s executive authority.
• Headquarters:  Kingston, Jamaica.
• Statement 2 is Correct: Till May 2023, ISA has 168 Member States and the European Union as its member.

Option (c) is correct

Explanation:

• The Lok Sabha has passed the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which aims to amend the Biological Diversity Act of 2002. 
• The legislation seeks to promote ease of doing business in the biodiversity sector and decriminalises all offences under the conservation law. 
• Statement 1 is Correct:It seeks to exempt registered AYUSH medical practitioners from intimating biodiversity boards before accessing biological resources.
• Statement 2 is Correct: The bill excludes Indian entities accessing raw materials derived from cultivated medicinal plants from payment of access and benefit- sharing.
• Statement 3 is Correct: The term codified traditional knowledge has not been defined. 
• Under it, Benefit sharing will be based on terms agreed between the user and the local management committee represented by the National Authority.

Option (b) is correct

Explanation:

• Recently, Rajasthan Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2023 was passed by Rajasthan Assembly.
• Statement 1 is Correct: A gig economy is a labour market that relies on independent contractors and freelancers rather than full-time permanent employees.
• Statement 2 is Correct: In 2020, ASSOCHAM projected that India’s gig economy would rise at a compound annual growth rate of 17% to $455 billion by 2023.
  • According to a report by Nasscom, the gig economy is expected to contribute around 1.25% to India’s GDP by 2025, with the potential to create 90 million jobs.
• Benefits of Gig Economy:
  • Gig economy can provide more flexibility, autonomy, income opportunities, skill development, and inclusion. 
  • It can enable access to a large and diverse pool of talent, lower fixed costs, higher scalability, and better customer satisfaction. 
  • It can offer more choice, convenience, quality, and affordability.

Option (a) is correct

Explanation:

• Each year on July 22nd, National Fragile X Awareness Day celebrates those impacted by Fragile X syndrome.
• Statement 1 is Correct:Fragile X Syndrome is a genetic disorder that is responsible for intellectual disability and autism.
• Statement 2 is not Correct:Fragile X Syndrome follows an X-linked pattern of inheritance. This means that the mutated gene responsible for the condition is located on the X chromosome.
• Males have only one X chromosome (XY), so if their X chromosome carries the mutated gene, they will have the syndrome. 
• Females, on the other hand, have two X chromosomes (XX). If one X chromosome is affected, the presence of a normal X chromosome may reduce the severity of the symptoms.

Option (d) is correct

Explanation:

• Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary: 
  • The Bombay High Court directed the Goa government to notify the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary as a tiger reserve under the Wildlife Protection Act.
  • It is Located in North Goa District, near Valpoi. 
• Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary:
  • It is situated along the Western Ghats in Karnataka’s Chikmagalur and Shimoga districts.
  • It is surrounded by the great expanse of the Baba Budanagiri range.
• Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary:
  • Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary is located at Outskirt of Darjeeling,West Bengal.
  • It provides habitat for barking deer, wild boar, Himalayan black bear, Indian leopard, jungle cat, rhesus monkey, Assam macaque, Himalayan flying squirrel.