Option (c) is correct

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is not correct: The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize is founded by Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) located near Kumbakonam, India.
• Statement 2 is not  correct:Ruixiang Zhang of the USA will be awarded with the 2023 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for his outstanding contributions in Mathematics. 
• The annual cash prize of USD 10,000 will be given at an international conference in Number Theory during December 20 and December 22 at SASTRA University in Kumbakonam, mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan’s hometown.
• Statement 3 is correct:The age limit for the prize has been set at 32 influenced by Ramanujan’s achievements in his brief life of 32 years.

Option (a) is correct

Explanation: 

• The eight core sector industries comprise 40.27% of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) which includes:

• IIP is an index which shows the growth rates in different industry groups of the economy in a stipulated period of time. 

Option (d) is correct

Explanation

• Statement 1 is correct: India has retained its 40th spot in the latest Global Innovation Index 2023 released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). 
• The index tracks the innovation ecosystem performance of 132 global economies and the most recent global innovation trends.
• WIPO is one of the oldest specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN).
• WIPO was created in 1967 to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world.
• Statement 2 is correct: India joined WIPO in 1975.
• Statement 3 is correct: Palestine has permanent observer status in WIPO..
• It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
• Every year “World Intellectual Property Day” is celebrated on 26th April.

Option (a) is correct

Explanation

• The government announced the 28th tranche of electoral bond sales to be undertaken over a ten-day window starting October 4 and closing on October 13, at all authorised branches of the State Bank of India.
• An electoral bond is like a promissory note that can be bought by any Indian citizen or company incorporated in India from select branches of State Bank of India.
• The citizen or corporate can then donate the same to any eligible political party of his/her choice. 
• The bonds are similar to bank notes that are payable to the bearer on demand and are free of interest. 
• Statement 1 is correct:State Bank of India is authorised to issue and encash these bonds.
• An individual or party will be allowed to purchase these bonds digitally or through cheque.
• Statement 2 is not correct: These bonds are issued by SBI in denominations of Rs 1,000, Rs 10,000, Rs 1 lakh, Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 crore.

Option (b) is correct

Explanation:

• According to research published in The Lancet journal of Infectious Diseases, m102.4 is a “potent, fully human” monoclonal antibody.
• It neutralises Hendra and Nipah viruses, both outside and inside of living organisms. 
• The m102.4 monoclonal antibody was first developed by Dr. Christopher Broder and his team at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) in Bethesda, Maryland.
• Present Clinical Status: As of now, the drug is used on a ‘compassionate use’ basis.
  • ‘Compassionate use’ basis is a treatment option that allows the use of an unauthorised medicine under strict conditions among people where no other alternative and/or satisfactory authorised treatment is known to be possible and where patients cannot enter clinical trials for various reasons.