Ans: A

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The World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2024 report is released by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

According to the latest report of World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2024 report-

• Global unemployment rate is set to increase in 2024 while growing social inequalities remain a concern.
• Joblessness and the jobs gap have both fallen below pre-pandemic levels but global unemployment will rise in 2024.
• In India, real wages are “positive” compared to other G20 countries.

Ans: B

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Sri Kateel Yakshagana Mela is a famous Yakshagana troupe. Sri Kateel is a well known temple village, pilgrim centre 25 kms away from Mangalore, a city in Karnataka. The Yakshagana troupe, Kateel Sri Durgaparameshwari Yakshagana Dasavatara Mandali, popularly known as Kateel Mela is an important ‘free show’ troupe. It performs on request by devotees who have taken a vow (Harake) to arrange a show of Yakshagana for fulfilment of a desire or as a service.

The over-a-century old Yakshagana mela, the Kateel Durgaparameshwari Prasadita Yakshagana Mandali, in Dakshina Kannada will revert to all-night shows from January 14, after the High Court of Karnataka gave the go-ahead for the same last month subject to adherence to noise pollution rules.

Ans: C

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A team at Stanford University has found the absorption capacity of a sisal-based material to be higher than those in commercial menstrual pads.

Statement 1 is correct: Sisal is a xerophytic, monocarp, semi-perennial leaf fibre producing plant. The plant has a short stem and has leaves that are thick, fleshy and often covered with waxy layer.

Statement 2 is correct: Sisal is well adopted in arid and semi arid regions in india, mainly in Odisha, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, parts of Bihar, western part of west bengal and many southern states where the annual rainfall varies from 60-125 cm with temperature 40-45 degree celsius.

Statement 3 is correct: Sisal, in general, is prone to attack by zebra disease.  The pathogen causes damage to the leaves which  results in dark black water soaked lesion with concentric wavy 

rings. Small spots coalesce to form bigger spots. Weather variables like  minimum temperature, mean temperature and minimum relative humidity have an effect on the occurrence and severity of zebra disease in sisal.

Ans: D

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Statement 1 is correct: Superconductivity refers to a state in which a material offers zero, or near-zero, resistance to electric current. Superconductors are already being used, but their use is limited because of the extreme conditions that have to be created.

Statement 2 is correct: The first material to have been discovered to show super conductive properties was Mercury, which becomes a superconductor at close to 270 degree Celsius below zero. Most of the other materials commonly used as superconductors – Lead, Aluminum, Tin, Niobium, and several others – also become superconducting at comparable temperatures, called critical temperature.

In some cases, materials can exhibit superconductivity at slightly higher temperatures as well, but under increased pressure conditions. It is all about creating the right kind of conditions for the electrons in the material to move without resistance, and a variety of tweaks are experimented with depending upon the internal atomic structure of the material.

Ans: A

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Prime Minister met the heads of state of Mozambique and Timor-Leste on the margins of the Vibrant Gujarat Summit on Tuesday and discussed ways to bolster bilateral ties and cooperation with both countries.

The African continent is commonly divided into five subregions: North or Northern Africa, West Africa, Central or Middle Africa, East Africa, and Southern Africa.

Sudan, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Uganda are African countries and the correct sequence of these countries from North to South is Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, and Mozambique.