Ans: A

Exp:

Qualifications of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation come into question with regard to having a proper internal environmental governance system.

About Great Nicobar Island:

• • Statement 1 is not Correct: Sauria Paharia,  Chik Baraika tribes  are found in Jharkhand.
    • The Great Nicobar  island is home to two Mongoloid tribes: the Shompen and the Nicobarese.
  • Statement 2 is Correct:: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands comprise 836 islands, categorized into two groups: the Andaman Islands in the north and the Nicobar Islands in the south. 
    • These groups are separated by the 10° Channel, which spans a width of 150 kilometers.
  • Flora and Fauna Diversity: The island features tropical wet evergreen forests and hosts a variety of wildlife, including 14 mammal species, 71 bird species, 26 reptile species, 10 amphibian species, and 113 fish species. 

• The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation (ANIIDCO) is implementing Great Nicobar Island Project 

• • The main objective of the Corporation is for holistic and sustainable development of the territory.

Ans: A

Exp:

According to the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO), tech innovations have boosted labor productivity, output, but can also reduce labor income share.

• World Employment and Social Outlook is released by- International Labour Organization.

Key Findings:

• • Impact on Labour Income Share: Technological innovations have produced persistent increases in labour productivity and output, but they can also reduce the labour income share. 

• Impact due to COVID: The pandemic was a key driver, with nearly 40% of the reduction in the labour income share (during pandemic years 2020-22). 

• Slow progress on key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The report also indicated slow progress on key SDGs as their 2030 deadline approaches. 

• • For instance, the COVID crisis increased existing inequalities, capital income continued to concentrate among the wealthiest, undermined the progress towards SDG 10 (Reduce inequality within and among countries).

Ans: B

Exp:

• Teachers’ Day has been celebrated every year, since 1962, on September 5, in India.
• This date marks the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who was the second President of India and a renowned scholar and philosopher, born on September 5, 1888.

• • Pair 1  is correctly matched: Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s Important Books: 

• The Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore

• • Eastern Religions and Western Thought
  • Religion, Science and Culture
  • Faith Renewed
• Pair 2  is not correctly matched: ‘Living with a Purpose’  is written by Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
• Pair 3 is correctly matched: The ‘ Life Divine’  book is written by Sri Aurobindo.

Ans: C

Exp:

After the announcement for the implementation of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) based Electronic Toll collection in India, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) said that it has developed a GIS based software for Real-time monitoring’ of the waiting time at the Toll Plazas.

• Statement 1 is Correct: Presently, the Electronic Toll Collection in India is done through Radio Frequency Identification technology.
•  Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is expected to replace the current FASTag toll collection system and provide a long-term solution for congestion at tolling booths. 

Statement 2 is Correct: It will also provide distance-based tolling where users will pay only for the stretch they have travelled on a National Highway and free flow of Vehicles at High Speed.

Ans: d

Exp:

Ahead of the hearing in the Supreme Court, the Uttarakhand government removed an Indian Forest Service officer from the office of Director, Rajaji Tiger Reserve.

 About Rajaji Tiger Reserve

• It is an Indian national park and tiger reserve spread over three districts of Uttarakhand: Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal.
  • It is situated along the hills and foothills of the Shiwalik ranges 

• It was named after the famous freedom fighter C. Rajgopalachari who’s popularly known as “Rajaji”

• • Statement 1 is Correct:It was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2015 as the 48th tiger reserve of the country.
  • Statement 3 is Correct:Diverse forest types ranging from semi-evergreen to deciduous and from mixed broad-leaved to Terai grassland

• Sal (Shorea robusta) is the characteristic dominant tree species.

• Statement 2 is Correct:The Ganga and Song rivers flow through this.