Option (c) is correct
Explanation:
EFTA is an intergovernmental organisation set up for the promotion of free trade and economic integration.
Governance: The Chairmanship of EFTA rotates every six months.
Secretariat: Geneva, Switzerland
Member States: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland
EFTA operates as a free trade area, which means that member countries have agreed to remove most trade barriers, such as tariffs and quotas, among themselves.

Option (a) is correct

Explanation:

• The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Department of Economic and Policy Research (DEPR) released a report named ‘Towards a Greener Cleaner India’.
• The report said that cumulative total expenditure for adapting to climate change in India is estimated to reach ₹85.6 lakh crore (at 2011-12 prices) by 2030.

Option (b) is correct

Explanation:

• Cyclone Mocha will be the first cyclone to form this 2023 year in Bay of Bengal. 

• • The name was proposed by Yemen, after the Red Sea port city, following an international convention on naming cyclones.
  • A cyclone is defined as any low-pressure area with inward spiralling winds. 

• In the northern hemisphere, cyclones rotate anticlockwise, while in the Southern Hemisphere, they rotate clockwise. 

• Conditions favourable for the formation of Cyclone: 

• Large sea surface with temperature higher than 27° C
• Presence of the Coriolis force
• Small variations in the vertical wind speed
• Pre-existing weak low-pressure area or low-level-cyclonic circulation
• Upper divergence above the sea level system.

Option (c) is correct

Explanation:

• The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released the International Religious Freedom Report.

• USCIRF recently released its 2023 Annual Report documenting developments during 2022, including significant regression in countries such as Afghanistan, China, Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, and Russia.
• USCIRF’s 2023 Annual Report provides recommendations to enhance the U.S. government’s promotion of freedom of religion or belief abroad.  

Option (b) is correct

Explanation:

• H5N1 is a highly pathogenic subtype of avian influenza or bird flu.

• There are four types of influenza viruses i.e., influenza A, B, C, and D.
• Influenza A and B are the two types of influenza that cause epidemic seasonal infections nearly every year.
• Influenza C mainly occurs in humans, but has been known to also occur in dogs and pigs.
• Influenza D is found mainly in cattle. It’s not known to infect or cause illness in humans yet.

Option (a) is correct

Explanation:

• • Miniratna, Navratna and Maharatna Status are given to Public Sector Units depending on their success.

• The Department of Public Enterprises under the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises grants these status.

• A wide range of factors determines the categorization of these CPSEs. This includes annual turnover, net worth, and net profit calculated on an annual basis. Along with this, the presence of the company on the stock exchange list as per the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) rules.