Option (a) is correct

Explanation:

• Recently, the two-day meeting of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) began in Belem, Brazil.
• The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) is an intergovernmental organisation formed by the eight Amazonian countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, which signed the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACT).
• ACTO  is an example of the only socio-environmental block in Latin America. 
• The Amazon Rainforest is often called the “Lungs of the Earth” because of its significant role in absorbing carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) and releasing oxygen through photosynthesis.

Option (c) is correct

Explanation:

• Recently, Rajya Sabha passed the Inter-Services Organisation (Command, Control & Discipline) Bill, 2023.
• It provides commanders-in-chief and officers-in command of Inter-Services Organisations (ISOs) with disciplinary and administrative power over personnel from other forces serving in such establishments.
• It will ensure better coordination among the three services and bolster the integrated structure. 
• Statement 1 is correct:Personnel of Inter-services Organisation (ISO) will belong to at least two of the three services: the army, the navy, and the air force. 
• Statement 2 is correct:Superintendence of an ISO will be vested in the central government. 
• The Bill empowers the Commander-in-Chief or the Officer-in-Command of an ISO to exercise command and control over the personnel serving in or attached to it. 
• He would be responsible for maintaining discipline and ensuring proper discharge of duties by the service personnel. 

Option (b) is correct

Explanation:

• Recently, four Members of Parliaments said that their names were included in a proposed select committee of the House for the Delhi services bill without their consent.
• Under Rule 125 of the Rajya Sabha Rules and Procedures, any member may move an amendment that a Bill be referred to a Select Committee.
• Statement 1 is correct: The Select committee consists of Members of Parliament (MPs) from both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
• Statement 2 is correct: The members are chosen by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha or the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, as the case may be. 
• Statement 3 is not correct:The recommendations of the Select Committee are not binding on the Parliament.
• Select committees are formed to scrutinise specific bills, budgets or policies of the government. 

Option (b) is correct

Explanation

• The Kerala Assembly passed a resolution urging the Centre to rename the state as “Keralam”
• The proposal has to first come from the state government for renaming the state. 
• Statement 1 is correct:The renaming of a state requires Parliamentary approval under Article 3 and 4 of the Constitution, and the President has to refer the same to the relevant state legislature for its views. 
• Statement 2 is not correct:A bill for renaming a state may be introduced in the Parliament on the recommendation of the President.
• The Ministry of Home Affairs gives its consent after it receives No Objection Certificates (NOCs) from several agencies such as the Ministry of Railways, Intelligence Bureau.

Option (c) is correct

Explanation:

• World Lion Day is observed annually on August 10 to raise awareness about their conservation and protection.
  • It was established in 2013 by environmentalists Dereck and Beverly Joubert.
• Statement 2 is correct:At present, Gir forests of Gujarat (India) is the only place where this race of lions i.e. Asiatic lion is found in its natural habitat.
• Statement 1 is correct:Protection Status:
  • IUCN Red List: Endangered
  • CITES: Appendix I
  • Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972: Schedule I
• Asiatic lions are slightly smaller than African lions.
• Conservation Efforts: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has initiated the “Asiatic Lion Conservation Project.”