Option (a) is correct 

Explanation: 

• The Union Home Ministry suggested that States may use tracking devices on prison inmates when they are released on parole. 
• Statement 1 is correct: Parole is  conditional release of a prisoner who has served part of the term for which he was sentenced to prison. 
• It is a temporary release granted on account of contingency and after the period of parole is over the convict has to report back to prison to undergo the remaining part of sentence.

Furlough:

• Statement 2 is not correct: It is similar to parole, but with some significant differences. It is given in cases of long-term imprisonment.
• The period of furlough granted to a prisoner is treated as remission of his sentence.
• Statement 3 is not correct: Unlike parole, furlough is seen as a matter of right for a prisoner, to be granted periodically irrespective of any reason, and merely to enable the prisoner to retain family and social ties, and to counter the ill-effects of prolonged time spent in prison.

Option (d) is correct

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct: The world’s first vaccine for chikungunya  Ixchiq was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S.
• Statement 2 is correct: Ixchiq is administered as a single dose by injection into the muscle. 
• Statement 3 is correct: It contains a live, weakened version of the chikungunya virus and may cause symptoms in the vaccine recipient similar to those experienced by people who have the disease.

Option (b) is correct 

Explanation: 

• The Prime Minister paid tributes to Acharya JB Kripalani on his birth anniversary.

About Acharya JB Kripalani:

Early Life: Jiwatram Bhagwandas Kripalani was born in Hyderabad, Sindh in 1888. 

• In 1912, he began his career as an English and History teacher in Muzaffarpur College, Bihar. 1888 – 1958.
• He taught briefly at the Benaras University and later became the Principal of the Gujarat Vidyapeeth.

Role in India’s Independence Movement:

• He was an ardent Gandhi follower and in 1927 joined the Indian National Congress. 
• He took part in the Champaran Satyagraha, Non-Cooperation movement, and Quit India movement.
• He was elected as the Congress Party President in 1946 but resigned a year later due to growing differences with the party members on the role of the Working Committee.

Contribution to Constitution Making:

• He was elected to the Constituent Assembly from the United Province. 
• He was the Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Fundamental Rights. 

Later Contributions:

• In 1951, he started his own political party – Krishak Mazdoor Praja Party – which later merged with the Praja Socialist Party. 
• He left Praja Socialist Party and retired from active politics. 
• He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1952, 1957, 1963 and 1967.
• He moved the first-ever No confidence motion in Lok Sabha in 1963.
• He was a critic of the Indira Gandhi government and was arrested during Emergency in 1975.

Key Writings: My Times: An Autobiography, Gandhi His Life and Thought, Some stray thoughts.

Option (d) is correct 

Explanation:

• At the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2023” (IPRD-2023),  the Indian Navy Chief reiterated that the fragile situation in South China Sea along with violations of code of conduct(CoC) poses a danger to order and discipline at sea.
• The South China Sea is situated just south of the Chinese mainland and is bordered by the countries of Brunei, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.
• The South China Sea is part of the Pacific Ocean partially enclosed by islands, archipelagos, and peninsulas from the open ocean.
• Its trail begins from the Karimata Strait, which connects the South China Sea to the Java Sea, and Malacca Strait stretching from Malay Peninsular to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.

Option (c) is correct.

Explanation:

• The 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ meeting began in San Francisco (the United States) on November 11. From the Indian side, the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry is to attend the APEC meeting.                                   
• APEC is a regional economic forum that was established in 1989. 
• Its 21 member economies are home to around 2.95 billion people, representing approximately 62 percent of world GDP and 48 percent of world trade in 2021.
• Statement 1 is correct: It operates based on non-binding commitments with decisions reached by consensus and commitments undertaken voluntarily.
• Membership: Australia, Brunei, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Hong Kong (as part of China), the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, and Chile.
• Statement 2 is correct: India is not a Member.
• The 21 members of APEC are termed “economies” (rather than countries or member states) because trade and economic issues are the focus of the grouping.