Option (d) is correct 

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is not correct. Suriname conferred its highest civilian honour to the Indian President Droupadi Murmu– The Grand Order of the Chain of Yellow Star, the first Indian to receive this award.
• Murmu received the award from the President of the Republic of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi.
• Statement 2 is not correct. Suriname is a small country on the northeastern coast of South America. 

Option (d) is correct

Explanation:

• All the given pairs are correctly matched. 

Option (c) is correct

Explanation:

• Varunastra is a ship-launched anti-submarine torpedo having low drift navigational systems, acoustic homing, advanced acoustic countermeasure features, autonomous guidance algorithms, insensitive munitions warhead and a GPS-based recovery aid for practice torpedo.
• Varunastra was designed and developed by Vizag-based Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and is manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL).

Option (a) is correct

Explanation:

• The Global Stocktake is a fundamental component of the Paris Agreement which is used to monitor its implementation and evaluate the collective progress made in achieving the agreed goals.
• The global stocktake is a process for countries and stakeholders to see where they’re collectively making progress towards meeting the goals of the Paris Climate Change Agreement – and where they’re not.
• The stocktake takes place every five years, with the first-ever stocktake scheduled to conclude at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) at the end of this year.
• Carried out every five years from 2023, the stocktake is meant to guide countries as they update and enhance their pledges to bring them in line with the agreement.

Option (c) is correct

Explanation:

• Recently, a committee set up to review the Customer Service Standards in RBI Regulated Entities has recommended that the central bank should examine the extension of Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) cover to PPIs, which, at present, is available only to bank deposits. If the committee’s recommendation is accepted, it will come as a big relief for PPI holders.
• Statement 2 is not correct: PPIs are instruments that facilitate the purchase of goods and services, conduct of financial services and enable remittance facilities, among others, against the money stored in them. PPIs can be issued as cards or wallets. 
• PPIs can be loaded/reloaded by cash, debit to a bank account, or credit and debit cards. The cash loading of PPIs is limited to Rs 50,000 per month subject to the overall limit of the PPI.
• Statement 1 is correct: PPIs can be issued by both banks and non-banks after obtaining approval from the RBI. 

Option (b) is correct

Explanation:

• With the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, Indian states were arranged on a linguistic basis. 
• In October 1953, the government of India was forced to create the first linguistic state known as Andhra Pradesh by separating the Telugu speaking areas from Madras state.
• Nagaland was formed in December 1963 and founded by the State of Nagaland Act, 1962.
• Meghalaya was formed in January 1972 and founded by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.
• Mizoram was formed in February 1987 and created as a Union Territory by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. 
  • It was converted to a state by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986
• Goa was formed in May 1987 and founded by the State of Goa Act, 1986.