Ans: D

Exp: 

White Goods are large electrical goods for the house traditionally available only in white. Even though these goods can be purchased today in a wide range of different colours, they continue to be called white goods. They are large home appliances such as:

• • Stoves

• Refrigerators

• • Freezers

• Washing machines

• • Tumble driers

• Dishwashers

• Air conditioners

Key Government Incentives in the sector include:

• PLI for White Goods for ACs and LEDs to boost domestic manufacturing.
• The Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) aims to install/retrofit around 30 Mn LED streetlights by 2024.
• UJALA (Unnati Jyoti by Affordable LEDs and Appliance for All) Scheme through which more than 366 Mn LEDs have been distributed to households from the year 2015 to 2022 at 40% of the market price.

Ans: C

Exp:

Statement 1 is incorrect: The PRITHvi VIgyan (PRITHVI) will be an umbrella scheme spearheaded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) to help continue many of the ongoing research projects and efforts in the areas of atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, geosphere and biosphere till 2026.

Statement 2 is incorrect: It is a research scheme that aims to boost and maintain research momentum in the fields of ocean, atmospheric and polar sciences. Some of the ongoing research that will now come under PRITHVI include Atmosphere and Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems and Services (ACROSS), Ocean Services, Modelling Application, Resources and Technology (O-SMART), Polar Science and Cryosphere Research (PACER), Seismology and Geosciences (SAGE) and Research, Education, Training and Outreach (REACHOUT).

Ans: A

Exp: 

Guyana is an 83,000 square-mile South American nation with particularly close cultural ties with countries in the Caribbean region. Among all South American countries, Guyana is unique since English is the nation’s official language. Guyana’s border is approximately 1,815 miles, and it shares 1,530 miles of the border with three countries:

• Suriname

• Venezuela

• Brazil.

Ans: C

Exp:

Statement 1 is correct: Srila Prabhupada (Birth Name-Abhay Charan) was a prominent spiritual teacher and the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly known as the Hare Krishna movement. Prabhupada’s mission was to spread the teachings of Bhagavad-gita and the principles of Bhakti Yoga (the path of loving devotion to God), particularly focused on the worship of Lord Krishna. 

Statement 2 is correct: He also founded the Gaudiya Mission, which played a pivotal role in preserving and spreading the fundamental tenets of the Vaishnava faith. Gaudiya Mission has played a significant role in propagating the teachings of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He translated and commented on numerous Vedic texts, including the Bhagavad-gita.

Ans: C

Exp:

Statement 1 is correct: The NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) Mission will measure Earth’s changing ecosystems, dynamic surfaces, and ice masses, providing information about biomass, natural hazards, sea level rise, and groundwater, and will support a host of other applications. 

Statement 2 is correct: NISAR will observe Earth’s land and ice-covered surfaces globally with 12-day regularity on ascending and descending passes, sampling Earth on average every 6 days for a baseline 3-year mission. 

Statement 3 is correct: NISAR will be the first satellite mission to use two different radar frequencies (L-band and S-band) to measure changes in our planet’s surface less than a centimetre across. This allows the mission to observe a wide range of changes, from the flow rates of glaciers and ice sheets to the dynamics of earthquakes and volcanoes.