[1]. Recently, a new APEDA Regional Office was inaugurated at Raipur, Chhattisgarh, to boost exports of GI-tagged agricultural products. Jeeraphool Rice, which benefits from this initiative, is best described by which of the following features?

[A]. A long-grained basmati rice variety grown in Punjab

[B]. A short-grained aromatic rice resembling cumin seeds, native to Chhattisgarh

[C]. A red rice variety cultivated mainly in Odisha

[D]. A high-yield hybrid rice developed by ICAR

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[2]. The NIRANTAR platform has been created primarily to address which of the following challenges?

[A]. Duplication of environmental laws across states

[B]. Lack of coordination among research institutions working on natural resources

[C]. Shortage of environmental funding from international agencies

[D]. Weak enforcement of pollution control norms

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[3]. Recently, the Vice President of India paid floral tributes to Swami Vivekananda on National Youth Day. Swami Vivekananda is best known for which of the following contributions?

[A]. Leading the Civil Disobedience Movement

[B]. Writing the Ramcharitmanas

[C]. Founding the Arya Samaj

[D]. Representing Hinduism at the World’s Parliament of Religions, Chicago

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[4]. Recently, a survey in the Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh highlighted concerns about habitat loss of the Himalayan brown bear due to infrastructure expansion. The Himalayan brown bear is best described by which of the following characteristics?

[A]. A lowland tropical bear found mainly in rainforests

[B]. The smallest bear species endemic to peninsular India

[C]. A high-altitude subspecies adapted to alpine meadows and glacial valleys

[D]. A strictly arboreal bear restricted to protected forest reserves

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[5]. With reference to the ‘International Relations’ Committees to be constituted by National Sports Federations (NSFs), consider the following statements:

1. They will monitor developments in International and Continental Sports Federations.
2. They will formulate plans for bilateral and multilateral cooperation in sports.
3. They will function independently of Government of India policies and the Olympic Charter.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

[A]. 1 and 2 only

[B]. 2 and 3 only

[C]. 1 and 3 only

[D]. 1, 2 and 3

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