[1]. Recently, NIDAR 2.0 was in the news. It is a national innovation challenge focused on which of the following technologies?

[A]. Artificial Intelligence for healthcare

[B]. Autonomous drone technologies

[C]. Quantum computing

[D]. Semiconductor manufacturing

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[2]. Recently, the Māori people were in the news. They are the indigenous people of which of the following countries?

[A]. Australia

[B]. Fiji

[C]. New Zealand

[D]. Papua New Guinea

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[3]. The Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary, recently proposed to be upgraded as Debrigarh-Gaur National Park, is located in which of the following states?

[A]. Chhattisgarh

[B]. Odisha

[C]. Jharkhand

[D]. Madhya Pradesh

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[4]. With reference to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (LAHDC) Act, 1997, recently in the news, consider the following statements:

1. The Act was enacted to establish a Legislative Assembly for the Union Territory of Ladakh.
2. The LAHDC Act, 1997 provides for the establishment of Autonomous Hill Development Councils in the Ladakh region.
3. The Act originally extended to the Leh and Kargil districts.

Which of the above statements 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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[5]. With reference to the Standing Deposit Facility (SDF), recently in the news, consider the following statements:

1. The Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) was introduced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 2022.
2. It is a collateral-free mechanism used by the RBI to absorb excess liquidity from the banking system.
3. The SDF serves as the ceiling of the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) corridor.

Which of the above statements 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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