[1]. Recently discovered in the rainforests of far north Queensland, the 'ballista spider' belongs to which genus of cobweb spiders?

[A]. Latrodectus

[B]. Theridion

[C]. Propostira

[D]. Araneus

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[2]. Recently, the Supreme Court declared the Right to Walk on demarcated and well-maintained footpaths as a fundamental right. Under which of the following provisions of the Constitution is this right primarily protected?

[A]. Articles 19(1)(d) and 21

[B].  Articles 14 and 15

[C]. Articles 32 and 226

[D]. Articles 25 and 26

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[3]. Recently, Project Nimbus was in the news following protests during Google CEO Sundar Pichai's speech. Project Nimbus is:

[A]. A joint cloud computing project between the Israeli government, Google, and Amazon

[B]. A satellite navigation programme developed by Israel and the European Union

[C].  A cybersecurity initiative led by the United Nations for West Asia

[D]. An artificial intelligence project developed by Google for autonomous vehicles

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[4]. Recently, Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) were in the news. Which of the following best describes an Ecologically Sensitive Area?

[A]. A protected buffer area around national parks and wildlife sanctuaries to safeguard fragile ecosystems

[B]. A forest area reserved exclusively for commercial forestry activities

[C].  A marine protected area designated only for coral reef conservation

[D]. An urban green space notified under municipal laws

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[5]. . With reference to the NAFEX.in Portal, recently in the news, consider the following statements:

1. NAFEX.in is a digital auction portal launched by the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED).
2. The portal has been developed in collaboration with Deloitte to improve transparency and efficiency in agricultural commodity auctions.
3. NAFED currently uses only the NAFEX.in portal for the sale of pulses and oilseeds under the Price Support Scheme (PSS).

Which of the above statements is/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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