Shinku-La tunnel pertains to which of the following?

• (A) Sikkim
• (B) Ladakh
• (C) Jammu and Kashmir
• (D) Himachal Pradesh

Digital India Act, 2023 will replace which of the following?

• (A) Information Technology Act, 2008
• (B) Information Technology Act, 2020
• (C) Information Technology Act, 2000
• (D) Information Technology Act, 2011

International Day of Forests, 2023 pertains to the theme of:

• (A) Forests and Energy
• (B) Forests and Health
• (C) Forests and sustainable production
• (D) Forests and Biodiversity

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Responsible use of Artificial Intelligence in the Military (REAIM-2023) Summit was held in Hague.
Statement II: India-Australia Summit was held in April, 2023.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

• (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
• (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
• (C) Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
• (D) Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct

Arrange the following missions in India from newest to oldest:

(1) Vande Bharat Mission
(2) Kaveri Mission
(3) Mission Indradhanush
(4) Nipun Bharat Mission

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) 1, 3, 2, 4
• (B) 2, 4, 1, 3
• (C) 2, 4, 3, 1
• (D) 1, 4, 2, 3

Arrange the following statements in proper chronological order:

(1) Rio +20 Summit which resulted in an outcome document, “The Future We Want” in which states committed to develop a suite of SDGs.
(2) Millennium Summit which resulted in a set of targets like environmental sustainability, the eradication of extreme poverty and equality for women now known as MDGs.
(3) Brundtland Report, “Our Common Future” emphasized the need for the integration of economic development, environmental protection and social justice and inclusion.
(4) COP-27 Summit in which it was agreed to set up a Loss and Damage fund to provide financial assistance to poor nations, stricken by climate disaster.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) 1, 2, 3, 4
• (B) 2, 1, 4, 3
• (C) 4, 2, 3, 1
• (D) 3, 2, 1, 4

Arrange the following international groups in order of their establishment from older to newer:

(1) Paris Club
(2) Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
(3) Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD)
(4) Wassenaar Arrangement

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) 2, 4, 1, 3
• (B) 1, 3, 4, 2
• (C) 1, 2, 4, 3
• (D) 1, 2, 3, 4

Consider the following statements:

(1) Nuclear energy contributes about 10% of the total electricity generation in India
(2) India has 22 nuclear reactors in 7 power plants
(3) Nuclear energy is the fifth largest source of electricity in India
(4) The upcoming nuclear power plant at Gorakhpur village pertain to Uttar Pradesh.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) 1 and 2 only
• (B) 2 and 4 only
• (C) 2 and 3 only
• (D) 3 and 4 only

Consider the following statements:

(1) Ken river passes through Panna Tiger Reserve
(2) Ken-Betwa link is a road network project
(3) Ken and Betwa are the tributaries of Chambal river
(4) Matatila dam is located over Betwa river.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) 2 and 3 only
• (B) 1 and 4 only
• (C) 1 and 3 only
• (D) 2 and 4 only

With reference to the World Development Report 1993, improved health contributes to economic growth in four ways, consider the following statements:

(1) It reduces production losses caused by worker illness
(2) It decreases the enrolment of children in schools and makes them worse in learning
(3) It permits the use of natural resources that had been totally or nearly inaccessible because of disease
(4) It decreases for alternative uses resources that would otherwise have to be spent on treating illness.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) 1 and 4 only
• (B) 1 and 3 only
• (C) 1 and 2 only
• (D) 2 and 4 only

Consider the following statements:

(1) The average temperature of India has increased by about 0.7 0 C since 1901
(2) India will get its non-fossil energy capacity to 550 GW by 2050
(3) In 2019, China emitted 50 percent of the world GHGs
(4) India will achieve the target of Net Zero carbon emissions by 2070.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) 3 and 4 only
• (B) 1 and 2 only
• (C) 2 and 4 only
• (D) 1 and 4 only

Consider the following statements:

(1) India became a member of Wassenaar Arrangement in 2023
(2) The 17th Asia Pacific Regional meeting was held in Singapore
(3) The 9th India-Oman Strategic Dialogue will be conducted in Oman in 2024
(4) Oman is at the Gateway of Strait of Gibralter through which India imports about 20% of its oil imports.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) 1 and 2 only
• (B) 3 and 4 only
• (C) 2 and 3 only
• (D) 1 and 3 only

Match List I with List II:

List-I (Scheme):
a. Vahan Mitra Scheme
b. Indira Rasoi Yojana
c. Emissions Trading scheme
d. Gaushala Project

List-II (State):
i. Rajasthan
ii. Madhya Pradesh
iii. Andhra Pradesh
iv. Gujrat

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) iii iv ii i
• (B) iii ii i iv
• (C) iii i ii iv
• (D) iii i iv ii

Match list I with list II:

List-I (Defence Exercise):
a. Surya Kiran
b. Garuda Shakti
c. Vijay Prahar
d. SIMBEX

List-II (Participant Countries):
i. India and Indonesia
ii. India and Nepal
iii. India and Singapore
iv. India and USA

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) i ii iii iv
• (B) ii iii iv i
• (C) ii i iv iii
• (D) ii iv iii i