1. Consider the following statements:
1. India
chaired the ninth session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer
Protection Law and Policy, organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development (UNCTAD).
2. This
session will bring together member states, international organizations,
consumer protection authorities, academics, and other stakeholders on a single
platform to deliberate on emerging issues regarding consumer protection law and
policy.
Which of the above statement/statements are correct?
2. Consider the following statements:
1. The
fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG-15) of the Basel
Convention was held in Geneva, Switzerland, to advance technical, legal and
policy work ahead of COP-18 (Panama, 2027).
2. The
Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) is a subsidiary body of the Conference of the
Parties (COP)to the Basel Convention and is open to all Parties.
3 It assists the COP by reviewing implementation of the Convention’s work programme and providing recommendations on policy, technical, scientific, legal, institutional and administrative matters.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
3. Consider the following statements:
1. University
Grants Commission (UGC) has made it mandatory for all Higher Education
Institutions (HEIs) to upload students' academic credit data to the NAD-ABC
portal by June 30, 2026.
2. According to official data, 2,963 institutions have registered on this platform, while over 110.65 crore academic records have already been uploaded.
Which of the above statement/statements are correct?
4. Consider the following statements:
1 Scientists
have discovered a new freshwater fish species in Kerala’s Periyar Tiger
Reserve, named *Eechathalakenda incognita*.
2. This
discovery is considered a significant milestone in the study of India's
biodiversity, as it has resolved a decades-old scientific puzzle regarding fish
classification.
3. According to researchers, this fish had long been a source of confusion for the scientific community.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
5. Consider the following statements:
1. International
Business Machines (IBM) has unveiled the world’s first sub-1 nanometre (0.7
nm/7 angstrom) semiconductor chip technology, marking a breakthrough in
next-generation semiconductor manufacturing.
2. IBM introduced a revolutionary three-dimensional transistor architecture, called Nanostack, the industry’s first known 3D nanosheet-based design capable of enabling chip technology below the 1 nm node.
Which of the above statement/statements are correct?