3.Who has been awarded the COSPAR Vikram
Sarabhai Medal–2026?
1. Consider the following statements:
1. Ministry
of Road Transport and Highways has proposed making the Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V)
communication system mandatory to enhance road safety and promote real-time
information exchange between vehicles.
2. According to the proposal, the V2V communication system will be made mandatory in a phased manner for specified motor vehicles starting from October 1, 2029.
Which of the above statement/statements are correct?
2. Consider the following statements:
1. Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) has clarified that there is no proposal to terminate the
FCNR(B) deposit incentive scheme ahead of schedule.
2. The
scheme will continue until its scheduled expiry date of September 30, 2028.
3. According to the RBI, the scheme has yielded the expected results across all key parameters and has facilitated a consistently strong inflow of capital from abroad.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
3. Consider the following statements:
1. According
to a third-party evaluation conducted by the Department of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), every ₹1 invested under KCC-MISS generates a net
value addition of ₹2.30 in the agriculture and allied sectors.
2. Since the inception of the scheme up to 2024-25, the interest burden on farmers has been reduced through interest subvention amounting to approximately ₹1.87 lakh crore.
Which of the above statement/statements are correct?
4. Consider the following statements:
1. Astrophysicist
Annapurni Subramaniam has been awarded the COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal 2026
for her outstanding contributions to space research.
2. She
has become the first Indian woman scientist to receive this honor.
3. The award was presented during the 46th COSPAR Scientific Assembly held in Florence, Italy.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
5. Consider the following statements:
1. On
the occasion of International Clouded Leopard Day (4 August), the Government of
India launched the country’s first Clouded Leopard Conservation Action Plan.
2. The action plan aims to promote the long-term, science-based conservation of the clouded leopard and its forest habitats.
Which of the above statement/statements are correct?