1. Consider the following statements:
1. The
Viability Plan 2.0 approved by the Department of Financial Services is a
strategic initiative aimed at strengthening and modernising Regional Rural
Banks (RRBs).
2. The main objective of the plan is to make these banks financially self-sustainable, technologically advanced, and more efficient in serving rural India.
Which of the above statement/statements are correct?
2. Consider the following statements:
1. Economic
Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) has released a working paper
titled “Reimagining the Care Economy: From Private Burden to Social and Economic
Infrastructure.”
2. This
working paper emphasizes the need to formalize India’s care economy and develop
it as a form of social and economic infrastructure.
3. The
care economy encompasses services related to the care of children, the elderly,
the sick, and persons with disabilities.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
3. Consider the following statements:
1. National
Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has released the ‘Crime in India 2024’ and
‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) 2024’ reports.
2. The ‘Crime in India’ report is an annual publication of the National Crime Records Bureau, functioning under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
Which of the above statement/statements are correct?
4. Consider the following statements:
1. U.S.-based
nuclear fuel company Clean Core Thorium Energy has successfully completed
high-burnup irradiation testing of its patented thorium-based ANEEL fuel in the
Idaho National Laboratory’s ‘Advanced Test Reactor.’
2. This
fuel has achieved a burnup level exceeding 60 GWd/MTU, marking a significant
milestone in advanced nuclear fuel development.
3. Burnup refers to the amount of energy extracted from nuclear fuel; higher burnup indicates better fuel utilization and reduced ‘spent fuel’ generation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
5. Consider the following statements:
1. Two
Indian journalists, Anand RK and Suparna Sharma, have won the prestigious
Pulitzer Prize 2026 for their work highlighting digital surveillance and cyber
fraud.
2. “trAPPed” is an illustrated investigative project published by Bloomberg that explores the phenomenon of “digital arrest” scams, in which victims are manipulated and psychologically controlled through digital means.
Which of the above statement/statements are correct?