1. Consider the following statements:
1. Central
Government has launched the ‘Mission Golden Spice’ initiative at a cost of
₹275.45 crore.
2. Its objective is to boost the production, processing, branding, and marketing of Meghalaya’s GI-tagged Lakadong turmeric.
Which of the above statement/statements are correct?
2. Consider the following statements:
1. India
has achieved a major milestone in the field of clean energy by successfully
commissioning the country's first and deepest 1,000-metre geothermal wells in
the Puga Valley of Ladakh.
2. This
achievement lays the foundation for India's first 1 MW demonstration-scale
geothermal power project.
3. Geothermal energy is a renewable source of energy derived from the heat stored within the Earth's interior.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
3. Consider the following statements:
1. Government
of India has amended the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023 to prohibit the
import of goods that are wholly or partially produced using forced labour.
2. Central Government has been empowered to prohibit the import of specified goods where an enquiry or other relevant material establishes that they have been produced using forced labour.
Which of the above statement/statements are correct?
4. Consider the following statements:
1. Archaeological
excavations at Karivalamvandanallur (Malayadipatti)—situated on the banks of
the Vaippar River in Tamil Nadu’s Tenkasi district—have yielded significant evidence
indicating that the region evolved as a site of continuous human habitation
from the Microlithic Age through to the Sangam period.
2. This
discovery is considered crucial for understanding the cultural evolution,
technology, industry, and trade activities of southern Tamil Nadu.
3. This cultural sequence mirrors the findings from Mangudi, Sivagalai, and Adichanallur, whereas a distinct Microlithic–Neolithic–Iron Age progression is evident in northern Tamil Nadu.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
5. Consider the following statements:
1. LHS
1140b is a rocky exoplanet located about 48–49 light-years away in the
constellation Cetus.
2. It has a mass of 5.6 times that of Earth and a radius of 1.73 times Earth's radius.
Which of the above statement/statements are correct?