1. With reference to UPI (Unified Payments Interface), consider the following statements:

1. UPI was launched by the RBI in 2016.
2. UPI123Pay facilitates digital transactions for users with feature phones.
3. UPI Lite is designed for large-value offline transactions.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• 1 only
• 2 only
• 2 and 3 only
• 1 and 2 only

2. Consider the following statements regarding the Indian squid (Uroteuthis duvaucelii):

1. It is classified as a mollusk under the class Cephalopoda.
2. It is found only in coastal waters of the Indian subcontinent.
3. It exhibits camouflage and problem-solving abilities.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

• 1 and 3 only
• 2 and 3 only
• 1 and 2 only
• 1, 2 and 3

3. DeepSeek’s Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture helps in which of the following?

1. Enhancing memory efficiency
2. Reducing computational cost
3. Improving visual processing
4. Scaling AI models more effectively

Select the correct answer using the code below:

• 1 and 3 only
• 1, 2 and 4 only
• 2 and 3 only
• 1, 2, 3 and 4

4. Which of the following rivers originate from the Mount Kailash region?

1. Sutlej
2. Brahmaputra
3. Indus
4. Ganga

• 1 and 2 only
• 1, 2 and 3 only
• 2 and 4 only
• 1, 2, 3 and 4

5. Which of the following statements about BNHS is/are correct?

1. It is an official partner of BirdLife International in India.
2. It is recognized as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (SIRO).
3. It is a government statutory body under MoEFCC.

• 1 and 2 only
• 2 and 3 only
• 1 and 3 only
• 1, 2 and 3