1. Consider the following statements regarding the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI):

1. It is being established to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).
2. It was first proposed in the National Policy on Education, 1986.
3. The Commission will function through four vertical councils, including the National Higher Education Regulatory Council (NHERC).

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

2. Consider the following statements regarding the APAAR ID recently made mandatory by CBSE:

1. It is a 12-digit permanent academic ID assigned to students from pre-primary to higher education.
2. It is generated through the UDISE+ platform.
3. It stores academic records in DigiLocker.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

3. Which of the following isnotone of RBI’s Seven Sutras under FREE-AI?

• Trust is the foundation
• People first
• Fairness and equity
• Profit maximization

4. Why are Shadowdamselsconsidered important in ecology?

• They control crop pests
• They are indicators of forest and stream health
• They enhance pollination in evergreen forests
• They regulate fish populations in rivers

5. With reference to the moth Antitrisuloides catocalina, consider the following statements:

1. It belongs to the Noctuidae family.
2. It was earlier reported only from Northeast India.
3. Its subspecies A. catocalina cyclica has been recorded for the first time in the Western Ghats.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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