26 Oct, 2025

1. With reference to the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, consider the following statements:

  1. The Act recognizes both individual and community forest rights for Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers.
  2. The Gram Sabha is the final authority for deciding forest rights claims.
  3. The Act contains a sunset clause limiting the period for claim submission to 10 years.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements about DAY-NRLM:

  1. It is jointly funded by the Central and State Governments.
  2. It was earlier known as the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY).
  3. It provides placement-linked training under the DDU-GKY component.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

3. The ‘Early Warnings for All (EW4All)’ initiative, recently in news, is jointly led by which of the following agencies?

  1. World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
  2. United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
  3. International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
  4. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Select the correct answer using the code below:

4. With reference to INS Sahyadri, consider the following statements:

  1. It is a Shivalik-class stealth frigate built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd.
  2. It carries BrahMos anti-ship missiles.
  3. It was commissioned into the Indian Navy in 2012.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5. Consider the following statements about the LISA mission:

  1. It will consist of three spacecraft arranged in a triangular formation trailing Earth around the Sun.
  2. The spacecraft will detect gravitational waves through laser interferometry.
  3. It will operate in a geostationary orbit about 36,000 km from Earth.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?