1. With reference to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, consider the following statements:

1. It is designed to intercept ballistic missiles during the terminal phase of their flight.
2. It destroys incoming missiles using explosive warheads.
3. It is capable of intercepting targets both inside and outside the Earth’s atmosphere.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

2. Exercise Lamitiye is a joint military exercise conducted between India and which of the following countries?

• Mauritius
• Seychelles
• Madagascar
• Sri Lanka

3. The Proba-3 mission uses two spacecraft known as:

• Orbiter and Lander
• Occulter and Coronagraph
• Solar Probe and Detector
• Eclipse Satellite and Shadow Satellite

4. With reference to the Anavaran Portal, consider the following statements:

1. It was developed by the Forest Survey of India to monitor deforestation in near real-time.
2. It uses Google Earth Engine for analysing satellite data.
3. It uses Sentinel-1 SAR data to monitor forests even during cloudy conditions.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

5. The National Highways Green Cover Index (NH-GCI) is prepared by:

• Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
• National Highways Authority of India in collaboration with ISRO’s NRSC
• NITI Aayog and Survey of India
• Central Pollution Control Board and ISRO