1. The Kanchan Devi Committee, recently seen in the news, was constituted by the Supreme Court primarily to:

• Review implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006
• Examine the legal framework governing the Aravalli Range and recommend conservation measures
• Assess compensatory afforestation projects in the Himalayas
• Assess compensatory afforestation projects in the Himalayas

2. Exercise Pitch Black is:

• A bilateral naval exercise between India and Australia
• A multinational air combat exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force
• A UN peacekeeping exercise hosted by New Zealand
• A trilateral air exercise involving India, Japan and Australia

3. The recently adopted Mombasa Declaration primarily seeks to:

• Protect coral reefs through mandatory marine parks
• Regulate deep-sea mining
• Combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing
• Establish a global fisheries tribunal

4. The REWARD Programme is jointly implemented in which of the following States?

• Maharashtra and Gujarat
• Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
• Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
• Karnataka and Odisha

5. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project uses:

• PHWR technology
• Fast Breeder Reactor technology
• VVER-1000 Pressurized Water Reactors
• Boiling Water Reactors