1. With reference to the GARUD High-Resolution Binoculars, consider the following statements:

1. They have been developed from optical equipment used by the Indian Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces.
2. They have been launched by India Optel Limited for the civilian market.
3. Their commercialisation is intended to support the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative.
4. They were developed primarily for exclusive military deployment.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

2. With reference to the National Cooperative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, consider the following statements:

1. NCDC can provide direct loans and grants to cooperative societies/entities engaged in cooperative development.
2. The amendment removes the rural-area requirement for eligible industrial, cottage and village cooperatives.
3. NCDC can participate in the share capital of cooperatives/entities with prior Central Government approval.
4. NCDC is administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

3. The immediate provocation for the RIN Mutiny was associated with:

• Racial abuse by Commander Arthur Frederick King and refusal to address sailors' grievances
• The failure of the Cabinet Mission Plan
• The arrest of Mahatma Gandhi during Quit India Movement
• The announcement of the Mountbatten Plan

4. Arrange the following developments in the correct chronological sequence:

1. Cabinet Mission Plan
2. Attlee's February 1947 announcement
3. Mountbatten Plan / 3 June Plan
4. Indian Independence Act

• 1–2–3–4
• 2–1–3–4
• 1–3–2–4
• 2–3–1–4

5. With reference to West Nile Fever, consider the following statements:

1. It is caused by a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus.
2. The virus belongs to the Flaviviridae family.
3. Birds are the principal reservoir hosts.
4. Culex mosquitoes are important vectors.
5. Casual human-to-human transmission is a documented major mode of transmission.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• 1, 2 and 3 only
• 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
• 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
• 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5