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status? 
 
(A)  Textile sector 
 
(B)  Insurance sector 
 
(C)  Agriculture sector 
 
(D)  Gems and Jewellery sector  
 
 
(D)  Gems and Jewellery sector 
 
74. 
With reference to the recent Supreme Court judgment 
on VVPAT slips and EVM count, consider the following 
statements: 
 
1. The Supreme Court has mandated 100% verification 
of VVPAT slips with the EVM count. 
 
2. The Election Commission must now seal and store 
 
symbol loading units (SLUs) for 45 days after the 
 
declaration of results. 
 
3. Candidates can request verification of burnt 
memory semicontrollers in 5% of EVMs per 
Assembly segment. 
 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 
 
(A)  1 and 2 only 
(B)  2 and 3 only 
 
(C)  1 and 3 only 
(D)  1, 2, and 3 
 
 
 
(B)  2 and 3 only 
 
The Supreme Court has not mandated 100% verification 
of VVPAT slips with the EVM count. However, the court 
directed the Election Commission to seal and store 
symbol loading units (SLUs) for 45 days after the 
declaration of results and allowed candidates to request 
verification of burnt memory semicontrollers in 5% of 
EVMs per Assembly segment. 
 
75. 
Where did the newly settled Bru voters cast their votes 
for the first time in the General Elections to Lok Sabha 
2024? 
 
(A)  Assam 
(B)  Meghalaya 
 
(C)  Mizoram 
(D)  Tripura 
 
(D)  Tripura 
 
For the first time, the newly settled Bru voters of Tripura 
exercised their franchise for the General Elections to Lok 
Sabha 2024 on April 26. Earlier, they had voted in the 
assembly elections held last year in March. The Bru 
migrants who had been staying in six relief camps of 
North Tripura district till 2020 now received permanent 
settlement in 12 locations across the state. 
 
76. 
Which of the following ports has received the shipping 
ministry’s approval for operating as India’s first 
transshipment port? 
 
(A)  Vizhinjam Port 
(B)  Kamarajar Port 
 
(C)  Paradip Port 
(D)  Kandla Port 
 
 
(A)  Vizhinjam Port 
 
Adani's Vizhinjam Port in Kerala has received the 
shipping ministry's approval for operating as India's first 
transshipment port. It will be India's first full-fledged 
deepwater transshipment port. 
 
77. 
Paro Declaration is related to: 
 
(A)  Climate change 
(B)  Tiger conservation 
 
(C)  Mental health 
(D)  Economic policy 
 
 
(C)  Mental health 
 
The "Paro Declaration" was adopted by the member 
countries of the World Health Organization’s Southeast 
Asia region during a meeting in Bhutan. This declaration 
commits to providing universal access to mental 
healthcare and services. It emphasizes the development 
and implementation of multisectoral policies to address 
mental health risks and reduce treatment gaps, 
particularly those exacerbated by the COVID-19 
pandemic. 
 
78. 
Recently, in which Lok Sabha constituency, a 
candidate was elected unopposed following the 
rejection or withdrawal of the nomination paper of 
remaining candidates? 
 
(A)  Arunachal East 
(B)  Jamnagar 
 
(C)  Ladakh 
(D)  Surat 
 
 
(D)  Surat 
 
Recently, in the Lok Sabha constituency of Surat, the BJP 
candidate Mukesh Dalal was elected unopposed. This 
occurred after the nomination of the Congress 
candidate was rejected, and the remaining eight 
nominees withdrew their candidacies. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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79. 
Recently, the Supreme Court stayed the construction 
of four proposed dams inside which Wildlife? 
 
(A)  Sultanpur National Park 
 
(B)  Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary 
 
(C)  Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary 
 
(D)  Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary 
 
 
(B)  Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary 
 
Recently, the Supreme Court stayed the construction of 
four proposed dams inside Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary in 
Haryana's Yamunanagar district as the construction will 
not only negatively impact the wildlife and local 
community but also harm the ecosystem. 
 
80. 
“Just A Mercenary? : Notes from My Life and Career” is 
a memoir by: 
 
(A)  Praveen Sood 
(B)  Ravi Sinha 
 
(C)  Duvvuri Subbarao 
(D)  Ajit Doval 
 
 
(C)  Duvvuri Subbarao 
 
81. 
Where has the first Multi-purpose (Combined Heat & 
Power) Green Hydrogen Generation Plant of India 
been inaugurated? 
 
(A)  Manali, Himachal Pradesh 
 
(B)  Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 
 
(C)  Jhakri, Himachal Pradesh 
 
(D)  Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh 
 
 
(C)  Jhakri, Himachal Pradesh 
 
The first Multi-purpose (Combined Heat & Power) Green 
Hydrogen Generation Plant of the nation has been 
inaugurated at SJVN’s 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro 
Power Station (NJHPS) in Jhakri, Himachal Pradesh. The 
green hydrogen produced from the project will be 
utilized for High Velocity Oxygen Fuel (HVOF) Coating 
Facility of NJHPS for meeting its combustion fuel 
requirements. In addition, it will also generate electricity 
through its fuel cell of 25 kW capacity. 
 
82. 
Which of the following Organizations has developed 
India’s lightest bulletproof jacket? 
 
(A)  Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) 
 
(B)  Defence Research and Development Organization  
 
(C)  National Innovation Foundation (NIF) 
 
(D)  National Research Development Corporation  
 
 
(B) DRDO 
 
 
83. 
What is the new name of the United Nations 
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)? 
 
(A)  United Nations Development Council (UNDC) 
 
(B)  UN Trade and Development 
 
(C)  United Nations Trade Committee (UNTC) 
 
(D)  International Trade and Development Organization  
 
 
(B)  UN Trade and Development 
 
The 
United 
Nations 
Conference 
on 
Trade 
and 
Development (UNCTAD) has recently rebranded itself as 
"UN Trade and Development" in celebration of its 60th 
anniversary.  
 
84. 
From which country did NASA launch its Advanced 
Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft that 
uses sunlight for propulsion? 
 
(A)  Australia 
(B)  New Zealand 
 
(C)  Japan 
(D)  United Kingdom 
 
 
(B)  New Zealand 
 
NASA has launched its Advanced Composite Solar Sail 
System (ACS3) spacecraft that uses sunlight for 
propulsion from New Zealand into space. ACS3 is a 
technology 
demonstration 
mission 
aimed 
at 
characterizing solar sail structures for future small 
spacecraft engaged in deep space missions requiring 
long-duration, low-thrust propulsion.  
 
85. 
With reference to the Crystal Maze 2 missile recently 
tested by the Indian Air Force, consider the following 
statements: 
 
1. Crystal Maze 2 is an air-launched medium-range 
 
ballistic missile. 
 
2. It is of Israeli origin. 
 
3. Crystal Maze 2 has a stand-off range capability of 
over 250 kilometers. 
 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 
 
(A)  1 only 
(B)  1 and 2 only 
 
(C)  2 and 3 only 
(D)  1, 2, and 3 
 
 
(D) 1, 2, and 3 
 
 
86. 
Which country has passed a law allowing the 
government to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for 
their claims to be considered by the East African 
nation? 
 
(A)  France 
(B) Germany 
 
(C)  United Kingdom 
(D)  Italy 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(C)  United Kingdom 
 
UK parliament has passed Rwanda asylum law that will 
allow the government to send asylum seekers to 
Rwanda. 
 
In April 2022, the government said that any asylum 
seeker entering the UK "illegally" after 1 January 2022, 
from a safe country such as France, could be sent to 
Rwanda. They would have their asylum claims processed 
there, rather than in the UK. 
 
87. 
Which organization installed India’s biggest Climate 
Clock on its headquarters building in New Delhi as 
part of Earth Day celebrations? 
 
(A)  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) 
 
(B)  Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) 
 
(C)  Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) 
 
(D)  National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) 
 
 
(C)  Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) 
 
Council of Scientific &Industrial Research (CSIR), as a 
part of the Earth Day Celebrations, installed and 
activated India’s biggest Climate Clock on the CSIR 
Headquarters Building in Rafi Marg, New Delhi. The 
event signifies CSIR’s aim to spread awareness about 
climate change and its ill effects. 
 
88. 
According to the 'State of the Climate in Asia 2023' 
report, which of the following statements is/are 
correct? 
 
1. Asia faced the most disasters in the world in 2023. 
 
2. According to the report, Asia is warming faster than 
the global average. 
 
3. The report is published by UNEP. 
 
Code: 
 
(A)  1 only 
(B)  1 and 2 only 
 
(C)  2 and 3 only 
(D)  1, 2, and 3 
 
 
(B)  1 and 2 only 
▪ 
According to a World Meteorological Organisation’s 
(WMO) report (‘State of the Climate in Asia 2023’), 
Asia faced the most disasters in the world in 2023. 
▪ 
The Indian sub-continent experienced six tropical 
cyclones in 2023 which formed in the North Indian 
Ocean. The cyclone activity was slig

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