1. Consider the following statements regarding the National Pension Scheme (NPS):

1. National Pension System (NPS) is a government-sponsored pension scheme that is managed by PFRDA.
2. Any Indian between ages of 18 to 65 years may voluntarily join the NPS.
3. Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) are not eligible to join NPS.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

2. With reference to the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), consider the following statements:

1. EPFO is a statutory body of Union Government that comes under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development.
2. It administers the compulsory contributory Provident Fund Scheme (1952), Pension Scheme (1995) and Insurance Scheme (1976).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3. Consider the following with regard to Toxoid Vaccines.

1. They use a toxin made by the germ that causes a disease.
2. Toxoid vaccines are used to protect against Diphtheria and Tetanus.
3. They create immunity to the parts of the germ that cause a disease instead of the germ itself.

Which of the above statement sis/are correct?

4. Consider the following with regard to properties of ‘Millets’:

1. They are photo-insensitive and resistant to climate change.
2. They are rich in calcium and magnesium.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

5. Which of the following statements are incorrect? 

1. The Indian Science Congress, the annual gathering of researchers in India, is organised by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc).
2. It is the brainchild initiative of two British Chemists, Professor J. L. Simonsen and Professor P.S. McMahon.
3. The first gathering of the Indian Science Congress was held in 1914 at the Asiatic Society in Calcutta.

6. Which of the following best describes the term ‘deepfakes’? 

7. Consider the following statements regarding the Sustainable Aquaculture in Mangrove Ecosystem (SAIME) initiative:

1. Under Sustainable Aquaculture In Mangrove Ecosystem (SAIME) initiative, farmers have taken up cultivation of bamboos at 30 hectares in West Bengal.
2. It was started in 2019 as the community-based initiative of sustainable shrimp cultivation which is conceived by NGOs- Nature Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS) and Global Nature Fund (GNF), Naturland, Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS).

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

8. With respect to the Sundarbans, consider the following statements:

1. The Sundarbans mangrove forest lies across India and Bangladesh on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal.
2. It is home to one of the noted tiger reserves in India and also the only mangrove forest in the world inhabited by tigers.
3. The majority part of Sundarbans lies in India, while the rest of the parts lie in Bangladesh.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

9. The experiment will employ a trio of spacecraft flying in formation in the shape of an equilateral triangle that has sides one million km long, with lasers shining between the craft. The experiment in the question refers to?

10. Consider the following with regard to ‘cultivation of shrimp’:

1. Sustainable Aquaculture In Mangrove Ecosystem (SAIME) associated with the restoration of mangroves by the cultivation of shrimp.
2. The aquaculture cultivation/farming practice of shrimp can be performed in freshwater environments only.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?