1. With reference to Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Yojana, which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct?

1. Under the scheme, there are no restrictions on family size, age or gender.
2. Benefits of the scheme are portable across the country.
3. It also provides cashless access to health care services for the beneficiary at the point of service.

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2. 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?

3. With reference to the Pandemic Disease, which of the statement(s) given below is/are not correct?

1. It is the sudden increase in the number of cases of a disease, more than what’s typically expected for the population in that area.
2. The WHO provides an influenza pandemic alert system, with a scale ranging from Phase 1 (a low risk of a flu pandemic) to Phase 6 (a full-blown pandemic).
3. The last recorded Pandemic disease before COVID-19 is the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) in the year 2013.

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4. Which of the following diseases are considered to be zoonotic?

1. COVID-19
2. Zika
3. African Swine Fever
4. AIDS

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5. Bisphenol A (BPA), a cause of concern, is a structural/key component in the manufacture of which of the following kinds of plastics? 

6. Consider the following statements with regard to the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Assessing System:

1. NAAC is an autonomous body under the University Grants Commission (UGC), that assesses and certifies Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) with gradings as part of accreditation.
2. The ratings of institutions range from A++ to C. If an institution is graded D, it means it is not accredited.
3. Only higher education institutions that are at least ten years old, or from where at least three batches of students have graduated, can apply.

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7. Consider the following statements with regard to India’s carbon sink: 

1. India is committed to increase its carbon sink by 2.5-3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent by 2030, but it has not formally submitted to the UNFCCC the clarification that the baseline year for this would be 2005.
2. India has committed to increase its carbon sink by 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2030 through the creation of additional forest and tree cover.
3. As per the Forest Survey of India, India’s forests and tree cover had a carbon sink of 29.38 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2015.

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8. Which of the following is correct with regard to Megha-Tropiques-1 Satellite:

1. It is an Indo-Canada Earth Observation Satellite.
2. It was launched for carrying out tropical weather and climate studies.
3. It was recently in news as the ISRO has successfully carried out the controlled Re-Entry experiment for the decommissioned Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT-1) Satellite.

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9. In context to the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), consider the following:

1. It is an autonomous body under the University Grants Commission (UGC).
2. It is responsible for assessing the quality of higher educational institutions in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

10. In context to Great Indian Bustard, consider the following:

1. It’s International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) status is Critically Endangered.
2. In India, its population is confined mostly to Gujarat and Rajasthan.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?