1. Consider the following statements:

• 1. It is a unique, special and vulnerable ecosystem on the boundary between land and sea.
• 2. They also act as a form of natural coastal defences against storm surges, tsunamis, rising sea levels and erosion.
• 3. In this ecosystem, soils are highly effective carbon sinks.

Which one of the following ecosystems is characterised by above mentioned features?

2. Consider the following statements regarding United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA):

• 1. It works to promote international cooperation in the peaceful use and exploration of space.
• 2. United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) is a programme under the UNOOSA.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3. Consider the following statements regarding National Council for Teachers Education (NCTE):

• 1. It is an executive body functioning under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).
• 2. It is a statutory body set up under National Council Teacher Education Act, 1993.
• 3. It makes recommendations to both the Central and State Governments on all matters pertaining to teacher education.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

4. Malabar River Festival recently seen in news is related to:

5. Why is a plant called Assam Knotweed often mentioned in news?

6. SAFAR, recently seen in news is related to:

7. Consider the following statements about NABARD:

• 1. It was established on the recommendations of B. Shivaraman Committee on 1982
• 2. NABARD supervises State Cooperative Banks, District Cooperative Central Banks and Regional Rural Banks

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

8. Consider the following statements about Strait of Malacca:

• 1. It is a narrow stretch of water between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra
• 2. It is the main shipping channel between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

9. For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931, presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme?

10. Which one of the following authorities makes recommendations to the Governor of a State as to the principles for determining the taxes and duties which may be appropriated by the Panchayats in that particular State?