Notes: MIDH is the umbrella Centrally Sponsored Scheme for horticulture development and includes NHM and HMNEH as sub-schemes. NHM operates in States and Union Territories other than the North-Eastern and Himalayan regions; HMNEH covers those regions. MIDH’s crop coverage includes coconut, along with fruits, vegetables, spices, flowers and aromatic plants. Thus, statements 1 and 2 are correct, while statement 3 is incorrect.
2. Consider the following cyclones that affected the Indian subcontinent in recent years:
Remal
Mocha
Dana
Fengal
Which of the above caused damage along the eastern coast of India?
[A] Only 1 and 3 [B] Only 2 and 4 [C] Only 1, 3 and 4 [D] Only 3 and 4
Notes: Cyclone Remal affected coastal West Bengal, while Cyclone Dana impacted the Odisha–West Bengal coast. Cyclone Fengal caused damage in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry after crossing the region’s coast. These three storms therefore affected India’s eastern coastline. Cyclone Mocha, by contrast, made landfall along the Myanmar–Bangladesh coast, not India’s eastern coast. Hence, statements 1, 3 and 4 are correct.
3. Which of the following UN bodies have won the Nobel Prize more than once?
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
World Food Programme (WFP)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 [B] Only 2 & 3 [C] Only 1 & 3 [D] 1, 2 & 3
Notes: UNHCR has won the Nobel Peace Prize twice, in 1954 and 1981. The World Food Programme won once in 2020. UNICEF won in 1965. Thus, among the listed bodies, only UNHCR has received the Nobel Prize more than once.
4. With reference to the former Mega Food Park Scheme, which of the following statements is/are correct:
The scheme was demand-driven.
The scheme was an initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Each Mega Food Park had collection centres as its smallest units.
Select the correct option from codes given below:
[A] 3 Only [B] 1 and 3 Only [C] 1 and 2 Only [D] 1, 2 and 3
Notes: The Mega Food Park Scheme was demand-driven and included collection centres, primary processing centres, and a central processing centre. The smallest unit was the collection centre. However, the scheme was not initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare but by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. Therefore, statements 1 and 3 are correct, while statement 2 is incorrect.
5. With reference to the resolutions passed by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and United Nations Security Council (UNSC), consider the following statements:
UNGA resolutions are legally non-binding upon member nations, while UNSC Resolutions are legally binding upon all members.
UNGA resolutions can be sponsored by any member, whereas UNSC Resolutions can only be sponsored by permanent members.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 [B] Only 2 [C] Both 1 & 2 [D] Neither 1 nor 2
Notes: Statement 1 is partially incorrect because only UNSC resolutions under Chapter VII are legally binding, not all. Statement 2 is incorrect; any UNSC member, permanent or non-permanent, can sponsor a resolution. UNGA resolutions are non-binding and can be sponsored by any member. Thus, both statements are not entirely correct.
