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Gandhi Peace Prize:

▪️Gandhi peace prize was named after Mahatma Gandhi and it is awarded annually by the government of India.
▪️The international Gandhi peace prize was launched in 1995 on the 125th birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi as a tribute. Hence statement 1 is correct.
▪️The Gandhi peace prize is awarded to groups, organizations, institutes, or individuals for their contribution to the society towards economic growth, social growth, and political transformation through non-violence and Gandhian methods.
▪️The word consists of 1 crore rupee cash which is convertible in any currency in the world, a plaque, and a citation.
▪️It is an international award therefore it is open to all regardless of gender race and nationality. Hence statement 2 is correct.
▪️The first recipient of the international Gandhi peace prize was Julius Nyerere in the year 1995. He was a Tanzanian politician who served as the leader of Tanzania and Tanganyika from 1960 to 1985.

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Exam Warriors by PM Narendra Modi:

▪️Exam Warriors is a book by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, published in 2018.
▪️Exam Warriors is written for young students to help them deal with the stress of exams.
▪️It is available in 13 languages as follows, Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Odia, Assamese, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Urdu & Bengali.

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Q. With reference to the Economic Geography, consider the following statements:

1. Hydroponics is a type of a soilless agriculture.
2. The combination of different crops on the same piece of land is called as mixed farming.
3. In plantation agriculture, trees or bushes are planted on huge estates.

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▪️Soilless Agriculture generally refers to any method of growing plants without soil as a rooting medium. Hydroponics is one of the type of soilless agriculture. Hence statement 1 is correct.
▪️Hydroponics is a method of growing plants in a water-based, nutrient-rich solution.
▪️In this method, the root system is supported using an inert medium such as perlite, clay pellets, peat moss or vermiculite.

▪️Planting different crops on the same land simultaneously is called mixed cropping.

▪️The cultivation of crops alongside the rearing of animals for meat or eggs or milk defines mixed farming. For example, a mixed farm may grow cereal crops such as wheat or rye and also keep cattle, sheep, pigs or poultry. Often the dung from the cattle serves to fertilize the cereal crops. Hence statement 2 is not correct.

▪️Plantation farming is the practice of clearing a large parcel of forest land and planting the desired crops in huge numbers on the cleared land. This type of farming helps in increasing the production of the desired produce and makes it easier to control the cultivation. Hence statement 3 is correct.

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Q. With reference to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), consider the following statements:

1. The first woman to become the deputy governor of RBI is K. J. Udeshi.
2. RBI was established on the recommendation of the Hilton Young Commission.
3. Former PM Manmohan Singh is the only Prime Minister to have also served as the Governor of RBI.
4. The RBI logo was inspired from the logo of American Federal Bank.

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Some facts about Reserve Bank of India (RBI):

▪️The RBI logo was inspired from the East India Company Double Mohur. Hence statement 4 is not correct.
▪️It was formed on April 1, 1935 as a private entity, but is a government entity now. Nationalization of the central bank did not happen till 1949.
▪️RBI is responsible only for printing the currency notes. Minting of coins is done by the Government of India.
▪️The first woman to become the deputy governor of RBI is K. J. Udeshi. She was appointed in 2003. Hence statement 1 is correct.
▪️RBI was also the central bank for two other countries. It played the role of Central Bank of Pakistan till June 1948 and the Central Bank of Burma ( Myanmar) till April 1947.
▪️The bank was established on the recommendation of the Hilton Young Commission. Hence statement 2 is correct.
▪️Manmohan Singh is the only Prime Minister to have also served as the Governor of RBI. Hence statement 3 is correct.
▪️The first Indian to hold the position of the Governor of RBI was Mr. C.D. Deshmukh. He was the third governor of RBI.

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Q. With reference to the Press Information Bureau (PIB), consider the following statements:

1. PIB functions as an interface between the Government and the media.
2. PIB has its Headquarters in New Delhi.
3. PIB also provides accreditation to media representatives.

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Press Information Bureau (PIB):

▪️The Press Information Bureau (PIB) is the nodal agency of the Government of India to disseminate information to the print and electronic media on government policies, programmes, initiatives and achievements.
▪️It functions as an interface between the Government and the media and also serves to provide feedback to the Government on people’s reaction as reflected in the media. Hence statement 1 is correct.
▪️PIB disseminates information through different modes of communication viz. press releases, press notes, feature articles, backgrounders, photographs, database available on Bureau’s website.
▪️Information disseminated is released in English, Hindi and Urdu and subsequently translated in other Indian languages to reach out to about 8,400 newspapers and media organisations in different parts of the country.
▪️PIB has its Headquarters in New Delhi. It is headed by the Principal Director General (Media & Communication). Hence statement 2 is correct.
▪️PIB also provides accreditation to media representatives. Hence statement 3 is correct.
▪️It comes under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of Government of India.

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Q. With reference to the various operating systems (OS) used in the electronics devices such as Mobile phones, tablets, etc. consider the following statements:

1. Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software.
2. Apple's iOS is the world’s most used mobile operating system.
3. Android OS is more customizable as compared to the Apple's iOS.

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▪️Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Hence statement 1 is correct.

▪️Android maintained its position as the leading mobile operating system worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2022, controlling the mobile OS market with a close to 71.8 percent share, while iOS accounted for around 27.6 percent of the mobile operating system market. Hence statement 2 is NOT correct.

▪️Android phones broadly have more customization options than iPhones, allowing Android users of the former to change the look and feel of their phones to suit their personal preferences. Hence statement 3 is correct.

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Q. With reference to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), consider the following statements:

1. The UNDP is the largest channel for development cooperation in the UN.
2. All assistance provided by the UNDP is grant assistance.
3. The UNDP derives its funds from voluntary contributions from various donor countries.

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▪️The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the largest channel for development cooperation in the UN. Hence statement 1 is correct.

▪️The overall mission of the UNDP is to assist the programme countries through capacity development in Sustainable Human Development (SHD) with priority on poverty alleviation, gender equity, women empowerment and environmental protection.

▪️All assistance provided by the UNDP is grant assistance. Hence statement 2 is correct.

▪️The UNDP derives its funds from voluntary contributions from various donor countries. India’s annual contribution to the UNDP has been to the extent of USD 4.5 million, which is one of the largest from developing countries. Hence statement 3 is correct.

▪️Over and above its annual contribution, India also pays partly for the expenditure of the local office.

▪️The country-specific allocation of UNDP resources is made every five years under the Country Cooperation Framework (CCF) which usually synchronises with India’s five year plans.

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