Q.2. Consider the following statements regarding BRICS Pay :

1. BRICS Pay is a digital currency jointly issued by BRICS countries to facilitate trade and cross-border transactions among member nations.

2. It aims to create an independent payment system that bypasses Western-controlled financial networks like SWIFT.

3. The initiative is entirely based on blockchain technology, ensuring decentralized control among the BRICS member states.

4. India has fully integrated BRICS Pay with its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to enable real-time settlements among BRICS nations.

Q.3. Wilmington Declaration was Recently in News. This is Related to which of the following Regional/Multilateral Groupings.

A. APEC
B. NATO
C. QUAD
D. None of the above

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Important News Articles for today:

1) Knowledge Nugget | NCERT School Survey: A must know for UPSC current affairs. (Link - https://indianexpress.com/article/upsc-current-affairs/upsc-essentials/knowledge-nugget-ncert-aser-fln-school-survey-parakh-upsc-10128327/)

2) Iceland volcano erupts for 12th time since 2021. (Link - https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/iceland-volcano-erupts-for-12th-time-since-2021/article69817477.ece)

3) New Delhi has chance to repay Green Revolution debt: Why doing so is in India’s interest. (https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-economics/new-delhi-has-chance-to-repay-green-revolution-debt-why-doing-so-is-in-indias-interest-10124443/?ref=explained_pg)

4) South Asia achieves record immunization coverage; India, Nepal lead progress: WHO-UNICEF. (Link - https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/south-asia-achieves-record-immunization-coverage-india-nepal-lead-progress-who-unicef/article69817335.ece)

Q.1. Consider the following :

1. Heavy metals

2.Polyamidoamine-epichlorohydrins

3. Bisphenol A

4. Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances

Q.2.With reference to the Arsenic Pollution, consider the following statements :

1. Arsenic is widely distributed throughout the environment in the air, water and land.

2. Alluvial sediments are the major source for arsenic contamination in groundwater.

Q.3. Consider the following statements regarding Leopards:

1. They prefer to hunt in the day.

2. They are good climbers.

3. Their IUCN Status is Vulnerable.

Q.1.Consider the following pairs and choose the correct answer from the options given below.

LIST I LIST II
Sohrai Painting Chhattisgarh
Pithora Art Gujarat
Aipan Art Karnataka
Kavi Art Goa

Q.2.Arrange the following fuels in the decreasing order of India's Installed Generation Capacity :

1. Coal
2. Solar
3. Hydro
4. Wind
5. Nuclear

Q.3. Greenhouse Gas Equivalency Calculator is an initiative by which of the following organisation ?

A. World Meteorological Organisation

B. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

C. US Environmental Protection Agency

D. None of the above