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The correct answer is option (a).
Explanation:
Kiwis: New Zealanders, conversationally known as Kiwis, are people associated with New Zealand. Hence, pair 1 is not correctly matched.
Hottentots: These are the aboriginal people of South Africa. Currently, they have much wider distribution in South West Africa. Hence, pair 2 is correctly matched.
Zulus: They are people living in South Africa, belonging to the Bantu family. Bantus had original homeland in East Africa. Currently, they occupy the more inhabitable parts of central and South Africa. They are collectively known as Bantu because of their languages. Hence, pair 3 is not correctly matched.
Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.

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The correct answer is option (a).
Explanation:
The Cabinet Mission, consisting of the three Cabinet ministers of England (Pethick Lawrence, Stafford Cripps and A.V. Alexander) arrived in India in 1946.
The objective of the Mission was to devise a machinery to draw up the Constitution of Independent India and also make arrangements for the interim government.
Some of its recommendations were:
There should be a federation of India, including Princely States. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
A system of governance for India with three tiers – Provinces, Provincial groupings and the Centre.
The Centre’s power was to be confined to foreign affairs, defence, currency and communications.
The three Provincial groupings were:
Section A: Madras, United Provinces, Central Provinces, Bombay, Bihar and Orissa
Section B: Punjab, Sindh, North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), Balochistan
Section C: Assam and Bengal.
The residuary powers to be vested in the Provinces.
Formation of a Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution for the Indian Union.
Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.

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The correct answer is option (d).
Explanation:
National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in January 2019, is a time-bound national level strategy for pan India implementation to tackle the increasing air pollution problem across the country in a comprehensive manner.
It will utilise a collaborative and participatory approach involving relevant Central Ministries, State Governments, local bodies and other Stakeholders with focus on all sources of pollution.
The tentative national level target of 20%–30% reduction of PM2.5 and PM10 concentration by 2024 is proposed under the NCAP taking 2017 as the base year for the comparison of concentration. Hence, statement 1 is not correct.
Under NCAP, 122 non-attainment cities across 23 states and Union territories have been identified by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) based on the Air Quality data from (2011-2015). The city specific action plans have been prepared which, inter-alia, include measures for strengthening the monitoring network, reducing vehicular/industrial emissions, increasing public awareness, etc.
Non-attainment cities are those that have fallen short of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for over five years. Hence, statement 2 is not correct.
Air quality of cities is monitored by State Pollution Control Boards which publish their results from time to time.
Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.

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The correct answer is option (a).

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