Answer: (b) For infrastructure development in the southern atolls

Explanation:

• (a) Incorrect. The credit line is not for space projects.

• (b) Correct. The credit was extended to aid infrastructure projects including roads and bridges in southern Maldives.

• (c) Incorrect. No defense-related procurement was linked.

(d) Incorrect. Sustainable tourism was not the main objective.

Answer: (c) India remains in the lower half with minor improvement

Explanation:

• (a) Incorrect. India is not among the top 50.

• (b) Incorrect. India is not among the bottom 10 either.

• (c) Correct. India improved slightly but still ranks low in political and economic participation.

(d) Incorrect. Full data was included in the index.

Answer: (b) Creation of a sovereign deep tech innovation fund

Explanation:

• (a) Incorrect. CSR linkage is not a provision.

• (b) Correct. The draft policy proposes a sovereign innovation fund for deep tech support.

• (c) Incorrect. No such GST measure is mentioned.

• (d) Incorrect. Patent pooling is not mandatory in the draft.

Answer: (b) It ended Europe’s dependency on Russian Soyuz rockets

Explanation:

• (a) Incorrect. Ariane-6 is not reusable.

• (b) Correct. Ariane-6 replaces Ariane-5 and ends reliance on Russia’s Soyuz launcher.

• (c) Incorrect. No such quantum communication test was part of this launch.

(d) Incorrect. It was an unmanned commercial payload launch.

Answer: (b) To offer direct credit support to marginalized communities

Explanation:

• (a) Incorrect. The portal is not related to renewable energy.

• (b) Correct. PM-SURAJ (Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan and Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan) portal aims to provide direct credit assistance to Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes, and sanitation workers.

• (c) Incorrect. Employment statistics are not its domain.

(d) Incorrect. Fertilizer subsidy tracking is handled by other portals like iFMS.