Answer: D
Explanation
Places in news Region
1. Baku Azerbaijan
2. Kazan Russia
3. Ramallah Palestine
So none of the pairs are correctly matched. Hence, answer is option D.

2. Consider the following statements about MIcrogrid.
1) A microgrid is an integrated energy and communication system.
2) Microgrid generation sources can be solar, wind or microturbines.

3. Consider the following statements about the Exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
1) EEZ includes territorial sea, contiguous zone and continental shelf.
2) EEZ provides the coastal state control over all economic resources.
3) The coastal state has no jurisdiction regarding protection of marine environment.

Answer: C
● A microgrid is an integrated energy and communication system consisting of
interconnected loads and distributed energy sources. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
● Microgrid generation sources include solar, wind, microturbines or other small energy sources. Hence, statement 2 is correct.

Answer: C
Explanation
Exclusive economic zone
● The exclusive economic zone can be defined as a belt of water which extends up to 200
nautical miles from the baseline of the coastal state. Thus it includes both territorial sea
and contiguous zone. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.

● The exclusive economic zone provides the coastal state control over all economic resources such as fishing, mining, oil exploration, and marine research. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
● The coastal state also has jurisdiction regarding protection and preservation of natural resources and marine environment. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.

4. Consider the following statements about notices issued by Interpol.
1) Notices are issued at the request of a member country’s Interpol National Central Bureau.
2) National Investigation Agency is the National Central Bureau for Interpol in India.
3) Interpol itself can order law enforcement authorities to act on a particular notice.

Answer: C
Explanation
● Notices are issued by the General Secretariat at the request of a member country’s
INTERPOL National Central Bureau. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
○ Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), is the National Central Bureau for Interpol
in India, which coordinates with all law enforcement agencies in India for assistance via INTERPOL channels. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.

● INTERPOL’s notices are completely discretionary, i.e. Interpol itself cannot compel law enforcement authorities to act on a particular notice. Very often, actual action on the notices is predicated on the relations between the two countries. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.

5. Consider the following statements.
1) Digi Doctor initiative aims to create a detailed database of doctors.
2) Digi Qure and Cure Bay are health tech startups.

Answer: C
Explanation:
● Digi Doctor
○ Under the Digi Doctor initiative, a detailed database of doctors has been created, including their qualifications, specialization, and affiliations with healthcare facilities.
○ This ensures accurate mapping of available medical resources. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

Success Stories of Healthtech Startups
● Digi Qure:
○ The startup provides tele-consultation services for just Rs 1. This startup makes
access to doctors all year round in rural India which costs Rs 365 for a year.
○ In Digi Qure, patients come to the e-clinic with their Saksham card and book an
appointment.
○ Here trained health workers do the initial test, and after connecting with the doctor,
the patient gets a digital prescription and patients are given complete treatment
support and consultation through follow-up calls.

● Cure Bay
○ Cure Bay provides healthcare services at an affordable cost. The initial consultation fee is just ₹99, which brings doctors to patients living in remote villages without having to travel from village to city for medical treatment.
○ Hence, statement 2 is correct.

Officer's Daily Motivation

1. PM KUSUM scheme empowers

Answer: A
Explanation
● Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja
Suraksha evem Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) Scheme for farmers for installation of
solar pumps and grid connected solar and other renewable power plants in the country.
Hence, answer is option A.
● The Scheme consists of three components:
○ Component A: Setting up of Decentralized Ground/ Stilt Mounted Grid
Connected Solar or other Renewable Energy based Power Plants by the farmers
on their land
○ Component B: Installation of Stand-alone Solar Agriculture Pumps
○ Component C: Solarisation of Grid Connected Agriculture Pumps including
Feeder Level Solarization
● Benefits of the scheme
○ The scheme will open a stable and continuous source of income to the rural land
owners.
○ The scheme would ensure that sufficient local solar/ other renewable energy based
power is available for feeding rural load centres and agriculture pump-set loads, which require power mostly during the day time.
○ As these power plants will be located closer to the agriculture loads or to electrical
substations in a decentralized manner, it will result in reduced Transmission losses for Discoms.
○ The solar pumps will save the expenditure incurred on diesel for running diesel
pump and provide the farmers a reliable source of irrigation through solar pump
apart from preventing harmful pollution from running diesel pump.

2. Consider the following statements about Hypersonic missiles.
1) Hypersonic missiles generally have speed ranging from Mach 1 to Mach 4.
2) Hypersonic missiles have a fixed trajectory that can not be altered.

3. Consider the following statements about Chikungunya.
1) Chikungunya is a bacterial disease.
2) Chikungunya pathogen is transmitted by mosquitoes.
3) There is no commercial vaccine available to protect against chikungunya.