04.02.2025

1. It is a national initiative launched to survey, document, and conserve India’s manuscript heritage.
2. The mission focuses exclusively on manuscripts held by government institutions and excludes private collections.
3. The budget allocation for the National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) has been increased to ₹60 crore under this mission.
4. The mission aims to digitize manuscripts to ensure wider accessibility and prevent physical degradation.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. It is a lightweight, shoulder-fired missile system designed to target high-altitude aerial threats like fighter jets and ballistic missiles.
2. It has an effective range of 250 meters to 6 kilometers and can achieve a maximum speed of Mach 1.5.
3. It is equipped with a 2 kg adaptive proximity fuze for precise target destruction and can engage low-flying drones and aircraft with reduced thermal signatures.
4. The system is intended to replace ageing air defence systems like the Russian Igla MANPADS.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. Coral bleaching occurs when corals expel the symbiotic zooxanthellae algae due to stress conditions like increased sea surface temperatures.
2. Ocean acidification, caused by increased CO₂ absorption, directly leads to coral bleaching by dissolving coral skeletons.
3. Coral bleaching can be reversed if the stress-causing factors are removed and favorable environmental conditions are restored.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?