18.04.2025

1. It provides direct insight into deep-sea biodiversity and predator-prey interactions in the Southern Ocean.
2. It confirms the long-standing hypothesis that colossal squids migrate to tropical waters during reproduction.
3. It offers the first evidence of external fertilization in cephalopods.
4. It marks a technological breakthrough in capturing organisms beyond the photic zone without artificial light disturbance.

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1. It is primarily caused due to insulin resistance and high body fat percentage.
2. It has been recently recognised as a distinct form of diabetes by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
3. It commonly affects undernourished individuals in low- and middle-income countries.
4. It is associated with autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?