Q.1) Recently the Union Home Ministry has launched Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) for Himachal Pradesh. Consider the following statements with respect to the ERSS:

1. It has been established from the corpus of Nirbhaya Fund.
2. ERSS rules out a single number ‘112’ based emergency services which will connect to Police, Fire, Health and other help lines.
3. Himachal Pradesh is the first state to launch pan-India single emergency number ‘112’ under ERSS.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2

b) Only 2

c) Only 3

d) All are correct

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Q.2) The SHOUT feature introduced in the famous ‘112 India’ mobile app was recently seen in news is related to:

a) Whistle Blowing

b) Women Safety

c) Road Accidents

d) Bribery Cases

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Q.3) Consider the following statements with reference to the India’s Hyper Spectral Imaging Satellite (HySIS):

1. It is placed in a geo-stationary orbit.
2. Its hyperspectral cameras can penetrate through the soil upto 5 cm.
3. It is capable of detecting landmines from Space.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2

b) 2 and 3

c) Only 3

d) All are correct

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Q.4) The Global Water Monitor & Forecast Watch List is published by:

a) World Meteorological Organisation

b) UN Development Programme

c) Food and Agricultural Organisation

d) None of the above

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Q.5) Which of the following is/are tributary/tributaries of Brahmaputra?

1. Dibang
2. Kameng
3. Lohit

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a) 1 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

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