• Solution (c)

Explanation:

• MGNREGS legally guarantees 100 days, not 150 days, of wage employment. Hence Statement 1 is Incorrect

• The scheme follows a Centre–State funding pattern, with the Centre bearing the majority of the cost. Hence Statement 2 is Correct

Wage rates under MGNREGS are revised based on CPI–AL. Hence Statement 3 is Correct

• Solution (b)

Explanation:

• Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin is one of Raja Ram Mohan Roy’s earliest philosophical works. Written in Persian with an Arabic preface, it presents a rational and philosophical critique of religious practices, especially idolatry, and argues that true religion is based on the belief in one universal, formless God. Hence Statement 1 is Correct

• The Atmiya Sabha (1815) focused on social-religious discussions and opposing idolatry, not on widow remarriage. Hence Statement 2 is Incorrect

Roy strongly defended press freedom and protested the Press Ordinance of 1823. Hence Statement 3 is Correct

• Solution (b)

Explanation:

The Senkaku Islands are a group of uninhabited islands administered by Japan but claimed by China (as Diaoyu) and Taiwan (as Tiaoyutai). They lie in the East China Sea, between Japan’s Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan.

• Solution (b)

Explanation:

The Escapade (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission is part of NASA’s SmallSat program and is designed to study the magnetosphere, solar wind interaction, and charged-particle dynamics around Mars. It will use twin small satellites to understand how solar wind strips away Mars’ atmosphere, helping scientists study the planet’s long-term atmospheric loss.

• Solution (d)

Explanation:

• INVAR is a semi-automatic, laser-guided ATGM that can be fired from the 125 mm gun barrel of T-90 tanks. Hence Statement 1 is Incorrect

INVAR is of Russian origin, not fully indigenous. Hence Statement 2 is Incorrect