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1. Consider the following statements.
  1. Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, are witnessed only in the polar regions.
  2. Auroras occur when charged particles ejected from the Sun?s surface called the solar wind enter the Earth?s atmosphere.
  3. Solar flares can hamper flight operations, power grids and space exploration programmes
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
2. Consider the following statements:
  1. Morocco shares the land boundary with Western Sahara, Algeria and Libya.
  2. Morocco is the only African country with coastal exposure to both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
3. Consider the following statements regarding Dedicated Freight Corridor.
  1. Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) run by the Ministry of Railways undertakes the operation of the ?Dedicated Freight Corridors? (DFC).
  2. The Western DFC is lengthier than the Eastern DFC.
  3. Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) runs from Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
4. With reference to the HelpAge India, consider the following statements:
  1. It became the first institute from India to receive the UN Population Award for 2020.
  2. It was established by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in 1978 to work for elderly people.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
5. Near Field Communications (NFC) technology is used in which among the following applications?
  1. Baggage identification in Airports
  2. Contactless card payment
  3. Healthcare
  4. Metro train cards
Select the correct answer code:

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