Answer: (b)
Krishi ICCC
• The ICCC incorporates multiple IT applications and platforms to provide actionable insights and aid informed decision-making.
• 8 large LED screens display crucial information such as crop yields, production, drought situation, cropping patterns, and relevant trends in graphical format.
• The dashboard offers insights, alerts, and feedback on agriculture schemes, programs, projects, and initiatives, empowering stakeholders with comprehensive information.
Data used by Krishi ICCC
The ICCC will enable comprehensive monitoring of the farm sector by making available at one place geospatial information received from multiple sources such as:
1. Plot-level data received through Soil Survey;
2. Weather data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD);
3. Sowing data from Digital Crop Survey;
4. Farmer- and farm-related data from Krishi MApper, an application for geo-fencing and geo-tagging of land;
5. Market intelligence information from the Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics (UPAg); and
6. Yield estimation data from the General Crop Estimation Survey (GCES).

Answer: (a)
Only statement 3 is correct.
• A payments bank is like any other bank but operates on a smaller scale without involving any credit risk.
• It was set up based on the recommendations of the Nachiket Mor Committee.
• Payment Banks are required to invest a minimum of 75% of their “demand deposit balances” in Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) eligible Government securities/treasury bills with a maturity of up to one year.
• They can hold a maximum of 25% of their funds in current and time/fixed deposits with other scheduled commercial banks for operational purposes and liquidity management.
• Payment Banks can accept demand deposits but are restricted to holding a maximum balance per individual customer.
• They do not lend to customers; instead, they invest their funds in government papers and bank deposits.
• The promoter’s minimum initial contribution to equity capital must be at least 40% for the first five years.
• Payment Banks primarily deal in remittance services and accept deposits of up to a specified amount.
• They can issue ATM/debit cards but are not allowed to issue credit cards.
• Payment Banks can carry out payments and remittance services through various channels.
• Distribution of non-risk sharing simple financial products like mutual fund units and insurance products is allowed.

Answer: (a)
The Gadag Style, which can be recognized by the ornate columns in the temples, originated in the period of the Western Chalukya King Someshwara I. The finest example of Gadag style is Trikuteshwara Temple at Gadag. This temple was created during the reign of Someshwara I in the 11th century.

Answer: (b)
Statement 1 is not correct, 2 is correct.
National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF)
• The NDRF is a statutory body constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
• It supplements State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) of a State, in case of a disaster of severe nature, provided adequate funds are not available in SDRF.
• The July 2015 guidelines states that natural calamities of cyclone, drought, earthquake, fire, flood, tsunami, hailstorm, landslide, avalanche, cloud burst, pest attack and cold wave and frost will qualify for immediate relief assistance from NDRF.
• NDRF is managed in the “Public Accounts” under “Reserve Funds not bearing interest”.
• The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) audits the accounts of NDRF.

Answer: (a)
Only statement 1 is correct, 2 is not correct.
According to the Captive Elephant Transfer Rules, 2024, for transferring an elephant outside of a state, its genetic profile must be registered with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) before the transfer.
The authority to approve or reject the transfer vests with the Chief Wildlife Warden. The Chief Wildlife Warden (CWLW) is the statutory authority, under the Wildlife Protection Act, who heads the Wildlife Wing of the department and exercises complete administrative control over Protected Areas (PAs) within a state.