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The correct answer is Girls.

• In Economic Survey 2018-19, the term ‘BADLAV’ is for girls.
• The theme of Economic Survey, 2018-19 is "Shifting Gears towards a $5 trillion Indian economy by 2024-25”.
• The survey has drawn on Nobel Laureate Richard Thaler’s Behavioural Economics Theory to lay out an “ambitious agenda" for behavior change that will bring in social change, which in turn, will help India transit to a $5 trillion economy by 2024-25.
• It pitches for behavioral change by applying the principles of behavioral economics to several issues including gender equality, a healthy and beautiful India, savings, tax compliance, and credit quality.
• This includes a transition from ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ to ‘BADLAV’ (Beti Aapki Dhan Lakshmi Aur Vijay Lakshmi), from ‘Swachh Bharat’ to ‘Sundar Bharat’, from ‘Give it up” for the LPG subsidy to ‘Think about the Subsidy’ and from ‘Tax evasion’ to ‘Tax compliance’.

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Economic Survey:

• The Economic Survey is prepared by the Economics Division of the Department of Economic Affairs in the Finance Ministry under the overall guidance of the Chief Economic Adviser.
• The survey was de-linked from the Budget in the year 1964 and is circulated in advance to provide the context of the Budget.
• India’s first Economic Survey was presented in the year 1950-51.

The correct answer is Study of climate change impact on the Arctic.

• Mosaic mission is for study of climate change impact on the Arctic.
• The Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) is an international research expedition to study the physical, chemical, and biological processes that coupled the Arctic atmosphere, sea ice, ocean, and ecosystem.
• MOSAiC is the first year-round expedition into the central Arctic exploring the Arctic climate system.
• During the year-round operation of research, the distributed regional network of observational sites will be set up on the sea ice surrounding the ship icebreaker RV Polarstern.
• The results of MOSAiC will contribute to enhance understanding of the regional and global consequences of Arctic climate change and sea-ice loss and improve weather and climate predictions.
• The project has been designed by an international consortium of leading polar research institutions, under the umbrella of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC).

The correct answer is Maldives.

• Kulhudhuffushi is the capital of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division on Thiladhunmathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives.
• Kulhudhuffushi is known as the "Heart of the North".
• The island is famous for its mangroves, after which the island itself is named.

The correct answer is Only statement 1 is correct.

• LESA is an abbreviation of ‘Lunar Evacuation System Assembly’.
• LESA developed by the European Space Agency (ESA), is a pyramid-like structure used for rescuing an injured astronaut on the lunar surface.
• Astronauts could not carry their fallen crewmate over their shoulder while wearing a heavy extravehicular activity (EVA) suit.
• LESA enables an astronaut to lift their crewmate onto a mobile stretcher in less than 10 minutes, before carrying them to the safety of a nearby pressurized lander.

The correct answer is India and France.

• “Garuda 6” is a joint military exercise of India and France.
• Indian Air Force (IAF) had participated in the 6^th edition of bilateral exercise Garuda hosted by France.
• It is aimed at enhancing the interoperability level of French and Indian crews in air defence and ground attack missions.
• It promoted professional interaction, exchange experiences and operational knowledge besides strengthening bilateral relations with the French Air Force.

The correct answer is Lahore.

• The life-size bronze statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh has unveiled at Lahore fort near Maharani Jinda haveli at Lahore, Pakistan on the occasion of 180^th death anniversary of Sikh ruler.
• The life-size statue shows Maharaja Ranjit Singh, riding his favourite Arabic horse Kahar Bahar.
• The statue is located in open space outside Mai Jindian Haveli in Lahore Fort, close to the building that houses Ranjit Singh samadhi.
• The haveli is named after Ranjit Singh’s youngest queen.

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About Maharaja Ranjit Singh

• He was popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab Singh.
• He had ruled over Punjab for close to 40 years in the early 19^th century from 1801-1839.
• He had a long association with Lahore, which was the capital of the Sikh Empire under the leadership of Ranjit Singh, and is also his final resting place.
• He captured Lahore in 1799 and unified all the warring misls(groups) into one empire.
• He also protected Lahore from invading Afghans and was responsible for the restoration of Mughal architecture in the city.
• Before he took reigns of Sikh empire, factionalism was prevalent in Lahore with different warring misls ruling different parts of the city.

The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh.

• “Dastak Campaign” is associated with Uttar Pradesh.
• Uttar Pradesh government had launched a massive campaign called ‘Dastak’ to eradicate deadly Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) disease.
• It was a state-wide campaign against communicative diseases which ran from 1^st to 31^st July 2019.
• Under this state-wide campaign, teams had gone door to door in every village of the 75 districts of the state to create awareness about the communicable diseases as well as Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE).

The correct answer is Madhya Pradesh.

• “Sah-Beej”, brand name of seeds, will be supplied by Madhya Pradesh.
• Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Seed Federation had decided to produce its own seeds under the brand name ‘Sah-Beej’.
• The decision had been taken in a Board of Directors’ meeting held under the chairmanship of the Minister for Cooperatives Govind Singh in Bhopal on 9^th July 2019.
• A plan had been made to produce seeds from the next Rabi season.
• A large number of seed committees present in the state, which linked to the seed federation and these committees will help in the marketing of seeds.

The correct answer is Paris.

• The headquarters of FATF is situated in Paris.
• The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 during the G7 Summit in Paris.
• The objectives of the FATF are to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory, and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing, and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.
• Its Secretariat is located at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) headquarters in Paris.
• Member Countries: it consists of thirty-seven member jurisdictions.
• India is one of the members.

Additional Information 

• FATF has two lists:
• Grey List: Countries that are considered safe haven for supporting terror funding and money laundering are put in the FATF grey list. This inclusion serves as a warning to the country that it may enter the blacklist.
• Black List: Countries known as Non-Cooperative Countries or Territories (NCCTs) are put on the blacklist. These countries support terror funding and money laundering activities. The FATF revises the blacklist regularly, adding or deleting entries.
• The FATF Plenary is the decision-making body of the FATF.
• It meets three times per year.

The correct answer is None of the statements is correct.

• The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Dragonfly mission, (which will be launched in 2026 and land in 2034) plans to fly a drone copter to Saturn’s largest moon Titan in search of the building blocks of life.
• Dragonfly mission will study whether the moon of Saturn (Titan) could now be, or once was, home to life.
• Dragonfly will fly to dozens of promising locations on Titan looking for prebiotic chemical processes common on both Titan and Earth.
• This will be the first time Nasa will fly a multi-rotor vehicle for science on another planet.
• It will investigate the Titan’s atmospheric and surface properties and its subsurface ocean and liquid reservoirs and will also search for chemical evidence of past life.

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Titan:

• Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest moon in our solar system.
• It has liquid rivers, lakes, and seas on its surface (though these contain hydrocarbons like methane and ethane, not water).
• Titan’s atmosphere is made mostly of nitrogen, like Earth’s, but is four times denser.
• Unlike Earth, it has clouds and rain of methane.