18th November 2025

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the Gulf Cooperation Council? 

1. It is the second largest intergovernmental organisation after the United Nations. 
2. It was founded in the year 1981 in response to a proposal by the Kuwaiti Government. 

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Consider the following statements with respect to the 'e-Jagriti' platform - 

1. It is an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. 
2. The platform integrates various legacy systems like CONFONET and E-Daakhil into a single interface. 
3. It features an AI-powered smart search facility for archived consumer complaints and judgments. 
4. The platform is exclusively designed for use within India and is not accessible to Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the legal status of Bhang in India, consider the following statements - 

1. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, explicitly prohibits the use of cannabis leaves and seeds. 
2. Bhang is made primarily from the leaves of the cannabis plant, which places it outside the purview of the central ban under the NDPS Act. 
3. The authority to regulate the sale and consumption of Bhang lies entirely with the respective State Governments. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Tier II Bonds in the Indian banking sector, consider the following statements - 

1. They are long-term debt instruments with a minimum tenure of five years. 
2. Their primary purpose is to help banks meet the capital adequacy norms under Basel III. 
3. Issuing Tier II bonds improves a bank's Capital-to-Risk Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) without diluting the equity of existing shareholders. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Precision Biotherapeutics - 

1. It involves the use of generalised population-level data to optimise medical interventions for a patient. 
2. Gene editing therapies like CRISPR-Cas9 are used to correct the underlying genetic causes of disorders. 
3. AI-driven drug discovery helps in accelerating the discovery of new drugs by analysing vast datasets. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?