9th April 2025

The “Theobaldius konkanensis” discovered in Maharashtra is characterized by:

1. A corneous yellow shell with brown striations.
2. Activity restricted to nocturnal hours.
3. Presence in tropical deciduous forests.
4. A triangular outline near the shell’s neck.

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Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?

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With reference to de-extinction, which of the following is/are correct?

1. Colossal Biosciences used dire wolf DNA from a 72,000-year-old skull’s petrous bone.
2. The process involved modifying 14 genes in grey wolves to resemble dire wolves.
3. De-extinction aims to revive species solely for ecological restoration.
4. The last dire wolves went extinct due to competition with modern wolves.

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Consider the following about the Registrar General of India (RGI):

1. It conducts the Linguistic Survey of India, last completed in 1928 by George Grierson.
2. The Civil Registration System (CRS) is voluntary and focuses on urban areas.
3. The RGI operates under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
4. It mandates hospitals to report births/deaths, but compliance remains low.

Which statements are incorrect?

Consider the following statements regarding the revised MSME classification norms in India:

1. The investment limit for medium enterprises has been increased to ₹125 crore, while their turnover cap is set at ₹500 crore.
2. Micro enterprises are defined as those with investment up to ₹2.5 crore and turnover up to ₹10 crore.
3. The revision aims to address the "missing middle" problem by incentivizing horizontal expansion of firms.
4. Industry bodies argue that the new norms will disproportionately benefit medium enterprises in accessing public procurement quotas.

Which of the statements given above are correct?