21st February 2026

Explanation:

• The Strait of Gibraltar serves as the only opening from the Atlantic Ocean into the Mediterranean Sea, making it a key strategic location.
• Gibraltar, with an area of just 6.8 sq km and a population of around 34,000, has been disputed between Spain and Britain for centuries.
• Its location makes it critical on the shortest sea route between Europe and Asia via the Suez Canal.

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct: The doctrine asserts that the government acts as a trustee/custodian of natural resources for the benefit of the public, not as a mere proprietor.
• Statement 2 is incorrect: One of the three key restrictions under the doctrine is that trust property may not be sold, even for a fair cash equivalent — there is no provision allowing sale for a larger public purpose.
• Statement 3 is correct: The Supreme Court of India has held that the principle of public trust is part of the Indian legal system, affirming the State's fiduciary relationship with the public regarding natural resources.

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is incorrect: VVP-II is a Central Sector Scheme (not a Centrally Sponsored Scheme). The implementing ministry is not specified as the Ministry of Home Affairs in the given text.
• Statement 2 is correct: One of its explicit objectives is to control trans-border crime and assimilate the border population with the nation, along with creating better living conditions.
• Statement 3 is correct: The programme funds tourism circuit development and focuses on value chain development through cooperatives and SHGs to create diverse and sustainable livelihood opportunities in border areas.

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct: The NCST was established by amending Article 338 and inserting Article 338A through the Constitution (89th Amendment) Act, 2003, w.e.f. 19th February 2004. This replaced the erstwhile National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes with two separate commissions.
• Statement 2 is correct: The Chairperson of the NCST has been given the rank of Union Cabinet Minister, the Vice-Chairperson the rank of a Minister of State, and other Members the rank of a Secretary to the Government of India.

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct: A GPU is a chip component in computing devices, originally designed to speed up 3D graphics rendering, capable of performing many mathematical calculations rapidly.
• Statement 2 is incorrect: A GPU does have its own RAM specifically designed to hold large amounts of information for highly intensive graphics use cases.
• Statement 3 is incorrect: GPUs are used in a wide range of fields including machine learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), weather forecasting, and cryptocurrency mining — not just gaming and high-performance computing.
• Statement 4 is correct: In laptops and game consoles, GPUs are often combined with CPUs in the same chip package, while in large desktop computers they usually come as standalone add-on cards.