1. Q.)‘Vanniya’, the community recently in news is situated in which of the following state?

2. Q.)Consider the following statements regarding the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) in news

• 1. It aims at providing a pucca house, with basic amenities, to all houseless householder and those households living in kutcha and dilapidated house, by 2022.
  2. The cost of unit assistance is to be shared between Central and State Government in the ratio 60:40 in plain area.
  3. Towards better quality of construction, setting up of a Nation Technical Support Agency (NTSA) at the national level is envisaged.

Which of the above statements are correct?

3. Q.)Consider the following statements regarding Suez Canal in news

• 1. It is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, dividing Africa and Asia.
  2. The canal offers watercraft a more direct route between the North Atlantic and northern Indian oceans via the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
  3. Nevertheless, the canal has played an important military strategic role as a naval short-cut and choke-point.

Which of the above statements are correct?

4. Q.)Consider the following statements regarding helium gas in news

• 1. The U.S. became the most important exporter of helium across the world.
  2. India’s Rajmahal volcanic basin is the storehouse of helium trapped for billions years.
  3. It has many applications, mainly in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, in rockets and in nuclear reactors.

Which of the above statements are correct?

5. Q.)Achanakmar Tiger reserve recently in news is located in which of the following?