Correct Answer: A
● Option A is correct.
● The services exhibiting trade deficit with China contributed 30.3% to the total trade with China in 2014, which has reduced to 18.5% in 2019.Hence, statement 1 is correct.
● The commodities exhibiting trade deficit with China constituted 86.7% of the total trade in 2014-15, which has reduced to 83.8% of the total trade with China in 2021-22. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
● The ranking of major commodities in which India has a trade deficit with China are:
1. Electronic components,
2. Computer hardware & peripherals,
3. Telecom instruments,
4. Industrial machinery for dairy and
5. Organic chemicals. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.

Correct Answer: D
● Option D is correct.
● Lakshadweep island group is separated from Maldives by the Eight Degree Channel. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
● India’s smallest Union Territory Lakshadweep is an archipelago consisting of 36 islands with an area of 32 sq. km. It is a uni-district Union Territory. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.
● Of 36 islands only 10 islands are inhabited. Hence, statement 3 is correct.

Correct Answer: B
●Option B is correct.
●River Vamsadhara or River Banshadhara is an important east flowing river between Rushikulya and Godavari, in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh states in India. It is not tributary of river Godavari. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
●The Vamsadhara river rises in the Eastern Ghats of Orissa State and enters Srikakulam District in Bhamini Mandal and finally falls into the Bay of Bengal near Kalingapatnam. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.
●Andhra Pradesh has taken up Gotta barrage and Neredi barrage projects to put its share of water for use. Hence, statement 3 is correct.

Correct Answer: D
● Option D is correct.
● Shale gas & oil is defined as natural gas & oil from shale formations. The shale acts as both the source and the reservoir for these unconventional hydrocarbons. Older shale wells were vertical while more recent wells are primarily horizontal and need artificial stimulation, like hydraulic fracturing, to produce. Only shale formations with certain characteristics will produce gas and oil.
● The Government of India has carried out studies through various national and international agencies for the identification of shale oil and gas resources in the country. Based on the data available from conventional oil/gas exploration in the country for the last so many years, the country holds promising reserves of Shale Gas & Oil resources and the following sedimentary basins are considered prospective from Shale oil and gas point of view:
1.Cambay Basin
2.Gondwana Basin
3.KG Basin
4.Cauvery Basin
5.Indo-Gangetic Basin
6.Assam & Assam-Arakan Basin

Correct Answer: A
● Option A is correct.
● Green tea is usually lower in caffeine, containing about half as much caffeine as black tea. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
● Green tea is made from unoxidized leaves and is one of the least processed types of tea. For this reason, it contains the most antioxidants and beneficial polyphenols. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
● Green tea contains EGCG, an antioxidant that test-tube and animal study has demonstrated can fight cancer and bacterial cells and protect your brain and liver. Theaflavins are unique to black tea. Through their antioxidant effects, they may improve blood vessel function and support fat loss. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.