Explanation

• Option d is the correct answer – Deodar tree name is derived from the Sanskrit term devadaru (deva means god, daru means wood), signifying its sacred status in India.
• They are majestic, high-altitude evergreen coniferous ecosystems, known as the "wood of the gods”.
• They thrive in temperate climates, often found in dense, pure stands or mixed with oak and fir.

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• Industry 4.0 refers to the current era of rapid technological advancement characterised by the blurring of lines between the physical, digital, and biological worlds.
• Statement 1 is correct – IR 4.0 focus areas includes AI innovation, the energy transition, cyber resilience, and frontier technologies.
• Statement 2 is correct – India’s Centre established in Partnership with the Andhra Pradesh government, as the Centre for Energy and Cyber Resilience.
• Besides Andhra Pradesh, the other new centres will be in France, the U.K., and the UAE.

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• Option a is correct – Kerala is the first state in India to officially declare its own state microbe, which is Bacillus subtilis.
• The initiative aims to promote public awareness about the immense benefits of microbes beyond just causing diseases.
• It highlights their roles in health, agriculture, and environmental balance.
• Himachal Pradesh was the first state declared as India's first carbon-neutral state, not the first to declare a state microbe.

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• Statement 1 is correct – Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection. It is primarily transmitted through unprotected vaginal, oral, or anal sex.
• Statement 2 is correct – In Men, Burning urination, pus-like discharge, itching/tenderness at the penis tip, sometimes blood in urine are the symptoms.
• In women, if untreated, it results in fallopian tube scarring leading to infertility or ectopic pregnancy.

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• Option a is correct – Recently, researchers from the Botanical Survey of India formally recorded a new flowering plant species from Arunachal Pradesh.
• Strobilanthes riteshiiis discovered at Chayangtajo in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. They are known for their striking flowers and mass-flowering cycles.
• It grows along roadsides on open hill slopes, often near small waterfalls and streams within evergreen forest patches.
• It is endemic to the Eastern Himalayan region of Arunachal Pradesh, with only about 25 mature individuals recorded so far.

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