Explanation

• Statement 1 is correct – The Viksit Vibrant Village Program 2026 is a pioneering youth-led initiative designed as an experiential learning and development program.
• Under this scheme, youth volunteers (selected via the Mera Yuva Bharat / MY Bharat platform) are sent for residential stays in border villages to promote grassroots engagement.
• Statement 2 is incorrect – The primary implementing agency is the Department of Youth Affairs under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports via the MY Bharat platform.
• While it is executed in close collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), the nodal implementation is not by the Ministry of Home Affairs alone.

Explanation

• Statement 1 is incorrect – The nodal ministry for the council is the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER)
• Statement 2 is correct – The Union Home Minister officially serves as the ex-officio Chairperson of the North Eastern Council.
• Statement 3 is correct – Under its original composition in the North Eastern Council Act, 1971, Sikkim was not a member.
• Sikkim was officially added as the eighth member state later through the North Eastern Council (Amendment) Act, 2002.

Explanation

• Recently, NPCI International & ACLEDA Bank launch cross-border UPI payments in Cambodia via KHQR, Cambodia’s National QR Code.
• It making Cambodia the 9th nation to adopt UPI services.
• C is correct – National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has actively expanded UPI globally.
• Indian travelers can seamlessly scan local QR codes to make real-time merchant payments in select international destinations like France, Singapore, the UAE, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Mauritius.
• a is incorrect – It is no longer exclusive to traditional savings and current accounts.
• UPI has evolved to support overdraft accounts, prepaid wallets (Prepaid Payment Instruments or PPIs), and even credit lines linked directly to the system.
• b is incorrect – UPI was developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
• d is incorrect – The integration of credit cards on UPI actually started with India's homegrown RuPay network.

Explanation

• Option d is correct – The Kalpasar Project is proposed to be set up at the Gulf of Khambhat.
• It is also known as the Gulf of Khambhat Development Project, it is a multipurpose initiative by the Government of Gujarat designed to build a massive dam across the gulf.
• Its primary goal is to create one of the world's largest freshwater coastal reservoirs to provide water for irrigation, domestic, and industrial use in the water-stressed Saurashtra region.

Correct Answer: A

 Explanation

The patient shows common signs of active TB (cough lasting more than 3 weeks, chest pain, coughing blood/mucus, and weight loss). Since it involves the respiratory system, it is classified as pulmonary.