Answer: C

Explanation:

PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development), a standard-setting body under NCERT, has submitted an ‘equivalence’ report to the Ministry of Education with recommendations for achieving consistency across various school boards in the country. PARAKH is a National Assessment Center established in 2020 as part of the National Education Policy (NEP) to improve the overall evaluation system. PARAKH is an independent constituent unit of the NCERT. Hence, statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct.

Answer: A

Explanation:

Recently, the National Human Rights Commission issued notices to the Centre and Delhi government in connection with the incident in which three IAS aspirants drowned in the flooded basement library of a coaching centre in Delhi. The National Human Rights Commission is a statutory body. It was established on October 12, 1993, in accordance with the Paris Principles. Hence statement 1 is correct.

National Human Rights Commission is mandated to protect human rights as "rights related to life, liberty and dignity of an individual guaranteed by the constitution and courts of our country". The chairman and members serve for a five-year term or until they reach the age of 70, whichever comes first. Hence statement 2 is incorrect.

Answer: A

Explanation:

Recently, the Central Water Commission has been honoured with the GEEF Global WaterTech Award under the category ‘Water Department of the Year’ at the prestigious Global Water Tech Summit -2024 in New Delhi. Central Water Commission was earlier known as Central Waterways, Irrigation and Navigation Commission i.e. CWINC. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

The Central Water Commission (CWC) is a government body, established in 1945 by the Government on the advice of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.

Central Water Commission is responsible for the development, conservation and management of water resources throughout India. It is headed by a Chairman who is also the Ex-Officio Secretary to the Government of India. Its headquarter is located in New Delhi. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.

Answer: C

Explanation:

The Haryana government has declared holiday today on 31st of July for all classes in all government and private schools in the state in view of Shaheed Udham Singh Martyrdom Day. Udham Singh (26 December 1899 – 31 July 1940), an Indian revolutionary and also known as Shaheed-i-Azam Sardar Udham Singh, was born in Sunam, Punjab. He was profoundly influenced by the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre on 13th April 1919. He was greatly inspired by Bhagat Singh and his ideology. In 1924, he joined the Ghadar Party to organize overseas Indians with the aim of overthrowing British colonial rule. Hence, option (c) is correct.

Answer: D

Explanation:

Prime Minister of Vietnam, Pham Minh Chinh, is on a significant three-day state visit to India, accompanied by a high-level delegation of ministers, deputy ministers, and business leaders. Vietnam is a country located in Southeast Asia on the eastern edge of the Indochina peninsula.  Vietnam shares its land borders with Laos and Cambodia to the west and China to the north. Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam. Vietnam shares maritime borders with Thailand through the Gulf of Thailand, and the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia through the South China Sea. The highest point in Vietnam is Fan Si Pan. Hence, option (d) is correct.