General Awareness - 1 (DSSSB Grade II)

Modern biodiversity conservation recognizes diversity at all levels: genetic (within species), species (between species), and ecosystem (across habitats). All three levels are interconnected and essential for comprehensive conservation efforts.

Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited is a public sector undertaking that provides helicopter services to ONGC for offshore oil exploration and logistics. Air India and Indian Airlines are passenger airlines, while Jet Airways is a private carrier (now defunct).

National Waterway 1 (NW-1) runs between Allahabad (Prayagraj) and Haldia on the Ganga River, spanning approximately 1,620 km, making it India's longest national waterway. This was the first national waterway declared in India and remains the most significant inland water transport route. The Sadiya-Dhubri stretch (NW-2) on Brahmaputra is the second longest but shorter than NW-1.

Leh Airport in Ladakh is India's highest civilian airport at approximately 3,256 meters (10,682 feet) above sea level, making it also the world's highest commercial airport. This extreme altitude poses significant operational challenges for both aircraft and personnel. Other options like Srinagar, Shimla, and Kullu airports are also in hilly regions but at lower altitudes.

Lepchas is the original tribal group of Sikkim.

Throughout Indian history, villages have been settled primarily based on access to essential resources, with water being the most critical factor. Fuel (firewood), agricultural land, and building materials are secondary considerations. Behavioral patterns don't determine settlement location. While flat land is desirable, it is not the primary criterion - many hill villages exist where water and resources are available.

According to census 2011, Uttar Pradesh has the highest proportion of scheduled caste population.

Madhya Pradesh

 The Constituent Assembly adopted the National Flag on 22^nd July, 1947

The Kelkar Committee (1987) reviewed the Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) structure and recommended that no new RRBs be established. Following this recommendation, the government stopped establishing new RRBs from April 1987 onwards, focusing instead on strengthening the existing ones.

The Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) specifically targeted rural areas with population constraints. Statement 1 (All villages) is incorrect - REGP didn't target every village indiscriminately. Statement 2 (villages < 2000 population) is correct as REGP focused on smaller rural settlements. Statement 3 (Small towns) is also correct as REGP extended to small urban areas. Statement 4 (cities < 10000) is incorrect. Therefore, only statements 2 and 3 are correct, making option C the right answer.

  Option 3 is the correct answer.

Correct option is (2).

Abdullah al-Thani was the Prime Minister of Libya during the 2014 political crisis.