Assertion (A): Protecting elephant corridors is essential for reducing human–elephant conflict in India.

Reason (R): Habitat fragmentation and obstruction of natural elephant movement routes increase the chances of elephants entering human settlements and agricultural fields.

Options:

. Consider the following statements about the NAMASTE Scheme:

1. It was launched in 2023–24 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
2. It aims to eliminate hazardous sewer and septic-tank cleaning.
3. The scheme provides capital subsidy of up to 50% of the project cost.
4. It is limited only to urban sanitation workers.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

. Consider the following statements about Mauritius:

1. Mauritius is located in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Africa.
2. The headquarters of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) is located in Mauritius.
3. Mauritius is a member of COMESA and SADC.
4. The capital of Mauritius is Port Louis.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

. Consider the following statements:

1. The Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board v. R. Rajappa (1978) case was decided by a seven-judge Constitution Bench.
2. The judgment introduced the Triple Test for determining whether an activity qualifies as an industry
3. The Supreme Court has held that the 1978 interpretation automatically applies to the Industrial Relations Code, 2020.
4. The existing Triple Test continues to apply to pending industrial disputes.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the Supreme Court’s Vanashakti judgment:

1. Prior Environmental Clearance is mandatory for projects covered under the EIA Notification, 2006.
2. An Office Memorandum can override the statutory requirement of prior Environmental Clearance.
3. The Central Government may potentially create a fresh mechanism under Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
4. Any future regularisation mechanism should be a routine and permanent process.

Which of the statements given above are correct?