Recently, Smart Cities Mission, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has won the Platinum Icon in the Digital India Awards 2022 for their initiative “DataSmart Cities: Empowering Cities through Data”. Which of the following are the foundational pillars of DataSmart Cities?

1. Institutional structure across all tiers of governance
2. Policies and Standards
3. Technology platforms for implementation

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Recently, India added three more sites to the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. With reference to these sites, which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

     Site       State  
1. Modhera Sun Temple - Gujarat
2. Vadnagar  - Rajasthan
3. Rock-cut relief sculptures of Unakoti - Tripura

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The submarines – Kalvari, Khanderi, Karanj, Vela, Vagir, and Vagsheer – often in news, belong to which class of submarines?

Recently, defence and space agencies released 99% of India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) prohibited areas for oil exploration and production. With reference to it, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. India has the largest EEZ in the world.
2. Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), EEZ is considered the area extending 200 nautical miles from the shore.
3. Most of the sedimentary basins of India lies offshore.

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Recently, Economic Advisory Council-Prime Minister (EAC-PM) released the Social Progress Index (SPI). Which of the following are the critical dimensions of social progress on which SPI assesses the states?

1. Basic human needs
2. Foundations of wellbeing
3. Opportunity

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