2 Welcome to your 4TH FEB 1. With reference to groundhog (Marmota monax), consider the following statements:1. It is native only to India. 2. It is listed as endangered on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 1 only 2 only Both None 2. Which of the following port(s) is/are located in Indian Ocean? 1. Port of Colombo 2. Port of Mtwara 3. Port of Antwerp Select the correct answer using the code given below: 1 only 1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 1,2 and 3 3. With reference to Covid-19, consider the following statements: 1. The WHO has identified three new variants of coronavirus originating in the UK, Brazil and recently in South Africa. 2. The South African variant carries a mutation called N501Y that appears to make it more contagious or easy to spread. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 1 only 2 only Both None 4. With reference to the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty), consider the following statements: 1. United States has extended the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) nuclear arms control treaty with Russia for five years. 2. The treaty, which first went into effect in 2011, limits the United States and Russia to deploying no more than 1,550 strategic nuclear warheads each and imposes restrictions on the land- and submarine-based missiles and bombers to deliver them. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 1 only 2 only Both None 5. Consider the following statements: 1.MetroNeo, recently seen in news, is to be adopted for the first time in the country in Nashik. 2.National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently appointed Bhavya Lal as its acting chief of staff. 1 only 2 only Both None Next Time is Up!