Consider the following statements:
1. The Visible Emission Line Coronagraph was developed by Indian Institute of Technology,
Madras;
2. The observation of the Coronal Mass Ejections as they originate on the sun and
understanding their plasma characteristics is one of major science goals for VELC;
3. The VELC can simultaneously image, spectroscopically, and spectropolarimetrically close to
the solar limb;
4. The Aditya L1 was launched on the GSLV Mark III;

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Consider the following statements:
1. The first Asian Buddhist Summit is being organised in Bodh Gaya by the Government of India
in collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation;
2. The 2 day summit will be inaugurated by the PM Modi and Bhutanese King together;
3. The International Buddhist Confederation is a Buddhist umbrella body with its base in New
Delhi;
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Consider the following statements:
1. The Gompertz Model is a mathematical model developed by Benjamin Gompertz originally
designed to model population growth;
2. The model uses an S-shaped (sigmoid) curve to represent growth patterns;
3. This model has multidimensional applications ranging from biology to epidemiology to
ecology to healthcare and aging research;
4. Recently, researchers in India used the model in predicting foetal birth weight using routine
scans;

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Consider the following statements:
1. The DANA is a type of weather pattern found in Denmark and Canada;
2. It occurs when a pocket of hot air descends over the cold sea/ocean causing rapid
atmospheric instability and hence also known as Hot Drop;
3. This phenomenon involves the polar jet stream which separates polar and tropical air;
4. It commonly occurs in the autumn and spring season;
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