The river  originates from a cluster of 30 springs at Bhimgad in the Western Ghats in the Belagavi district of Karnataka. With its cerulean waters, Dudhsagar Falls and Varapoha Falls, it is also known as the Gomati in a few places.

The Mandovi eventually pours into the Arabian Sea. The river Mapusa is a tributary of the Mandovi.

Q 1. GSAT-7A is an advanced military communications satellite meant primarily for the Indian Air Force with Indian Army using 30% of capacity. GSAT-7A is similar to Indian navy’s GSAT-7 and the Indian Air Force will be the sole operator of the satellite. In its Mk-II version, the GSLV with the indigenous cryogenic stage carried on board its heaviest satellite that weighed 2,250 kg, from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR.

Q 5.d . National Green Tribunal was established under National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (NGT) hence it a statutory body and not the constitutional body. It is a special tribunal to handle the expeditious disposal of the cases pertaining to environmental issues.

The tribunal shall consist of a full time chairperson, judicial members and expert members. The minimum number of judicial and expert member prescribed is ten in each category and maximum number is twenty in each category. The chairperson may invite any person having specialized knowledge and experience in a particular case before the tribunal to assist the same in that case.

A judge of the Supreme Court of India or Chief Justice of High Court are eligible to be Chairperson or judicial member of the Tribunal. Even existing or retired judge of High Court is qualified to be appointed as a Judicial Member. Hence both the statements are incorrect

Q 1.b Government appointed a committee headed by B V R Mohan Reddy to come up with a perspective plan for expansion of the engineering education. Mohan Reddy is the chairman of IIT Hyderabad and his report has been evaluated by the All India Council For Technical Education(AICTE).