• The Atacama desert is one of the driest places in the world. It is located in the northern part of Chile. It is a source of sodium nitrate fertilizer. Therefore, statement 1 is not correct.
• It owes it aridity due to a constant temperature inversion of cool north-flowing Humboldt ocean current. 

• The centre is located in Hyderabad and operates under the aegis of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. Therefore, statement 1 is not correct.
• The Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) is a premier research organization that conducts high-quality basic research and training in frontier areas of modern biology and promotes centralized national facilities for new and modern techniques in the interdisciplinary areas of biology. Therefore, statement 2 is correct.
• It has been designated as the "Centre of Excellence" by the Global Molecular and Cell Biology Network, UNESCO.

The Non-Cooperation Movement:

It was launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 1, 1920.

It was the first mass movement organized nationwide during India's struggle for freedom.

Causes:

• Jallianwala Bagh Massacre and Punjab Disturbances
• Dissatisfaction with Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
• Rowlatt Act
• Khilafat Agitation. So, all the statements are correct

The above-mentioned causes resulted in unrest among the masses anxious to take political action against the British government.

The economic hardship suffered by ordinary Indians added fuel to the fire. 

Congress session in Nagpur in December 1920 defined the Non - Cooperation movement.

Recently, China has issued a statement reiterating its long-standing objections to the presence of the USA’s THAAD missile defense system in South Korea. 

This comes after the reports of an overnight operation to bring in new, replacement interceptor missiles to the USA base in South Korea.

At the age of 16-year, Harshavardhana ascended the throne of Thanesar in 606 AD.

After Gupta’s decline, Harshavardhana became a ruler of Thanesar. Harshavardhana was born in 590 AD to King Prabhakaravardhana of Sthaneshvara i.e., Thanesar, Haryana. He belonged to the Pushyabhuti dynasty also known as Vardhana dynasty. He was a Hindu by birth but later embraced Mahayana Buddhism.

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) was constituted under Section 410 of the Companies Act, 2013 for hearing appeals against the orders of National Company Law Tribunal(s) (NCLT). Therefore, Statement 1 is not correct.

NCLAT is also the Appellate Tribunal for hearing appeals against the orders passed by NCLT(s) under Section 61 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), with effect from 1st December 2016. NCLAT is also the Appellate Tribunal for hearing appeals against the orders passed by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India under Section 202 and Section 211 of IBC. NCLAT is also the Appellate Tribunal to hear and dispose of appeals against any direction issued or decision made or order passed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) – as per the amendment brought to Section 410 of the Companies Act, 2013 by Section 172 of the Finance Act, 2017, with effect from 26th May 2017. Therefore, statement 2 is correct.

Sec 411 of the companies act 2013, provides that the chairperson shall be appointed after consultation with the Chief Justice of India. Therefore, statement 3 is not correct.

A key pillar of Ayushman Bharat Yojana is to build comprehensive primary healthcare infrastructure through 150,000 Health and Wellness Centres till 2022. These centres provide services related to reproductive and child health, communicable and non-communicable diseases. They will also incrementally expand the basket of services to include mental health, Opthalmology, oral health, geriatric care, trauma care and health promotion and wellness activities like yoga. Drug and diagnostics are provided free of cost at these centres.

Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) is a UPI-based payment interface. Therefore, statement 1 is correct.

Developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). Therefore, statement 2 is correct.

Allows real-time fund transfer. 

Launched in December 2016.

BHIM apps have three levels of authentication: therefore, statement 3 is not correct.

• For one, the app binds with a device’s ID and mobile number.
• Second, a user needs to sync whichever bank account (UPI or non-UPI enabled) in order to the conduct transaction.
• Third, when a user sets up the app they are asked to create a pin that is needed to log into the app.

• Fungi constitute a large, diverse group of heterotrophic organisms. Autotrophs are an organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances using light or chemical energy. Green plants, algae, and certain bacteria are autotrophs. Fungi are heterotrophs as they cannot synthesize their own food. Therefore, statement 1 is not correct.
• Fungi and microbes can survive in space. Recently, various attempts are being made by various space agencies to catalogue these organisms. Therefore, statement 2 is not correct.
• Largely, meningitis is a bacterial disease, but fungi meningitis cases can also be witnessed in human, although its occurrence is rare. Therefore, statement 3 is correct.

• The International Maritime Organization (IMO) only creates a regulatory framework for the shipping industry that is fair and effective, universally adopted and universally implemented. The implementation part lies with nation-states. Therefore, statement 1 is not correct.
• Further, it creates guidelines for the prevention of marine pollution and degradation from ships. Therefore, statement 2 is correct.
• Legal issues matters pertaining to international shipping, such as liability and compensation matters, in international water, are under the purview of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Therefore, statement 3 is not correct.