The Central Government on June 24, 2022, appointed senior IPS officer Tapan Kumar Deka as the Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB).

All statements about forests are correct

1. In a forest, trees form the uppermost layer of vegetation.

2. Forests protect the soil from erosion.

3. Forests influence climate, water cycle and air quality.

Aravind Adiga is the writer of the novel ‘The White Tiger’. At the age of just 33 in 2008 Aravind Adiga won the Booker prize for his first novel, The White Tiger. Aravind Adiga was born in 1974 in Madras (now called Chennai) and grew up in Mangalore in the south of India. His second novel 'Last Man in Tower' was published in 2011. His latest novel was Selection Day, 2016 sports fiction novel. His novel "Amnesty" is going to be published and released in 2020.

1. A total of ten countries are located on the Tropic of Capricorn. They are spread over three continents. Of the ten countries located on the Tropic of Capricorn, five are African countries.

2. They are Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique and Madagascar. Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay are South American countries located on the Tropic of Capricorn.

3. Apart from five African countries and four South American countries, Australia is also located on the Tropic of Capricorn.