Thursday, 7 May 2026

The Bab el-Mandeb Strait connects the Gulf of Aden with which one of the following?

The Socotra archipelago, lying near the eastern approaches to the Gulf of Aden, is administered by:

With reference to the Gulf of Aden, which of the following statements is/are correct?

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The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden are of geological interest mainly because they represent:

The waters of the Gulf of Aden support rich fisheries mainly because:

The Swasth Bharat Portal, launched in 2026, is an initiative of which one of the following?

The ABHA number, used to link a person's health records across facilities, is:

The federated, API-based design of the Swasth Bharat Portal means that:

With reference to the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, consider the following statements:

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The rusty spotted cat, seen recently in camera-trap images, is native to which one of the following regions?

In the IUCN Red List, the rusty spotted cat is placed in which one of the following categories?

With reference to the rusty spotted cat, which of the following statements is/are correct?

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'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List denotes a species that:

The rusty spotted cat belongs to the genus Prionailurus, which also includes which one of the following?

Lutjanus arakan, reported for the first time from Indian waters, is a:

The Zoological Survey of India functions under which one of the following ministries?

DNA barcoding, widely used to confirm the identity of specimens, works by:

With reference to snappers, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The International Big Cat Alliance works on seven big cat species. Which one of the following is NOT among them?

The International Big Cat Alliance was consciously modelled on which one of the following India-led initiatives?

With reference to the International Big Cat Alliance, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The National Tiger Conservation Authority, central to India's tiger conservation record, is a statutory authority under the:

The Delhi Declaration expected at the alliance's inaugural summit is best described as:

The Galapagos Islands, in the news over their conservation outlook, belong to which one of the following countries?

The Galapagos Islands owe their origin mainly to:

With reference to the Galapagos Islands, which of the following statements is/are correct?

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Invasive species do disproportionate damage on oceanic islands such as the Galapagos mainly because:

Marine iguanas, flightless cormorants and the Galapagos penguin are examples of species that are:

Sambhar Lake, recently in the news over a solar project, is:

Sambhar Lake is best known among birdwatchers as a seasonal congregation site for:

With reference to Sambhar Lake, which of the following statements is/are correct?

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The Convention on Wetlands, under which Sambhar Lake is listed, was adopted in 1971 in which country?

The precautionary principle, applied by courts in disputes of this kind, means that:

Suriname, which recently marked fifty years of diplomatic relations with India, is:

Suriname is the only Dutch-speaking member of which one of the following organisations?

The International Solar Alliance, of which Suriname is a member, has its headquarters at:

With reference to Suriname, which of the following statements is/are correct?

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The Suru River is a tributary of which one of the following rivers?

The Suru Valley, unusual in Ladakh for its cultivated fields, lies in:

With reference to the Suru River, which of the following statements is/are correct?

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Under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, the waters of which group of rivers were allotted to India for unrestricted use?

Cordyceps, reported recently from Arunachal Pradesh, are best described as:

Cordyceps sinensis, the prized caterpillar fungus of high Himalayan pastures, parasitises the larvae of:

With reference to Cordyceps fungi, consider the following statements:

How many of the above statements are correct?

Fungi such as Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae, which like Cordyceps infect insects, are used in agriculture as: