Sunday, 24 May 2026

Actinarctus odissi, a species recently described from sand collected off the Odisha coast, belongs to which one of the following groups of animals?

Many tardigrades survive extreme drying, cold and radiation by entering a dormant state in which metabolism almost ceases. This state is known as the:

With reference to tardigrades, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, whose scientists described the marine tardigrade Actinarctus odissi, has its headquarters in:

The newly described marine tardigrade Actinarctus odissi is named after Odissi. Which one of the following pairs of a classical dance form and the State associated with it is correctly matched?

The Anal, a Scheduled Tribe known for the community forest systems called Uju and Rangkang, live mainly in which one of the following States?

With reference to the Uju and Rangkang forests of the Anal Naga community, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Anal language, spoken by the Anal community of Manipur, belongs to which one of the following language families?

Under the Constitution of India, the tribes or tribal communities deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in relation to a State are specified by:

The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, under which cold-water fisheries projects are funded, is implemented by which one of the following Ministries?

Among the cold-water fishes found in Indian waters, which one of the following is native to Himalayan rivers rather than an introduced species?

With reference to cold-water fisheries in India, consider the following statements:

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In India's policy discourse, the term Blue Economy refers primarily to:

The Himalayan Tricarinate Hill Turtle, recently photographed in a central Indian tiger reserve, takes its name from:

Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve, where a Himalayan Tricarinate Hill Turtle was recently recorded, is located in which State?

The Himalayan Tricarinate Hill Turtle is placed in which one of the following IUCN Red List categories?

With reference to the Himalayan Tricarinate Hill Turtle, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A Tiger Reserve in India is notified by the State Government on the recommendation of which one of the following?

The Hutti Gold Mines Company Limited, India's principal producer of primary gold, operates in which one of the following States?

Fire-setting, a technique for which archaeological evidence exists at the Hutti gold workings, involved:

With reference to gold mining in India, consider the following statements:

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The Geological Survey of India, the principal agency for mineral exploration in the country, functions under which one of the following Ministries?

With reference to the red-necked phalarope, recently sighted at a wetland near Gurugram, consider the following statements:

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Which one of the following is characteristic of breeding in the red-necked phalarope?

Phalaropes are known for spinning rapidly in tight circles on the water surface. This behaviour serves to:

The Central Asian Flyway, for which India has adopted a national action plan, relates to the conservation of:

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, to which India is a party, takes its name from a city in which one of the following countries?

Consider the following statements about India's cyber institutions:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Phishing, of the kind described in the advisory on fake Apple support messages issued by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre, refers to:

The national helpline number operated in India for reporting financial cyber fraud is:

With reference to one-time passwords used in online transactions, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Identity theft and cheating by personation using a computer resource are punishable offences under which one of the following?

Nereid, whose origin was reassessed using James Webb Space Telescope observations, is a natural satellite of which one of the following planets?

Triton, the largest moon of Neptune, is unusual among large planetary satellites because it:

The Kuiper Belt is a region of the solar system lying:

With reference to the 2026 James Webb Space Telescope study of Neptune's moon Nereid, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The James Webb Space Telescope observes the universe mainly in which part of the electromagnetic spectrum?

The World Health Assembly, which in May 2026 adopted its first resolution on stroke, is the decision-making body of:

An ischaemic stroke occurs when:

A transient ischaemic attack differs from a stroke in that it:

With reference to stroke, consider the following statements:

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Which one of the following is NOT a modifiable risk factor for stroke?

The Jharia coalfield, where underground fires have burned for over a century, lies in the valley of which one of the following rivers?

Coking coal differs from thermal coal principally in that coking coal:

In a blast furnace, the coke produced from coking coal acts primarily as:

With reference to coking coal in India, consider the following statements:

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The underground fires in the Jharia coalfield are attributed mainly to: