Tuesday, 26 May 2026

The Thanneermukkom barrage, built across Vembanad Lake in Kerala, was constructed primarily to:

The Kuttanad region, watered by the backwaters of Vembanad Lake, is best known for:

With reference to Vembanad Lake, consider the following statements:

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Mangrove species such as Avicennia and Rhizophora, which fringe Vembanad Lake, are adapted to their habitat mainly through:

The Ramsar Convention, under which wetlands of international importance are designated, takes its name from a city situated in:

Ferrocene, the compound that gave organometallic chemistry its classic sandwich structure, has an iron atom held between two:

Indian researchers recently reported a carbon-free analogue of ferrocene in which each ring is replaced by a cluster of atoms of which one of the following elements?

Osmium, the metal at the centre of the carbon-free ferrocene analogue recently reported by Indian researchers, belongs to which one of the following?

With reference to the carbon-free analogue of ferrocene recently synthesised in India, consider the following statements:

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Microeledone galapagensis, a species formally described in May 2026, is a:

The Galapagos Islands, off which the octopus Microeledone galapagensis was collected, form part of the territory of:

The Galapagos Islands rise from which one of the following tectonic plates?

Many deep-water octopuses, including the newly described Microeledone galapagensis, have no ink sac. The most likely reason is that:

With reference to Microeledone galapagensis, the octopus described from the Galapagos in 2026, consider the following statements:

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The Digital Markets Act, cited in debates over AI-driven search agents, is a law enacted by:

Large language models, of the kind that power AI search assistants, generate text principally by:

The principal Indian legislation governing the processing of digital personal data is the:

With reference to the information agents announced by Google in May 2026, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Hawaiian island chain in the central Pacific Ocean owes its origin to:

Mauna Loa and Kilauea on Hawaii's Big Island are classic examples of:

Which one of the following statements about Mauna Kea is correct?

The magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck Hawaii's Big Island in May 2026 was attributed by the United States Geological Survey to:

With reference to the Big Island of Hawaii, consider the following statements:

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A Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, of the kind India and Canada are negotiating, differs from a conventional free trade agreement chiefly in that it:

Which one of the following is a feature of a customs union but NOT of a free trade area?

Canada, with which India is negotiating a trade agreement, is the world's leading producer of which one of the following minerals used by India's fertilizer industry?

With reference to India-Canada economic relations as of May 2026, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Conocarpus, whose planting an expert panel has recommended banning in Indian cities, is:

Conocarpus plantations in Indian cities have been criticised as green deserts mainly because they:

Consider the following plants found in India:

How many of the above are invasive alien species in India?

With reference to Conocarpus, consider the following statements:

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The Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY) is implemented by which one of the following Union ministries?

PM-AJAY was formed by restructuring and merging which one of the following earlier programmes?

Under the Constitution of India, the castes deemed to be Scheduled Castes in relation to a State are specified by the President under:

With reference to the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary forms a part of which one of the following tiger reserves?

Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh maintains a wildlife corridor with which one of the following protected areas in Nepal?

In India, a tiger reserve is notified by the State Government under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 on the recommendation of the:

The gharial, found in the Girwa river within Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, is placed in which category of the IUCN Red List?

With reference to Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Koraga, a community cited in the World Cities Report 2026, live mainly in:

The World Cities Report, which drew attention to housing inequality faced by the Koraga community, is published by:

The Karnataka Koragas (Prohibition of Ajalu Practice) Act, 2000 was enacted to end:

Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups in India are identified chiefly on the basis of:

With reference to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups in India, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?