Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary, from which the termite species Pseudocapritermes novus was recently described, is located in which one of the following States?

Termites such as Pseudocapritermes novus are able to digest the cellulose of wood and leaf litter mainly because:

With reference to the Zoological Survey of India, which described the termite Pseudocapritermes novus, consider the following statements:

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Chapramari, where the termite Pseudocapritermes novus was recently found, is a Wildlife Sanctuary. Such sanctuaries in India are notified under which one of the following laws?

Caustic soda, for whose plants India has notified a fish survival test on treated effluent, is the common name of which one of the following compounds?

The fish survival bioassay prescribed for treated effluent from caustic soda plants is intended primarily to:

With reference to the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, consider the following statements:

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The Central Pollution Control Board, which oversees compliance with effluent discharge standards by Indian industry, was constituted under which one of the following?

In the membrane-cell plants that manufacture caustic soda, the substance subjected to electrolysis is:

Tezpur Litchi, a Geographical Indication tagged fruit recently exported to Dubai and Singapore, is grown in which one of the following States?

With reference to Geographical Indication tags in India, consider the following statements:

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The Geographical Indications Registry, which registered the Tezpur Litchi, functions under which one of the following ministries?

Which one of the following bodies is chiefly responsible for promoting the export of fresh fruits such as litchi from India?

The Gandak, the river in Bihar into which gharial hatchlings were released in 2026, is a tributary of which one of the following rivers?

With reference to the gharial, consider the following statements:

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The bulbous growth called the ghara, seen at the tip of the snout of mature male gharials, functions mainly as:

The National Chambal Sanctuary, the most important protected habitat of the gharial in India, extends over parts of which one of the following groups of States?

Which one of the following crocodilians inhabits the mangrove creeks of Bhitarkanika in Odisha and tolerates saline water?

The Zojila tunnel, whose excavation breakthrough was announced in 2026, will bypass a high pass that links the Kashmir Valley with:

With reference to the Zojila tunnel, consider the following statements:

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The Atal Tunnel, which gives all-weather road access to the Lahaul valley of Himachal Pradesh, has been built under which one of the following passes?

The New Austrian Tunnelling Method, widely used for Himalayan road tunnels such as the Zojila tunnel, is characterised by:

The Mullaperiyar Dam, built on the Periyar River, lies within the territory of Kerala but is operated and maintained by:

With reference to Eechathalakenda incognita, a freshwater fish recently described from the Western Ghats, consider the following statements:

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In animal taxonomy, the DNA barcoding used to tell closely related species apart relies chiefly on which one of the following genes?

The Western Ghats, home of the fish Eechathalakenda incognita, is one of the global biodiversity hotspots extending into India. Which one of the following is NOT such a hotspot in India?

Sagittarius A*, in the news in 2026 for evidence of an outflowing wind, is:

The Event Horizon Telescope, which produced the first image of Sagittarius A*, achieves its resolution by:

The Atacama Large Millimetre/Sub-millimetre Array, whose data revealed a cavity of cold gas around Sagittarius A*, is located in:

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

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The mass of Sagittarius A* has been established principally by measuring:

American Foulbrood, an outbreak of which was confirmed in Scotland in 2026, is a disease of honeybees caused by:

With reference to American Foulbrood in honeybees, consider the following statements:

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In the honeybee vaccine licensed against American Foulbrood, immunity reaches the developing larvae because:

Colony Collapse Disorder, a phenomenon of serious concern in beekeeping, refers to:

The National SC-ST Hub Scheme, which supports entrepreneurs from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, is implemented by which one of the following ministries?

With reference to the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises in India, consider the following statements:

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Micro, small and medium enterprises in India, which the National SC-ST Hub Scheme supports, are currently classified on the basis of:

With reference to the National SC-ST Hub Scheme, consider the following statements:

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The Government e-Marketplace (GeM), launched by the Union Government, is a portal for:

The Central Consumer Protection Authority, which recently penalised digital platforms for using dark patterns, has been established under which one of the following?

In India's Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns, adding items or donations to a consumer's cart without express consent is termed:

With reference to the Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns, 2023, which of the following statements is/are correct?

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The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 requires that consent for the processing of personal data must be:

An appeal against an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission lies to which one of the following?