Tuesday, 16 June 2026

The list of controlled substances under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order is notified by a department working under which one of the following ministries?

The chemical 2-Bromo-4-Methylpropiophenone was placed on India's list of controlled substances in 2026 because it is a key precursor for making which one of the following drugs?

The Narcotics Control Bureau, India's apex drug law enforcement agency, functions under which one of the following ministries?

With reference to a chemical listed as a controlled substance in India, consider the following statements:

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Hamataliwa mawlyngot, a lynx spider recently described from Meghalaya, belongs to a family of spiders that captures prey mainly by:

The Zoological Survey of India, which took part in describing the lynx spider Hamataliwa mawlyngot, functions under which one of the following ministries?

The forests of Meghalaya, where the lynx spider Hamataliwa mawlyngot was found, lie within which one of the following global biodiversity hotspots?

Consider the following statements about spiders:

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The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) occurs in the wild only in the wetlands of:

Carnivorous plants such as the Venus flytrap capture and digest insects mainly in order to obtain:

A 2026 study explained the extraordinary speed with which the Venus flytrap shuts its trap. According to it, closure is powered by:

With reference to the Venus flytrap, consider the following statements:

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The Venus flytrap shuts only when its trigger hairs are touched twice within a short interval. This requirement serves mainly to:

Which one of the following plants is NOT carnivorous?

Which one of the following States is home to all three species of crocodilians found in India?

The gharial can be distinguished from the mugger and the saltwater crocodile by its:

The National Chambal Sanctuary, a key habitat of the gharial, extends across which of the following States?

With reference to the Crocodile Conservation Project launched in India, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Crocodiles and gharials in India are given the highest degree of legal protection under which one of the following?

Drop shipping, a model widely used in e-commerce, refers to an arrangement in which:

With reference to India's foreign direct investment policy in e-commerce, which one of the following statements is correct?

The rules requiring e-commerce entities in India to display the country of origin of the goods they sell were notified under which one of the following?

Consider the following statements about the drop shipping model:

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The San Andreas Fault in California marks the boundary between which two tectonic plates?

At a transform plate boundary such as the San Andreas Fault, which one of the following is true?

In studies of southern California's faults, the Cajon Pass has been described as an earthquake gate. This is because it is a place where:

With reference to earthquakes, consider the following statements:

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Which one of the following is, like the San Andreas Fault, a major transform fault?

Liverworts, of which Indocolea devendrae from Kerala is a newly described genus, belong to which one of the following groups of plants?

With reference to bryophytes, consider the following statements:

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Indocolea devendrae, the liverwort genus recently described from northern Kerala, is unusual in that it grows on:

With reference to the Western Ghats, which one of the following statements is correct?

Applications for Geographical Indication tags in India are examined and registered by an office working under which one of the following ministries?

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

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Kuchai silk of Jharkhand is a variety of tussar silk. Tussar silkworms in India are reared mainly on:

Which one of the following varieties of silk is produced almost entirely in Assam?

A Geographical Indication tag primarily confers which one of the following?

The Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM), recently flight-tested by the DRDO, is best described as:

Which one of the following best distinguishes a cruise missile from a ballistic missile?

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, the launch site used for many Indian missile tests, lies off the coast of which State?

With reference to the Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM), consider the following statements:

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Exercise Pitch Black, in which the Indian Air Force takes part, is a multinational air exercise hosted by:

Darwin, the main operating base for Exercise Pitch Black, is the capital of which one of the following Australian States or Territories?

AUSINDEX, conducted periodically, is a bilateral exercise between India and Australia involving which one of the following?

With reference to Exercise Pitch Black, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are together classified as:

Crohn's disease differs from ulcerative colitis in that Crohn's disease:

Enterololin, recently reported in the news, is:

With reference to Crohn's disease, consider the following statements:

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