Wednesday, 17 June 2026

The knob-billed duck, also called the comb duck, recently reported from Pong Dam Lake, is distinguished in the field by which one of the following?

With reference to the knob-billed duck, consider the following statements:

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Pong Dam Lake, where knob-billed ducks were recently sighted, is a reservoir created on which one of the following rivers?

The Ramsar Convention, under which wetlands such as Pong Dam Lake are designated as sites of international importance, was signed in a city of which country?

The GRAPES-3 experiment, a cosmic ray observatory recently in the news, is situated at:

Which one of the following institutions built and operates the GRAPES-3 cosmic ray telescope?

The 'kink' recently reported by the GRAPES-3 observatory refers to:

With reference to the GRAPES-3 cosmic ray telescope, consider the following statements:

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Cosmic rays, which observatories such as GRAPES-3 study, are best described as:

The Krishna river, in whose valley the Tasgaon Lift Irrigation Scheme is being built, rises at which one of the following places?

With reference to lift irrigation schemes such as the Tasgaon Lift Irrigation Scheme in Maharashtra, consider the following statements:

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Solapur and the eastern part of Satara district in Maharashtra receive relatively low rainfall mainly because they:

The Per Drop More Crop component of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana is intended primarily to:

WT-MARUT, launched in 2026, is a portal created primarily to:

The WT-MARUT portal, unveiled at a Global Wind Day event in Goa, is an initiative of which one of the following ministries?

The Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM), referred to in the context of renewable energy equipment, is intended primarily to:

With reference to the WT-MARUT portal, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Joint Crediting Mechanism recently operationalised between India and Japan functions under which provision of the Paris Agreement?

The Joint Crediting Mechanism between India and Japan is intended primarily to:

In the context of the Paris Agreement, the emission reduction units that one country transfers to another under a cooperative approach are known as:

With reference to the implementation rules adopted for the India-Japan Joint Crediting Mechanism, consider the following statements:

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Under the Paris Agreement, the climate action pledges submitted by each country are formally called:

Powai Lake, recently in the news for a promenade redevelopment plan, is:

Water hyacinth, whose thick mats cover parts of Powai Lake, is:

Consider the following statements about eutrophication of urban lakes such as Powai Lake:

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Municipal corporations such as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation were given constitutional status by which one of the following amendments?

With reference to Amangarh Tiger Reserve, consider the following statements:

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

Sal (Shorea robusta), the dominant tree of the forests of Amangarh Tiger Reserve, is characteristic of which one of the following forest types?

Project Tiger, the programme under which India's tiger reserves are administered, was launched in the year:

INS Tarkash, which recently made a port call at Victoria in Seychelles, belongs to which one of the following classes of warships?

The MAHASAGAR vision, invoked during Indian naval deployments in the Indian Ocean, is best described as:

Seychelles, visited by INS Tarkash in June 2026, is an island country situated in:

With reference to INS Tarkash, consider the following statements:

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Manas National Park, known for the greater one-horned rhinoceros and the pygmy hog, is located in which one of the following states?

The Manas river, which gives its name to Manas National Park, is a tributary of which one of the following rivers?

The pygmy hog, a species whose conservation is closely associated with Manas, is:

With reference to Manas National Park, consider the following statements:

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The 'bhabar', a belt that forms part of the terrain around Manas National Park, is best described as:

Thailand shares a land boundary with which of the following countries?

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The Chao Phraya, the principal river of Thailand's central plain, drains into which one of the following?

Which one of the following joint military exercises is conducted between India and Thailand?

Which one of the following countries is NOT a member of BIMSTEC?

The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway is planned to run from Moreh in India to which town in Thailand?