Thursday, 18 June 2026

The National Statistical Commission was set up on the recommendations of which one of the following?

With reference to the National Statistical Commission, consider the following statements:

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Which one of the following bodies is responsible for conducting the decennial Census of India?

The National Statistical Office, which releases the estimates of Gross Domestic Product and the Consumer Price Index, functions under which one of the following ministries?

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has its headquarters in:

Which one of the following reports is published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development?

With reference to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Many developing countries have to pay higher interest rates on their sovereign bonds than advanced economies mainly because:

Concessional credits and grants to the world's poorest countries are provided by which one of the following arms of the World Bank Group?

The Mishmi Takin, a herd of which was recently filmed in a reserve forest in North Sikkim, is:

With reference to the Mishmi Takin, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The takin is the national animal of which one of the following countries?

Within India, the main range of the Mishmi Takin lies in which one of the following States?

The oily secretion that coats the shaggy hair of the Mishmi Takin mainly serves to:

The Kishau dam project, cleared in June 2026 after a long funding deadlock, is proposed on which one of the following rivers?

The Tons is the largest tributary, in terms of volume of water, of which one of the following rivers?

With reference to the Kishau dam project, consider the following statements:

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Which one of the following is NOT a tributary of the Yamuna?

A concrete gravity dam resists the thrust of the water it impounds mainly by:

The India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) is the training and resource institute of which one of the following?

Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution is the source of the Election Commission of India's power of superintendence, direction and control of elections?

With reference to the Election Commission of India, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Under the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, the Chief Election Commissioner holds office for a term of:

The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed every year on:

The secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is located in:

With reference to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), consider the following statements:

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With reference to rangelands, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The concept of Land Degradation Neutrality, promoted under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, is a target under which one of the following Sustainable Development Goals?

Saffron, the spice obtained from Crocus sativus, consists of the flower's dried:

The registration and protection of Geographical Indications in India is administered by an office working under which one of the following ministries?

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

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The saffron fields of the Kashmir valley lie mainly on karewas, which are:

The Mombasa Declaration, adopted in 2026 at the eleventh Our Ocean Conference, deals primarily with:

Mombasa, the venue of the 2026 Our Ocean Conference, is a major port city of which one of the following countries?

The Agreement on Port State Measures, which seeks to stop illegally caught fish from entering markets through the ports of participating States, was concluded under the aegis of:

With reference to the international rules governing fisheries, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The REWARD programme, under which draft national technical guidelines for watershed development are being framed, is financed with assistance from:

The REWARD programme for watershed development is being implemented in partnership with which pair of States?

The National Rainfed Area Authority functions under which one of the following ministries?

With reference to watershed development, consider the following statements:

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The World Gold Council, which publishes an annual survey of central bank gold reserves, is:

Central banks hold gold in their official reserves mainly because it:

With reference to India's foreign exchange reserves as reported by the Reserve Bank of India, consider the following statements:

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Sovereign Gold Bonds, which are denominated in grams of gold, are issued in India by:

Under the Bretton Woods system that operated until 1971, the United States dollar was: