Tuesday, 23 June 2026

The Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA), which recently demonstrated a complete farming system for the blue swimmer crab, functions under which one of the following?

The 'end-to-end' technology package demonstrated for blue swimmer crab farming in India refers primarily to:

With reference to the blue swimmer crab, which of the following statements is/are correct?

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Brackishwater aquaculture, of the kind practised along India's coast, is carried out in water that is:

The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, the flagship scheme for the fisheries sector, is implemented by which one of the following ministries?

The Sarinda was granted a Geographical Indication tag in 2026 as a traditional bowed instrument of which one of the following states?

Which one of the following statements about the registration of a Geographical Indication in India is correct?

The Sarinda is played by drawing a bow across its strings. Which one of the following Indian instruments is played in the same manner?

With reference to Tripura, consider the following statements:

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In India, the registration of Geographical Indications is administered by an office working under which one of the following ministries?

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

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The expert panel that recommended declaring the entire Western Ghats an Ecologically Sensitive Area was headed by:

The Kasturirangan committee on the Western Ghats recommended that Ecologically Sensitive Area status be confined to:

The Ecologically Sensitive Area proposed for the Western Ghats extends across six states. Which one of the following is NOT among them?

With reference to Ecologically Sensitive Areas in India, consider the following statements:

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Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world, is situated in:

With reference to Lake Baikal, consider the following statements:

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Lake Baikal occupies a rift valley. Which one of the following lakes has a similar origin?

The Baikal seal, found in Lake Baikal, is notable for being:

The Anthropological Survey of India, which has received Harappan skeletal remains for advanced study, functions under which one of the following ministries?

Rakhigarhi, the Harappan site whose skeletons are being analysed, is situated in:

With reference to Harappan sites, consider the following statements:

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In the study of ancient human remains, stable isotope analysis of bones and teeth is used chiefly to determine:

The 'People of India' project, a nationwide survey documenting the country's communities and their traits, has been carried out by:

Apristurus drona, described from Indian waters in 2026, is a newly discovered species of:

The specimens of the catshark Apristurus drona were collected from deep water off which one of the following coasts?

With reference to the Zoological Survey of India, consider the following statements:

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In fisheries, the term 'bycatch' refers to:

DNA barcoding, used to establish that a specimen belongs to a distinct species, works by:

With reference to the Vaigai River, which of the following statements is/are correct?

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The Vaigai River, the subject of a recent court-ordered pollution clean-up plan, drains into which one of the following?

The discharge of untreated sewage and industrial effluent into a river is regulated primarily under which one of the following laws?

Removal of forest cover in the catchment of a river most commonly results in:

The Chithirai festival, which draws pilgrims to the banks of the Vaigai, is celebrated in which one of the following cities?

The Ambubachi Mela, held annually at the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, marks:

The Kamakhya Temple of Guwahati is revered as one of the:

With reference to the Ambubachi Mela, which of the following statements is/are correct?

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Guwahati, where the Kamakhya Temple stands, is situated on the bank of which one of the following rivers?

Nirbhay Chetna, a programme that trains a cadre of master trainers to sensitise male panchayat representatives on women's safety, has been launched by which one of the following ministries?

The Nirbhaya Fund is best described as:

With reference to the reservation of seats for women in panchayats, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

One Stop Centres, which bring medical, legal, police and counselling support for women affected by violence under one roof, are a scheme of which one of the following ministries?

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

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Bolivia, Chile and Argentina together form the region known as the 'Lithium Triangle'. The lithium of this region is obtained chiefly from:

The Andes, which run along the western edge of Bolivia, have been formed chiefly by:

The withdrawal of fuel subsidies by a government, of the kind attempted in Bolivia in 2026, would ordinarily:

Bolivia lost its access to the Pacific Ocean in the nineteenth century following a war with: