Wednesday, 24 June 2026

Antaram idukki, recently described from Kerala's Idukki district, is a newly discovered species of:

Moths and butterflies are both classified under which one of the following orders of insects?

The Zoological Survey of India, which took part in describing the new genus Antaram from Kerala's Idukki district, functions under which one of the following ministries?

With reference to the Western Ghats, consider the following statements:

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A species such as Antaram idukki, so far recorded only from a single district in Kerala, is best described as:

Pellagra, a deficiency disease marked by dermatitis, diarrhoea and dementia, results from an inadequate intake of:

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), which the human body synthesises using vitamin B3, functions in cells mainly as:

Glioblastoma, for which a high-dose niacin therapy is being trialled, is a cancer of the:

With reference to vitamin B3 (niacin), consider the following statements:

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High doses of nicotinic acid have long been used in clinical practice mainly to:

The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar is administered by which one of the following ministries?

Veer Bal Diwas, observed on 26 December every year, commemorates the martyrdom of:

With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, consider the following statements:

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Under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, a 'child' means a person who has not completed:

The International Maritime Organisation is primarily responsible for:

The headquarters of the International Maritime Organisation is located in:

The MARPOL Convention, adopted under the auspices of the International Maritime Organisation, deals primarily with:

With reference to the Strait of Hormuz, consider the following statements:

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The Burevestnik (9M730), which NATO designates SSC-X-9 Skyfall, is a weapon system being developed by:

The near-unlimited range claimed for the Burevestnik cruise missile is attributed to its use of:

Which one of the following statements about cruise missiles and ballistic missiles is correct?

With reference to the Burevestnik cruise missile, consider the following statements:

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The Sahariya, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group recently in the news, is found mainly in:

With reference to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in India, consider the following statements:

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Under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, the process of determining forest rights is initiated by the:

Catechu, a product traditionally extracted by forest-dwelling communities such as the Sahariya, is obtained from which one of the following trees?

Under Article 342 of the Constitution, the tribes to be deemed Scheduled Tribes in relation to a State are specified by:

Volcan de Fuego, an active volcano that erupted recently, is situated in which one among the following countries?

Lahars, a hazard associated with eruptions of Volcan de Fuego, are best described as:

With reference to the Pacific Ring of Fire, consider the following statements:

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A stratovolcano such as Volcan de Fuego is characterised by:

Strombolian eruptions, of the kind repeatedly recorded at Volcan de Fuego, are characterised by:

The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) functions under which one of the following ministries?

El Nino, on which specialised bulletins for the maritime sector are now being issued in India, refers to:

With reference to El Nino, consider the following statements:

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The Potential Fishing Zone advisories issued to Indian fishermen are based mainly on satellite observations of:

With reference to the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), consider the following statements:

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3I/ATLAS, recently studied with the James Webb Space Telescope, is:

Which one of the following was the first interstellar object confirmed to have passed through our solar system?

With reference to comets, consider the following statements:

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Deuterium, whose abundance in the water of 3I/ATLAS was found to be unusually high, is:

Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve is situated at the junction of which two hill systems?

The steep decline of vulture populations in India since the 1990s has been attributed mainly to:

Kuno National Park is located in which one of the following States?

With reference to Project Tiger and tiger reserves in India, consider the following statements:

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The long-billed vulture, the subject of a captive-breeding and release programme in central India, is listed in the IUCN Red List as: