Sunday, 28 June 2026

Tetrastichus narayandebnathi, a wasp species recently described from West Bengal, is a parasitoid. A parasitoid insect is one that:

Wasps, bees and ants belong to which one of the following orders of insects?

With reference to Tetrastichus narayandebnathi, the wasp recently described from West Bengal, consider the following statements:

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The wasp Tetrastichus narayandebnathi, described from West Bengal, has been named after Narayan Debnath, who is remembered as:

Registration of Geographical Indications in India is carried out under an Act of 1999 by the Geographical Indications Registry, which works under which one of the following ministries?

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

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Kutki, two landraces of which received Geographical Indication tags in 2026, is a local name for which one of the following millets?

The Baiga and Gond communities, whose traditional crops received Geographical Indication tags in 2026, are found mainly in:

Once a product is registered as a Geographical Indication in India, the right to use that name belongs to:

The FP-5 Flamingo, a long-range cruise missile reported in use for deep strikes in June 2026, has been developed by:

Which one of the following statements distinguishes a cruise missile such as the FP-5 Flamingo from a ballistic missile?

With reference to the FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile, consider the following statements:

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Circular Error Probable, a figure commonly quoted for missiles such as the FP-5 Flamingo, is a measure of a missile's:

Bharat Taxi, a ride-hailing service rolled out in 2026, differs from private aggregator platforms mainly in that:

The National Cooperative Development Corporation, one of the promoters of the Bharat Taxi cooperative, functions under which one of the following ministries?

With reference to cooperative societies in India, consider the following statements:

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The National Dairy Development Board, one of the cooperative institutions backing Bharat Taxi, has its headquarters at:

Dense mats of invasive weeds on a lake such as Dal Lake in Srinagar reduce fish populations mainly because:

Water hyacinth, one of the invasive weeds infesting Dal Lake, is:

With reference to Dal Lake, consider the following statements:

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Which one of the following wetlands of the Kashmir Valley is designated as a Ramsar site?

The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, which developed the e-Sushrut software platform, functions under which one of the following ministries?

Which one of the following statements about the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission is correct?

With reference to e-Sushrut@Clinic, the software platform being rolled out for small clinics, consider the following statements:

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Under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission a patient can be issued an ABHA number. The main purpose of such a digital health identity is to:

e-Sushrut@Clinic can be operated offline and synchronised with the cloud later. This feature is meant chiefly to:

Arabithittu Wildlife Sanctuary, in the news in 2026 after a leopard was killed by a speeding vehicle on a road nearby, is located in:

In India, a Wildlife Sanctuary such as Arabithittu is constituted by:

With reference to Arabithittu Wildlife Sanctuary, consider the following statements:

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Indian sandalwood (Santalum album), planted extensively in Arabithittu Wildlife Sanctuary, is unusual among timber trees in that it:

The Indian Coast Guard, which commissioned the fast patrol vessel ICGS Akshay in 2026, functions under which one of the following ministries?

ICGS Akshay, an Adamya-class fast patrol vessel of the Indian Coast Guard, was built by:

With reference to the Indian Coast Guard, consider the following statements:

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Under India's maritime zones law, the Exclusive Economic Zone extends up to which one of the following distances from the baseline?

Amrabad Tiger Reserve, spread over the Nallamala Hills, lies in which one of the following states?

The perennial streams rising in the Amrabad Tiger Reserve drain into which one of the following rivers?

The Chenchu, who live inside the Amrabad Tiger Reserve, have been officially classified as:

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

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The mouse deer, being reintroduced in the Amrabad Tiger Reserve through a soft-release programme, is:

Colombia, which held a presidential runoff election in June 2026, shares a land border with which one of the following countries?

Which one of the following statements about Colombia is correct?

Which one of the following is the only South American country with coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea?

With reference to Colombia, consider the following statements:

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Under the Constitution of Colombia, the President: