Friday, 3 July 2026

The Zoological Survey of India, which recently released its Animal Discoveries 2025 report, functions under which one of the following ministries?

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

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Hymenoptera, the insect order that contributed the largest number of new discoveries in Animal Discoveries 2025, consists of which one of the following groups?

In reports such as Animal Discoveries 2025, a species listed as a new distributional record for India is one that:

The Caspian cobra (Naja oxiana), recently in the news, belongs to which one of the following snake families?

Neurotoxic venom, of the kind for which the Caspian cobra is known, acts principally by:

With reference to the Caspian cobra (Naja oxiana), consider the following statements:

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Which one of the following is NOT among the Big Four snakes that account for most snakebite deaths in India and that polyvalent antivenom is made against?

INS Trikand, which recently took part in a multinational maritime exercise in the Arabian Sea, belongs to which one of the following classes of warships?

The BrahMos missile carried by Indian Navy frigates such as INS Trikand is best described as a:

With reference to INS Trikand, consider the following statements:

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The Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy, of whose fleet INS Trikand forms part, has its headquarters at:

Hul Diwas, observed on 30 June, marks the outbreak of an 1855 tribal uprising in eastern India that began with a mass assembly at which one of the following places?

The Santhal rebellion of 1855 was led by which one of the following?

Damin-i-Koh, which figures prominently in the history of the Santhal rebellion, refers to:

With reference to the Santhal rebellion of 1855, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act, passed after the Santhal rebellion of 1855, is significant mainly because it:

The eSARAS mobile application and fulfilment centre, which market goods made by women's self-help groups, are initiatives of which one of the following ministries?

The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), with which the eSARAS platform has been integrated, is an initiative of which one of the following?

The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission is designed primarily to:

With reference to self-help groups in India, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Marburg virus disease is caused by a virus belonging to which one of the following families?

The natural reservoir of the Marburg virus is generally held to be:

With reference to Marburg virus disease, consider the following statements:

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The standard management of a patient with Marburg virus disease currently relies principally on:

Marburg virus disease was first recognised in 1967 after laboratory staff in Europe fell ill following contact with:

The Trimbakeshwar temple in Maharashtra stands at the foot of the Brahmagiri hill, which is the source of which one of the following rivers?

The Trimbakeshwar temple is counted among which one of the following groups of shrines?

With reference to the Trimbakeshwar temple, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Kumbh Mela is held by rotation at Trimbakeshwar-Nashik and at three other places. Which one of the following is NOT one of them?

The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) works under which one of the following ministries?

With reference to MPEDA, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The largest item by value in India's marine products export basket is:

India's Exclusive Economic Zone, within which it has sovereign rights over marine fishery resources, extends up to how far from the baseline?

The Vikram-1 small satellite launch vehicle, awaiting its maiden orbital flight, has been developed by:

IN-SPACe, the body that authorises and promotes private space activity in India, functions under which one of the following?

With reference to the Vikram-1 launch vehicle, consider the following statements:

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A sun-synchronous orbit, of the kind targeted by small satellite launchers, is valued mainly because the satellite:

Hypergolic rocket propellants are so called because they:

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has its headquarters at:

With reference to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The International Solar Alliance, an intergovernmental body launched by India and France, has its secretariat in:

With reference to the Panchamrit commitments announced by India at the 2021 Glasgow climate conference, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?