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Saturday, 4 July 2026

44 questions from 10 news topics of the day — free, with explanations and source articles.

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1.

The LokOS platform, recently launched to digitise the records and transactions of women self-help groups, is an initiative of which one of the following Ministries?

From: LokOS Platform: DAY-NRLM Initiative for SHGs & Lakhpati Didi Open full article →
2.

The term 'Lakhpati Didi', used in the context of women's self-help groups in India, refers to:

From: LokOS Platform: DAY-NRLM Initiative for SHGs & Lakhpati Didi Open full article →
3.

With reference to the LokOS platform created for women's self-help groups, consider the following statements:

1.Members of a self-help group cannot see their own savings and loan records on LokOS.
2.It assigns a unique digital identity to each self-help group member.
3.LokOS covers institutions from the village level up to the national level.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: LokOS Platform: DAY-NRLM Initiative for SHGs & Lakhpati Didi Open full article →
4.

The Public Financial Management System (PFMS), through which many centrally funded scheme payments are routed, is operated by:

From: LokOS Platform: DAY-NRLM Initiative for SHGs & Lakhpati Didi Open full article →
5.

Biodiversity Heritage Sites in India, such as the newly notified Borjuli wetland in Assam, are notified by:

From: Borjuli Wetland: Assam's Biodiversity Heritage Site & Wild Rice Open full article →
6.

Oryza rufipogon, a natural population of which is protected at the Borjuli Biodiversity Heritage Site in Assam, is:

From: Borjuli Wetland: Assam's Biodiversity Heritage Site & Wild Rice Open full article →
7.

With reference to the Borjuli Biodiversity Heritage Site of Assam, consider the following statements:

1.It lies on the floodplain of the Brahmaputra.
2.It has been designated a Ramsar Site.
3.It is situated in Sonitpur district.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Borjuli Wetland: Assam's Biodiversity Heritage Site & Wild Rice Open full article →
8.

In India, Biodiversity Management Committees are to be constituted at the level of:

From: Borjuli Wetland: Assam's Biodiversity Heritage Site & Wild Rice Open full article →
9.

Protecting the wild rice population of the Borjuli marsh in the habitat where it grows naturally is an example of:

From: Borjuli Wetland: Assam's Biodiversity Heritage Site & Wild Rice Open full article →
10.

The National Water Awards, given for excellence in water conservation and management, are conferred by:

From: National Water Awards 2024: Maharashtra Tops in Conservation Open full article →
11.

With reference to the constitutional position of water in India, consider the following statements:

1.Parliament can legislate on the regulation and development of inter-State rivers.
2.Water supplies, irrigation and canals are subjects in the State List.
3.Under Article 262 the Supreme Court exercises original jurisdiction over inter-State river water disputes.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: National Water Awards 2024: Maharashtra Tops in Conservation Open full article →
12.

The Jal Jeevan Mission has been launched primarily to:

From: National Water Awards 2024: Maharashtra Tops in Conservation Open full article →
13.

The Specialised Investment Fund category created by the Securities and Exchange Board of India has been introduced primarily to:

From: SIF: SEBI's New Mutual Fund Category & Long-Short Strategies Open full article →
14.

With reference to the Specialised Investment Fund framework in India, consider the following statements:

1.Such schemes must be branded distinctly from the fund house's ordinary mutual fund schemes.
2.The ten lakh rupee minimum investment applies across all such strategies of one fund house taken together.
3.Closed-ended schemes under this framework must be listed on a stock exchange.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: SIF: SEBI's New Mutual Fund Category & Long-Short Strategies Open full article →
15.

In securities markets, 'short selling' refers to:

From: SIF: SEBI's New Mutual Fund Category & Long-Short Strategies Open full article →
16.

In India, a mutual fund is required to be constituted in the form of:

From: SIF: SEBI's New Mutual Fund Category & Long-Short Strategies Open full article →
17.

Alternative Investment Funds registered in India differ from mutual funds chiefly in that they:

From: SIF: SEBI's New Mutual Fund Category & Long-Short Strategies Open full article →
18.

Nameri Tiger Reserve in Assam, in the news for a rise in its tiger numbers, is contiguous with which one of the following tiger reserves?

From: Nameri Tiger Reserve: Tiger Population Growth in Assam & WII Open full article →
19.

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

1.It was brought under Project Tiger in the year 2000.
2.The Sonai-Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary has been declared its satellite core.
3.It lies on the southern bank of the Brahmaputra.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Nameri Tiger Reserve: Tiger Population Growth in Assam & WII Open full article →
20.

A tiger reserve in India is notified by the State Government on the recommendation of:

From: Nameri Tiger Reserve: Tiger Population Growth in Assam & WII Open full article →
21.

In an Indian tiger reserve, the core or critical tiger habitat is:

From: Nameri Tiger Reserve: Tiger Population Growth in Assam & WII Open full article →
22.

The white-winged wood duck, recorded in Nameri Tiger Reserve, is typically associated with which one of the following habitats?

From: Nameri Tiger Reserve: Tiger Population Growth in Assam & WII Open full article →
23.

The white-rumped vulture is placed in which one of the following IUCN Red List categories?

From: White-Rumped Vulture: Electrocution in Nilgiris & Conservation Open full article →
24.

The catastrophic decline of white-rumped vulture populations across South Asia since the 1990s is attributed mainly to:

From: White-Rumped Vulture: Electrocution in Nilgiris & Conservation Open full article →
25.

With reference to the white-rumped vulture and Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, consider the following statements:

1.The white-rumped vulture is found only within India.
2.Old World vultures such as this species locate carcasses mainly by their sense of smell.
3.Mudumalai Tiger Reserve lies within the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: White-Rumped Vulture: Electrocution in Nilgiris & Conservation Open full article →
26.

The collapse of vulture populations in India has been linked to which one of the following public health consequences?

From: White-Rumped Vulture: Electrocution in Nilgiris & Conservation Open full article →
27.

Cyttopsis indica, recently described by Indian marine scientists, is:

From: Cyttopsis indica: CMFRI Discovers New Deep-Sea Fish in Kerala Open full article →
28.

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, which described Cyttopsis indica, functions under:

From: Cyttopsis indica: CMFRI Discovers New Deep-Sea Fish in Kerala Open full article →
29.

With reference to the recently described species Cyttopsis indica, consider the following statements:

1.Before its description only two species were recognised in the genus Cyttopsis.
2.It was described from specimens collected off the Kerala coast in the eastern Arabian Sea.
3.It was separated from its relatives on morphological characters alone.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Cyttopsis indica: CMFRI Discovers New Deep-Sea Fish in Kerala Open full article →
30.

The layer of the ocean lying roughly between 200 and 1,000 metres of depth, where light is too faint for photosynthesis, is known as the:

From: Cyttopsis indica: CMFRI Discovers New Deep-Sea Fish in Kerala Open full article →
31.

The Cook Strait separates:

From: India-New Zealand Relations: PM's Visit & Free Trade Agreement Open full article →
32.

The capital of New Zealand is:

From: India-New Zealand Relations: PM's Visit & Free Trade Agreement Open full article →
33.

With reference to New Zealand and its relations with India, consider the following statements:

1.New Zealand lies in the south-western Pacific Ocean.
2.It is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary form of government.
3.India and New Zealand established diplomatic relations only after the year 2000.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: India-New Zealand Relations: PM's Visit & Free Trade Agreement Open full article →
34.

India's Act East Policy is best described as:

From: India-New Zealand Relations: PM's Visit & Free Trade Agreement Open full article →
35.

A customs union differs from a free trade agreement in that the members of a customs union additionally:

From: India-New Zealand Relations: PM's Visit & Free Trade Agreement Open full article →
36.

The Giant African Snail, reported to be damaging horticultural crops in parts of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, is native to:

From: Giant African Snail: Invasive Pest Damages Crops in South India Open full article →
37.

The Giant African Snail is a public health concern mainly because it can carry a parasite that causes:

From: Giant African Snail: Invasive Pest Damages Crops in South India Open full article →
38.

With reference to the Giant African Snail, consider the following statements:

1.It figures in the list of the world's 100 worst invasive alien species.
2.It is a hermaphrodite and a single adult can lay several hundred eggs in a year.
3.It feeds on a wide range of plants and has few natural predators in India.

How many of the above statements are correct?

From: Giant African Snail: Invasive Pest Damages Crops in South India Open full article →
39.

The 'One Health' approach, invoked in campaigns against the Giant African Snail in Kerala, is best described as:

From: Giant African Snail: Invasive Pest Damages Crops in South India Open full article →
40.

Direct-seeded rice differs from the conventional method of rice cultivation mainly in that it:

From: Direct-Seeded Rice: DRR Dhan 92, CR Dhan 217 & Water Savings Open full article →
41.

Flooded rice fields are a significant source of methane primarily because:

From: Direct-Seeded Rice: DRR Dhan 92, CR Dhan 217 & Water Savings Open full article →
42.

The International Rice Research Institute, a centre of the CGIAR system, has its headquarters in:

From: Direct-Seeded Rice: DRR Dhan 92, CR Dhan 217 & Water Savings Open full article →
43.

The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is characterised by:

From: Direct-Seeded Rice: DRR Dhan 92, CR Dhan 217 & Water Savings Open full article →
44.

With reference to direct-seeded rice in India, consider the following statements:

1.DRR Dhan 92 and CR Dhan 217 have been bred specifically for direct-seeded conditions.
2.Direct seeding reduces the need for weed control in rice fields.
3.CR Dhan 217 was developed in collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Direct-Seeded Rice: DRR Dhan 92, CR Dhan 217 & Water Savings Open full article →
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