Thursday, 9 July 2026

The Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO), whose first India-Costa Rica meeting was held in July 2026, is best described as:

The San Juan River, which runs along much of the boundary between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, is notable for which one of the following reasons?

The chain of active volcanoes and the frequent earthquakes of Costa Rica are chiefly the result of:

With reference to Costa Rica, consider the following statements:

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Cerro Chirripo, the highest point of Costa Rica, rises in which one of the following mountain ranges?

TribeX, a digital platform launched in July 2026 offering certificate courses and a heritage archive on tribal arts, crafts and languages, is an initiative of which one of the following Ministries?

The Ol Chiki script, in which a postgraduate diploma has been introduced under the TribeX platform, is used to write which one of the following languages?

Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs), whose collections are to be linked through the TribeX platform, function primarily under:

With reference to the TribeX platform, consider the following statements:

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Behali Reserved Forest, in the news in July 2026 after forest guards checking illegal felling were fired upon, is located in:

In India, a Wildlife Sanctuary is declared under the provisions of which one of the following?

Which one of the following statements about Elephant Reserves in India is correct?

With reference to Behali Reserved Forest, consider the following statements:

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The White-winged Duck, a globally threatened bird recorded from the Behali landscape, is characteristically associated with which one of the following habitats?

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), recently in the news, is best described as:

Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is commonly inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. If both parents are carriers, the chance that a given child will be affected is:

With reference to hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), consider the following statements:

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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis occurring in association with rheumatic or autoimmune disease is commonly known as:

Astra Mk-I, an indigenous missile recently cleared for export, is:

The principal production agency for the Astra Mk-I missile developed by the DRDO is:

In its terminal phase, the Astra Mk-I missile homes on to its target using:

With reference to the Astra Mk-I missile, consider the following statements:

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Under India's defence procurement rules, the category 'Buy (Indian-IDDM)' refers to the purchase of equipment that is:

Khadakwasla Dam, from which heavy releases caused waterlogging in parts of Pune in July 2026, is built across which one of the following rivers?

The Bhima river, which rises at Bhimashankar in the Western Ghats and flows south-east across the Deccan plateau, is a major tributary of which one of the following rivers?

The catastrophic flood that struck Pune in July 1961 was caused chiefly by:

With reference to Khadakwasla Dam, consider the following statements:

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The term 'cusec', used in reporting releases of water from reservoirs, is a unit of:

The 'Hummus Trail', recently in the news, refers to:

With reference to the informal backpacker circuit known as the 'Hummus Trail' in India, consider the following statements:

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War crimes and the conduct of hostilities in armed conflict are governed chiefly by international humanitarian law, which is codified principally in:

INS Surat, which carried out a Passage Exercise with a Japanese warship off Mumbai in July 2026, is:

INS Surat, commissioned into the Indian Navy in January 2025, was built at which one of the following shipyards?

A 'PASSEX' between two navies, such as the one conducted by INS Surat and JS Takanami, is best described as:

With reference to Indian naval destroyers, consider the following statements:

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With reference to the Prambanan temple compounds, consider the following statements:

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The Prambanan temple complex in Java is associated with which one of the following kingdoms?

At Prambanan, smaller temples stand facing the three main shrines and are dedicated to the mounts of the deities. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?

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The Archaeological Survey of India, which is to provide technical support for the conservation of the Prambanan temple complex, functions under which one of the following Ministries?

The narrative reliefs carved along the gallery balustrades of the main temples at Prambanan depict episodes from:

The wild yak, whose domesticated relative is herded across the Indian Himalaya, is placed in which one of the following IUCN Red List categories?

With reference to the yak, consider the following statements:

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The ICAR-National Research Centre on Yak, which developed an Internet of Things based monitoring system for yaks, is located at Dirang in:

Geo-fencing, a feature of the ICAR monitoring system developed for Himalayan yaks, refers to:

Hypoxia, the condition to which high-altitude animals such as the yak are physiologically adapted, refers to: