Tuesday, 14 July 2026

Begonia quadricornualata, a flowering plant newly described by Indian researchers in 2026, was discovered in which one of the following States?

Begonia quadricornualata was documented and formally described by researchers of which one of the following organisations?

With reference to Begonia quadricornualata, a plant recently described from India, consider the following statements:

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In the IUCN Red List, a species is assessed as 'Data Deficient' when:

Pygoluciola mawsynram, a firefly species recently described from India, belongs to which one of the following groups of insects?

Pygoluciola mawsynram, a newly described firefly, is named after a locality situated in which one of the following States?

The light produced by a firefly is generated mainly by:

With reference to fireflies, consider the following statements:

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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) meets its expenditure mainly from:

With reference to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), consider the following statements:

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The International Conference on Population and Development, whose Programme of Action shifted population policy towards individual rights and reproductive choice, was held in 1994 at:

The term 'demographic dividend' refers to:

The official United Nations estimates and projections of world population, such as the World Population Prospects, are prepared mainly by:

The Jodhpuri Mojari, which recently received a Geographical Indication tag, is a traditional form of:

The Geographical Indications Registry, which examines applications and maintains the register of Indian GIs, is located at:

With reference to Geographical Indication (GI) registration in India, consider the following statements:

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Which one of the following statements about a Geographical Indication is correct?

Which one of the following is a feature of the traditional method of making the Jodhpuri Mojari?

SwaYaan, an initiative of the Government of India, is intended primarily to:

The SwaYaan initiative for skilling in drone technologies is being implemented under which one of the following ministries?

The NIDAR challenge conducted under the SwaYaan initiative asked student teams to build a pair of drones that work together for which two applications?

With reference to precision agriculture, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

UMANG, a platform of the Government of India, is best described as:

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) is the national nodal agency for:

In the context of data security, storing information 'in plaintext' means that the information is:

With reference to computer security practices, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Flying squirrels such as the Indian Giant Flying Squirrel glide with the help of a skin membrane stretched between the fore and hind limbs. This membrane is called the:

With reference to the Indian Giant Flying Squirrel, consider the following statements:

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The Indian Giant Squirrel (Ratufa indica) differs from the Indian Giant Flying Squirrel in that the Indian Giant Squirrel:

Ramnagar in Uttarakhand, where an Indian Giant Flying Squirrel was recently rescued, is a well-known gateway town for which one of the following tiger reserves?

Chandipura virus, which caused a recent outbreak of brain infection in Gujarat, belongs to which one of the following virus families?

In Indian outbreaks, Chandipura virus is understood to reach human beings mainly through the bite of:

The term 'Acute Encephalitis Syndrome' (AES), widely used in disease reporting in India, refers to:

With reference to Chandipura virus infection, consider the following statements:

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Laboratory confirmation of Chandipura virus infection in a patient is done mainly through:

The Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme is implemented by which one of the following ministries?

Under the PMFME Scheme, the One District One Product (ODOP) approach means that:

Under the PMFME Scheme, an eligible individual micro enterprise can receive a credit-linked capital subsidy of:

With reference to the PMFME Scheme, consider the following statements:

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In the context of the PMFME Scheme, the formalisation of a micro food processing unit typically involves:

The Gulf of Mannar is separated from Palk Bay by which one of the following?

The Gulf of Mannar is notable in India's conservation history as the site of:

With reference to the Gulf of Mannar, consider the following statements:

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In ecological monitoring, the 'species richness' of a site refers to:

The Central Asian Flyway, which matters for the conservation of India's wetlands, refers to: