Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Elaphropoda triangulata and Habropoda adi, two bee species recently described from Arunachal Pradesh, belong to which one of the following families?

A Malaise trap, widely used in insect biodiversity surveys, works by:

In zoological nomenclature, the holotype of a species is:

With reference to the two bee species Elaphropoda triangulata and Habropoda adi recently described from Arunachal Pradesh, consider the following statements:

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Periyar Tiger Reserve, recently in the news for a drive against invasive African catfish, protects the catchments of the Periyar and which other river?

The African catfish (Clarias gariepinus), being removed from Periyar Tiger Reserve, is best described as:

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

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A tiger reserve in India is notified by the State Government under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 on the recommendation of:

A species described as a 'point endemic' is one that:

Introns, in the context of gene expression, are:

An RNA molecule that itself catalyses a chemical reaction is called:

With reference to horizontal gene transfer among microorganisms, consider the following statements:

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A Group I intron released by the bacterial predator Candidatus Velamenicoccus archaeovorus was recently reported to have entered cells of the archaeon Methanothrix soehngenii. The intron RNA signal was found:

For the entry of a Group I intron RNA from a bacterium into an archaeal cell to qualify as completed horizontal gene transfer, it would additionally have to be shown that:

The Codex Alimentarius Commission is jointly established and run by which two international organisations?

With reference to the Codex Alimentarius Commission, consider the following statements:

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With reference to Codex Alimentarius standards, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India functions under which one of the following Union ministries?

At the 2026 session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, India's proposal for new work was approved for an international standard on:

The Eight Degree Channel separates:

With reference to the Maldives, consider the following statements:

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Operation Cactus, mounted by the Indian armed forces in 1988, was launched to:

In a free trade agreement, 'rules of origin' are intended primarily to:

A free trade agreement differs from a customs union in that a free trade agreement:

The Greater Sand Plover, recently recorded at an inland site in Gurugram, belongs to which one of the following bird families?

With reference to the Greater Sand Plover, consider the following statements:

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The term 'wader', applied to birds such as plovers and sandpipers, refers to birds that:

The Greater Sand Plover has recently been moved by taxonomists from the genus Charadrius to which one of the following genera?

The Krishna River rises near which one of the following?

With reference to the tributaries of the Krishna River, consider the following statements:

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The Almatti and Narayanpur dams are built on which one of the following rivers?

The Krishna River Management Board was constituted under which one of the following?

The heavy monsoon rainfall over the upper catchment of the Krishna in the Western Ghats is chiefly:

Flue gas desulphurisation units installed at coal-fired thermal power plants are meant primarily to remove:

The wet limestone process of flue gas desulphurisation commonly yields which saleable by-product?

With reference to sulphur dioxide and its effects, consider the following statements:

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With reference to the emission norms notified for Indian coal-based thermal power plants in July 2025, consider the following statements:

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The term 'airshed', increasingly used in Indian air-quality policy, refers to:

Valmiki Tiger Reserve, the only tiger reserve of Bihar, adjoins the forests of which one of the following countries?

The Gandak, which flows along the western edge of Valmiki Tiger Reserve, is a tributary of:

With reference to the Bhabar and Terai belts of northern India, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A venomous animal is one that:

Ahaetulla longirostris, the long-snouted vine snake described in 2024, is at present known from:

The Indian Grey Hornbill, recently reported breeding after reintroduction in Gir, nests by:

Hornbills are often described as 'forest farmers' because they:

With reference to conservation translocations, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Gir, where the Indian Grey Hornbill has been reintroduced, is the last natural home of which one of the following?

The reintroduced Indian Grey Hornbill population in Gir could best be judged self-sustaining when: