Friday, 17 July 2026

The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), the multinational naval partnership associated with Operation Southern Readiness 26-2, has its headquarters in which one of the following countries?

Within the Combined Maritime Forces, Combined Task Force 154 is responsible mainly for:

The Indian Navy's principal training command, which will host Operation Southern Readiness 26-2 at Kochi, is the:

With reference to the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), consider the following statements:

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Operation Southern Readiness 26-2 relates to maritime security in the western Indian Ocean and the Arabian Gulf. The Arabian Gulf is connected to the Gulf of Oman through which one of the following?

The treatment recommended for cyclosporiasis in a patient with normal immune function is:

With reference to cyclosporiasis, consider the following statements:

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Which one of the following statements about the laboratory diagnosis of cyclosporiasis is correct?

The polymerase chain reaction, used in laboratories to confirm Cyclospora infection, works essentially by:

Lestes paloti, described in 2026 from the Western Ghats in Kerala, differs from most other damselflies in that it:

With reference to damselflies and dragonflies, consider the following statements:

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Lestes paloti, an insect described from Kerala in 2026, is named in honour of a scientist of the Zoological Survey of India. The Zoological Survey of India functions under which one of the following ministries?

Lestes paloti has been recorded from scrub growing on laterite hillocks in Kerala. Laterite is best described as:

Which one of the following statements about Lestes paloti, described from Kerala's Western Ghats in 2026, is correct?

Under the PARIVARTAN vehicle renewal programme for the National Capital Region, the interest subvention offered on a loan for a new vehicle means that:

The PARIVARTAN vehicle renewal programme for the National Capital Region will be implemented by which one of the following ministries?

With reference to the National Capital Region (NCR) covered by the PARIVARTAN programme, consider the following statements:

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With reference to India's Bharat Stage vehicle emission standards, consider the following statements:

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Under the vehicle scrapping framework used by the PARIVARTAN programme, a Certificate of Deposit is issued by:

The Arun River, on which the Arun-3 hydroelectric project is being built, is a major tributary of which one of the following river systems of Nepal?

SJVN Limited, which is developing the Arun-3 hydroelectric project in Nepal, was set up as a joint venture of the Union Government and the government of:

With reference to run-of-river hydroelectric projects such as Arun-3 in Nepal, consider the following statements:

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Under the arrangement agreed for the Arun-3 hydroelectric project, ownership of the completed plant will:

The underground powerhouse of the Arun-3 project will use Francis turbines. Francis turbines are generally most suitable for:

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO), India's main agency for strategic border infrastructure, functions under which one of the following ministries?

The Atal Tunnel, built by the Border Roads Organisation in Himachal Pradesh, runs beneath which one of the following passes?

Umling La, developed by the Border Roads Organisation and recognised as the world's highest-altitude motorable road, is located in:

With reference to the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), consider the following statements:

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The Vibrant Villages Programme, cited in discussions on India's border connectivity, is aimed primarily at:

The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), whose reproductive cells are being preserved in a new Queensland gene bank, belongs to which one of the following groups of mammals?

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List currently places the koala in which one of the following categories?

With reference to the koala, consider the following statements:

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In the koala reproductive cell bank established in Queensland, the collected sperm and egg cells are preserved in:

Which one of the following statements about the koala reproductive cell bank set up in Queensland is correct?

Malvan, which the Indian Navy will commission in July 2026, has a draught of under three metres. This shallow draught matters chiefly because it allows the vessel to:

The Mahe-class anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft of the Indian Navy, including Malvan, are being built by which one of the following shipyards?

With reference to the Mahe-class vessels of the Indian Navy, consider the following statements:

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Detecting submarines in shallow coastal waters is considered particularly difficult mainly because:

The Gulf of Finland, which lies along the southern coast of Finland, forms part of which one of the following seas?

Finland, with which India agreed in 2026 to deepen technology cooperation, became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in:

With reference to Finland, consider the following statements:

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With reference to the free trade agreement between India and the European Union, which one of the following was the position in mid-2026?

During the July 2026 India-Finland engagement, industry bodies of the two countries signed memoranda of understanding. Such a memorandum of understanding: