Sunday, 19 July 2026

With reference to the Zoological Survey of India, which recently described the spider Simonia lawbah from Meghalaya, consider the following statements:

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In the scientific name Hamataliwa papikonda, given to a lynx spider recently described by Indian taxonomists, the word Hamataliwa denotes the:

Simonia lawbah, a ray spider recently described from Krem Lawbah Cave in Meghalaya, captures its prey by:

The term troglophile, used for the cave spider Simonia lawbah, describes an organism that:

Papikonda National Park, from which the spider Hamataliwa papikonda was recently described, is situated in:

The Naying hydroelectric project, recently recommended for environmental clearance, is proposed on which one of the following rivers?

A run-of-the-river hydroelectric project, such as the proposed Naying project in Arunachal Pradesh, is one that:

With reference to the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO), which is to develop the Naying project, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Expert Appraisal Committee, which recommended environmental clearance for the Naying hydroelectric project, advises which one of the following Union Ministries?

The expression environmental flow, which appears among the conditions attached to the Naying project, refers to:

Ana Sagar, an artificial lake where a large fish kill was reported in July 2026, is located in:

With reference to Ana Sagar Lake, consider the following statements:

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The enrichment of a water body such as Ana Sagar with nitrogen and phosphorus from sewage, leading to dense growth of algae, is termed:

Which one of the following statements about dissolved oxygen (DO) and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) in a water body such as Ana Sagar is correct?

The Investment Friendliness Index, released for the first time in July 2026, has been prepared by:

With reference to NITI Aayog, consider the following statements:

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Among the eight pillars of the Investment Friendliness Index, the greatest weight has been assigned to:

With reference to the Investment Friendliness Index, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following States was placed first in the first Investment Friendliness Index?

Legionnaires' disease, which produced a cluster of cases in New York City in July 2026, is caused by:

Legionnaires' disease is usually transmitted to people through:

With reference to Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In screening cooling towers for Legionella, a recognised limitation of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing is that it:

Cooling towers, which were disinfected during the New York Legionnaires' disease investigation, are used primarily to:

Which one of the following statements about Hungary's international memberships is correct?

The President of Hungary, who is the country's head of state, is:

Under the constitutional amendment adopted by Hungary's Parliament in July 2026, presidential functions are to be exercised on an interim basis by the:

With reference to Hungary, consider the following statements:

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Which one of the following countries does NOT share a land border with Hungary?

Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, where a number of resorts were sealed in July 2026 on court directions, lies in the meeting zone of:

With reference to the notification of a tiger reserve in India, consider the following statements:

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With reference to the core and buffer areas of a tiger reserve, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In wildlife management, the chief value of a corridor such as the Moyar corridor near Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve is that it:

Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve forms part of which one of the following biosphere reserves?

The Falkland Islands, called the Islas Malvinas by Argentina, lie in:

The Falkland Islands are today best described as:

With reference to the Falklands conflict of 1982, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2065 of 1965, relating to the Falkland Islands (Malvinas):

Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) rests principally on:

Pallikaranai Marsh, a Ramsar site at the centre of a recent building-permission dispute, is situated in:

With reference to the Ramsar Convention, under which Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest is listed, consider the following statements:

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The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017 have been framed under which one of the following?

The principal hydrological service that Pallikaranai Marsh provides to the neighbourhoods around it is that it:

The zone of influence of a wetland such as Pallikaranai Marsh is best described as:

The National Commission for Minorities is:

With reference to the National Commission for Minorities, consider the following statements:

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Which one of the following was the most recent community to be notified as a minority by the Union Government for the purposes of the National Commission for Minorities?

In inquiring into complaints, the National Commission for Minorities:

The Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities, commonly known as the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, derives its existence from:

With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?