Wednesday, 22 July 2026

The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award is administered by which one of the following Union Ministries?

Which one of the following is NOT one of the four categories of the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award?

With reference to the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, consider the following statements:

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The National Awards Portal, through which nominations for several national awards including the adventure awards are filed, is maintained by which one of the following?

Disporum yobinorum, a plant species newly described from India, belongs to which one of the following families?

Disporum yobinorum, described in 2026, was discovered in the Changlang district of which State?

With reference to the 'Data Deficient' category used in assessing extinction risk, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Botanical Survey of India functions under which one of the following Union Ministries?

Harishchandragad, an ancient hill fort recently in the news after a rockfall, lies in which one of the following ranges?

Trekkers on Maharashtra's hill forts occasionally see a hugely magnified shadow of themselves thrown on mist, sometimes ringed by coloured light. This phenomenon is called a:

With reference to Harishchandragad, consider the following statements:

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The Hemadpanti style, in which the Harishchandreshwar temple at Harishchandragad is built, is characterised by:

Okinotori, a tiny atoll at the centre of a maritime dispute between Japan and China, lies in which one of the following seas?

Okinotori is administered as part of which one of the following?

With reference to the regime of islands under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, consider the following statements:

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Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, an exclusive economic zone may extend up to a maximum of:

An atoll, such as Okinotori, is best described as:

With reference to Okinotori, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt, after throwing two bombs inside the Central Legislative Assembly on 8 April 1929, chose to:

With reference to the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The bombing of the Central Legislative Assembly in April 1929 was staged as a protest against which pair of legislative proposals?

The prison hunger strike undertaken by Batukeshwar Dutt and Bhagat Singh in 1929 was aimed primarily at securing:

The Cellular Jail, to which Batukeshwar Dutt was transported, is located at:

Lakadong, a premium variety of turmeric recently in the news, is cultivated mainly in the Jaintia Hills of:

Mission Golden Spice, launched in 2026 for the development of Lakadong turmeric, is anchored by which one of the following Union Ministries?

Lakadong turmeric commands a premium chiefly because of its exceptionally high content of:

With reference to geographical indications in India, consider the following statements:

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The Spices Board of India works under which one of the following Union Ministries?

A Farmer Producer Organisation, of the kind Mission Golden Spice will promote among Lakadong turmeric growers, helps small farmers mainly by:

The genus Allographa, five new species of which were recently described from the Western Ghats, belongs to a group commonly called script lichens because:

A lichen is best described as:

With reference to lichens as bioindicators, consider the following statements:

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The Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, which described the new Allographa species, is an autonomous institute of which one of the following?

To be recognised as a biodiversity hotspot, such as the Western Ghats, a region must satisfy which one of the following conditions?

The e200X, unveiled in 2026 as India's first full-scale prototype of its kind, is an aircraft of which one of the following types?

Distributed electric propulsion, a design approach used in modern electric aircraft, refers to:

With reference to the e200X prototype designated PT-01, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In India, Design Organisation Approval for a civil aircraft is granted by:

The Salal Hydroelectric Project, whose gates were opened after heavy rainfall in July 2026, is built on which river?

Under the Indus Waters Treaty, 1960, the 'Eastern Rivers' allocated to India are:

With reference to the Indus Waters Treaty and the Salal project, consider the following statements:

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Salal is classified as a run-of-the-river hydroelectric project. Such a project is one that:

Which one of the following public sector undertakings owns and operates the Salal Hydroelectric Project?

The Salal Hydroelectric Project lies in which district of Jammu and Kashmir?

The SMILE scheme, which expands to Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise, is implemented by which Union Ministry?

Apart from persons engaged in begging, the SMILE scheme covers which one of the following groups?

With reference to Central Sector Schemes and Centrally Sponsored Schemes, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The approach of the SMILE scheme towards persons engaged in begging is best described as: