Wednesday, 29 July 2026

The Andromeda Galaxy, recently in the news after a Hubble study of its declining star formation, is best described as:

A light-year, a unit frequently used by astronomers when describing galaxies such as Andromeda, is a measure of:

With reference to the formation of stars in galaxies, consider the following statements:

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The Hubble Space Telescope, which mapped star formation across the Andromeda Galaxy, is a joint undertaking of NASA and which one of the following?

Which one of the following is NOT a member of the Local Group of galaxies?

The Malvi camel, taken up recently for conservation breeding, has its registered home tract in which one of the following States?

The National Research Centre on Camel at Bikaner, which has begun conservation breeding of the Malvi camel, functions under which one of the following?

With reference to camel breeds in India, consider the following statements:

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The Malvi camel belongs to Camelus dromedarius. Camels of this species are distinguished from the Bactrian camel by:

The Indian Council of Medical Research, which recently licensed the investigational molecule SHetA2 to a pharmaceutical company, functions under which one of the following?

Human papillomavirus (HPV), which is causally linked with cervical cancer, is:

With reference to human papillomavirus and cervical cancer, consider the following statements:

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Heat-shock proteins of the HSP70 family, which the candidate molecule SHetA2 is reported to target, normally help cells by:

A Phase I clinical trial of a candidate drug such as SHetA2 is designed primarily to examine:

The Koldam hydroelectric project, which recorded its highest ever annual generation in 2025-26, is built across which one of the following rivers?

Harike Wetland, a Ramsar site in Punjab, is situated at the confluence of the Satluj with which one of the following rivers?

With reference to the Satluj River, consider the following statements:

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The Koldam hydroelectric station was the first hydropower project developed by which one of the following public sector undertakings?

In Indian electricity accounting, one unit of electricity, in which stations such as Koldam report their annual generation, is equal to:

The Kikai caldera, a largely submerged volcanic caldera studied recently for fresh magma in its reservoir, is located in which one of the following countries?

A caldera, such as the Kikai caldera, is best described as:

With reference to volcanoes, consider the following statements:

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The Kikai-Akahoya eruption of about 7,300 years ago is regarded as probably the largest eruption of the Holocene epoch. The Holocene began approximately:

Tigidia singhal, a trapdoor spider described as new to science in 2026, belongs to which one of the following classes of arthropods?

In biological taxonomy, the holotype of a newly described species such as Tigidia singhal is:

With reference to Tigidia singhal, a trapdoor spider recently described from India, consider the following statements:

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Trapdoor spiders such as Tigidia singhal capture prey mainly by:

Kumamoto Prefecture, struck by a strong earthquake in July 2026, lies on which one of the following islands of Japan?

With reference to earthquakes, consider the following statements:

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Which one of the following plates is being subducted beneath the south-western part of the Japanese island arc?

Soil liquefaction, a hazard often reported after strong earthquakes, occurs when:

With reference to the physical geography of Japan, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Pithora, a ritual mural tradition that carries a Geographical Indication tag, is most closely associated with which one of the following communities?

The most recognisable central element of a traditional Pithora painting is:

With reference to Geographical Indications in India, consider the following statements:

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The Geographical Indications Registry, which grants GI registration in India, functions under which one of the following ministries?

With reference to the Pithora painting tradition of Gujarat, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Biligiri Rangan Hills, the traditional homeland of the Soliga community, lie mainly within which one of the following States?

With reference to the Biligiri Rangan Hills, consider the following statements:

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Under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, the process of determining and verifying claims to forest rights begins with:

The Forest Rights Act, 2006 is administered at the Union level by which one of the following ministries?

Lantana camara, whose spread in the Biligiri Rangan Hills is linked by Soliga elders to the ending of customary low-intensity burning, is:

The Bhavani River, recently in the news after dense mats of water hyacinth appeared near its confluence, is a tributary of which one of the following rivers?

The Bhavani River rises in which one of the following hill ranges?

The Siruvani, a tributary of the Bhavani River, is best known for supplying drinking water to which one of the following cities?

Water hyacinth, the free-floating weed that has choked stretches of the Bhavani River, is native to:

With reference to water hyacinth infestations in Indian rivers, consider the following statements:

How many of the above statements are correct?