Thursday, 30 July 2026

DAANVEER, recently seen in the news, is an initiative of which one of the following ministries?

With reference to the DAANVEER initiative, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Under Part IX of the Constitution of India, the Gram Sabha consists of:

The subjects which may be devolved upon the Panchayats are enumerated in which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India?

Under the Constitution of India, a Panchayat may be authorised to levy and collect taxes, duties, tolls and fees by:

With reference to Raimona National Park, consider the following statements:

Select the answer using the code given below:

Raimona National Park is best known as a stronghold of which one of the following primates?

Under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, an area within a State is declared a National Park by notification of:

Which one of the following statements about National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in India is correct?

Sooty bark disease, reported in recent years from British Columbia in Canada, principally affects which one of the following trees?

The characteristic sooty appearance that gives sooty bark disease its name is produced by:

Koch's postulates, which researchers satisfied while investigating sooty bark disease, are used to:

With reference to sooty bark disease, consider the following statements:

Select the answer using the code given below:

The Danube River drains into which one of the following?

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

Select the answer using the code given below:

Which one of the following capital cities is NOT situated on the Danube?

With reference to the Danube Delta, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following rivers is a tributary of the Danube?

Machilipatnam, launched in July 2026, is a vessel of which one of the following types being built for the Indian Navy?

The Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft of the Indian Navy are being built by which one of the following shipyards?

With reference to warships of the Indian Navy, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A variable-depth sonar is fitted on anti-submarine vessels mainly because it can:

Which one of the following groups consists only of fat-soluble vitamins?

A prolonged dietary deficiency of vitamin A characteristically leads to:

Provitamin A carotenoids, which the human body converts into vitamin A as required, are obtained mainly from:

With reference to India's vitamin A supplementation programme for children, consider the following statements:

Select the answer using the code given below:

Under the Pradhan Mantri Vidyalaxmi Scheme, a student seeking an education loan applies:

Under the Pradhan Mantri Vidyalaxmi Scheme, the Government provides a credit guarantee covering 75 per cent of the outstanding default on education loans up to:

With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Vidyalaxmi Scheme, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Institutions eligible under the Pradhan Mantri Vidyalaxmi Scheme are identified mainly on the basis of:

In an education loan, the moratorium period refers to the period during which:

A Zero FIR is one which:

The registration of a First Information Report in a cognisable case is now governed by which one of the following laws?

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) functions under which one of the following ministries?

With reference to the e-Zero FIR system for cyber-financial fraud, consider the following statements:

Select the answer using the code given below:

Cyber-financial frauds in India are reported on which one of the following national helpline numbers?

The Himalayan Chandra Telescope, which completed twenty-five years of operation in 2026, is located at:

The Indian Astronomical Observatory, along with the Himalayan Chandra Telescope, is operated by which one of the following?

With reference to the Himalayan Chandra Telescope, consider the following statements:

Select the answer using the code given below:

The Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE), India's largest gamma-ray telescope, detects very-high-energy gamma rays by recording:

The expression first light, used in connection with a new telescope, refers to:

The smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) belongs to which one of the following families?

Mettur Dam, near which important smooth-coated otter habitat has been reported, is built across which one of the following rivers?

With reference to the smooth-coated otter, consider the following statements:

Select the answer using the code given below:

Species listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) are those for which:

Smooth-coated otters are treated as useful indicators of the condition of a freshwater habitat mainly because they: