Saturday, 1 August 2026

Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary, whose proposed denotification was recently considered by the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife, is located in which one of the following States?

With reference to the National Board for Wildlife, consider the following statements:

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Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary, recently proposed for denotification, was notified mainly to conserve which one of the following animals?

The Son River, which forms the southern boundary of Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary, is a tributary of which one of the following rivers?

In 2026 the Pacific country formerly called Nauru notified the United Nations that it had adopted the name Republic of Naoero. This change:

With reference to Naoero, formerly known as Nauru, consider the following statements:

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Which one of the following currencies is in official use in Naoero, formerly known as Nauru?

Which one of the following sovereign states has a smaller land area than Naoero, formerly known as Nauru?

Pseudolaguvia khairii, described in 2026 from the Budhabalanga River, is a newly recorded species of:

The Budhabalanga River, from which the species Pseudolaguvia khairii was described in 2026, rises in the Similipal hills. Similipal is:

Many hill-stream fishes, including the newly described Pseudolaguvia khairii, carry a thoracic adhesive apparatus on the underside of the body. Its main function is to:

With reference to the formal scientific description of a new animal species, such as Pseudolaguvia khairii, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Magellanic Bridge, recently in the news, is:

In a Be/X-ray binary system such as the one recently confirmed in the Magellanic Bridge, the X-rays are produced mainly when:

The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are best described as:

With reference to the eROSITA telescope, consider the following statements:

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Dhimsa, in the news in 2026 after a mass performance in Andhra Pradesh, is a tribal community dance traditionally associated with which one of the following regions?

With reference to the Dhimsa dance, consider the following statements:

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The Dhimsa dance has a special association with which one of the following festivals?

Integrated Tribal Development Agencies, which mobilised the students who performed Dhimsa in Andhra Pradesh in 2026, function primarily to:

The Samudra Manthan scheme, approved by the Union Cabinet in 2026, is intended primarily to:

With reference to the Samudra Manthan scheme, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In the search for offshore hydrocarbons, seismic surveys are used mainly to:

The tonne of oil equivalent, a unit used while reporting additions to hydrocarbon reserves, is best described as:

In petroleum exploration, the appraisal of a new discovery is carried out mainly to:

The Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana, approved by the Union Cabinet in 2026, provides support for:

Compared with ground-mounted solar plants, floating solar photovoltaic plants are considered advantageous mainly because they:

A battery energy storage system rated at 5,000 MW with a storage duration of two hours holds a total stored energy of:

With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Bathymetry, a study commonly required before a floating solar project is sited on a reservoir, is the measurement of:

Cholera is caused by which one of the following organisms?

Cholera spreads mainly through which one of the following routes?

Oral rehydration solution, the mainstay of treatment in acute watery diarrhoea, works mainly because:

With reference to cholera, consider the following statements:

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During a cholera outbreak, mass distribution of antibiotics to the whole population is generally discouraged because:

Xtreme Weather Grade (XWG) diesel, launched for the Indian Army in 2026, has been developed mainly to overcome which one of the following problems?

With reference to diesel fuel, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Bharat Stage VI norms, which Xtreme Weather Grade diesel also complies with, primarily regulate:

The term re-homologation, used while noting that Army vehicles need none in order to switch to Xtreme Weather Grade diesel, refers to:

The pygmy hog (Porcula salvania) survives in the wild today only in which one of the following States?

In the IUCN Red List, the pygmy hog is currently categorised as:

With reference to the pygmy hog, consider the following statements:

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India's Species Recovery Programme, under which the pygmy hog has been included, is a component of which one of the following?

Conservation of the tall, wet grasslands on which the pygmy hog depends also directly benefits which one of the following species?