Friday, 7 August 2026

The Kalinga style of temple architecture, seen in the temples of Odisha, is regarded as a regional variant of which one of the following broad temple styles?

Berhampur and Gopalpur, visited by President Droupadi Murmu in August 2026, lie in Ganjam district of Odisha. The mouth of which one of the following rivers, in this district, is a well-known mass nesting site of Olive Ridley turtles?

The Dhabaleswar temple near Cuttack, a namesake of the shrine near Berhampur, stands on an island in the Mahanadi. With reference to the Mahanadi, consider the following statements:

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The Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science is administered by which one of the following Union Ministries?

Under the Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science, the nodal agency for developing science centres and Science Cities is:

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

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Science City, Guwahati, whose first phase was inaugurated in 2026 under the Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science, stands in a city situated on the banks of which river?

The Himalayan serow, a visual record of which was obtained near Dalhousie in August 2026, belongs to which one of the following families of mammals?

Kalatop-Khajjiar Wildlife Sanctuary, near which a Himalayan serow was recorded in 2026, lies in the Chamba district of which State?

With reference to the Himalayan serow, consider the following statements:

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The inclusion of a species in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species means that:

Dalhousie and the town of Chamba lie in the basin of which one of the following rivers?

The Adyar river of Chennai, which was the subject of desilting and cleaning work in 2026, carries surplus water from which one of the following?

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, which commissioned a study on pollution of the Adyar, is a statutory body constituted under which one of the following?

An interceptor sewer, of the kind recommended for the Adyar river, is intended primarily to:

With reference to an estuary, such as the one through which the Adyar meets the sea, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, linked with occupational pesticide exposure in a 2026 meta-analysis, is a disease that primarily damages:

With reference to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, consider the following statements:

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In an observational study, an odds ratio of 1.6 for an exposure, with a 95 per cent confidence interval of 1.1 to 2.2, indicates that:

In India, the registration of pesticides for manufacture, import and use is governed principally by which one of the following?

The Mullaperiyar dam, which stands in Kerala but is operated and maintained by Tamil Nadu, is situated in which district of Kerala?

Water stored at the Mullaperiyar dam is diverted eastward across the Western Ghats into the basin of which one of the following rivers?

With reference to the Mullaperiyar dam, consider the following statements:

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With reference to the Dam Safety Act, 2021, consider the following statements:

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Under the Constitution of India, the power of Parliament to provide by law for the adjudication of disputes relating to the waters of any inter-State river or river valley is contained in:

The Periyar, the river system on which the Mullaperiyar dam is built, drains into which one of the following before its water reaches the sea?

The National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme, whose 2026-27 application window opened in August 2026, is administered by which one of the following Union Ministries?

Under the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme, scholarships are awarded to students who:

Which one of the following statements about a Central Sector Scheme of the Union Government is correct?

With reference to the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme, consider the following statements:

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The GOBARdhan scheme, approved by the Union Cabinet in 2026 as the National Circular Bioenergy Scheme, is to be implemented by which one of the following Ministries?

Anaerobic digestion, the process on which biogas production rests, is best described as the:

Compressed biogas is obtained by:

The SATAT initiative, associated with the compressed biogas sector in India, was launched to promote:

Under the National Circular Bioenergy Scheme approved in 2026, city gas distribution entities are required to:

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

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The Agni-4 ballistic missile was test-fired in August 2026 from the Integrated Test Range situated at:

The Strategic Forces Command, which carried out the 2026 Agni-4 test, is responsible for:

With reference to the Agni-4 missile, consider the following statements:

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Which one of the following best distinguishes a ballistic missile from a cruise missile?

Compared with liquid-propellant missiles, solid-propellant missiles offer which one of the following advantages?

The Pakal Dul hydroelectric project in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir is being built on the Marusudar, a tributary of which river?

A run-of-river hydroelectric project differs from a storage project in that a run-of-river project:

Under the Indus Waters Treaty, 1960, which one of the following sets constitutes the 'western rivers'?

With reference to the Pakal Dul hydroelectric project, consider the following statements:

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NHPC Limited, originally incorporated as the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited, is a central public sector enterprise under which one of the following Ministries?