Monday, 10 August 2026

Russula griseopurpurata, a mushroom recently described by researchers in India, was recorded growing in association with which one of the following trees?

Many fungi of the genus Russula form ectomycorrhizal associations with forest trees. In such an association, the fungus:

With reference to Russula griseopurpurata, recently described from Indian forests, consider the following statements:

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The formal publication of a new fungal species, such as Russula griseopurpurata, primarily achieves which one of the following?

In India, the approval and regulatory oversight of flying training organisations is the responsibility of which one of the following?

An uncontrolled aerodrome, of the type at which much basic flying training is carried out, is one which:

The Cessna 172 Skyhawk, widely used as a basic trainer aircraft, is characterised by which one of the following configurations?

With reference to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau of India, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Lake Mead, which recently fell to its lowest recorded water level, is the reservoir impounded by which one of the following dams?

Lake Mead is situated along the boundary between which two States of the United States of America?

With reference to Lake Mead and Lake Powell in the United States, consider the following statements:

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The Colorado River, on which Lake Mead lies, drains towards which one of the following?

A sustained fall in the water level of a reservoir such as Lake Mead reduces the electricity generated at its dam mainly because:

Phulkari, which carries a Geographical Indication tag, is a traditional:

Geographical Indications in India are registered under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999, which is administered by which one of the following ministries?

With reference to a Geographical Indication registered in India, consider the following statements:

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The registered geographical area for the Phulkari Geographical Indication covers Punjab along with which two other States?

Which one of the following statements about the effect of a Geographical Indication tag on a traditional craft such as Phulkari is correct?

Suckermouth armoured catfish, sold in the aquarium trade as plecos and recently removed in bulk from Ujani Reservoir, are native to:

Ujani Reservoir, from which large quantities of invasive suckermouth catfish were removed in 2026, has been built on which one of the following rivers?

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

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following best explains why an alien fish species often spreads rapidly after it establishes itself in a new water body?

With reference to the ecological effects of invasive suckermouth catfish in Indian reservoirs, consider the following statements:

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The Thoti, recently in the news over the weakening transmission of their oral and tattooing traditions, are a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group found mainly in which State?

With reference to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups in India, consider the following statements:

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The Gond Gatha tradition, maintained by performers of the Thoti community, is best described as:

The Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) is aimed primarily at:

e-Samudra, recently in the news, is an integrated digital platform developed by which one of the following?

The Directorate General of Shipping, which regulates merchant shipping and seafarer certification in India, functions under which one of the following ministries?

Bringing ship registration, surveys, certification and seafarer services onto a single platform such as e-Samudra is intended primarily to:

With reference to the digitisation of maritime regulation through e-Samudra, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve and Similipal Tiger Reserve, linked by an inter-State tiger supplementation programme, are located respectively in:

Genetic rescue, the approach being attempted for the tiger population of Similipal Tiger Reserve, refers to:

Permission for the inter-State translocation of tigers between tiger reserves in India is granted by which one of the following?

With reference to the translocation of tigers for genetic supplementation, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The tigers of Similipal Tiger Reserve are noted for pseudo-melanism, which refers to:

Mithun, a large bovine reared in the hills of north-east India, has which one of the following as its accepted scientific name?

Foot-and-mouth disease, the focus of a recent mithun health programme in Arunachal Pradesh, is:

With reference to mithun, consider the following statements:

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The National Animal Disease Control Programme of the Government of India targets which one of the following pairs of livestock diseases?

Myoglobin, which researchers have recently produced inside engineered plant cells, is:

Chloroplast genomes are attractive targets for engineering protein production in plants mainly because:

With reference to chloroplast engineering for producing animal proteins in plants, consider the following statements:

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The 2026 study that expressed animal myoglobin in tobacco, lettuce and the alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is best described as having established: