Thursday, 13 August 2026

The genus Ghatiana, to which the newly described freshwater crab Ghatiana karnataka belongs, is endemic to which one of the following regions?

Under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, a Wildlife Sanctuary on land is normally declared by which one of the following?

Laterite formations, which are common in the coastal belt of Karnataka, are produced mainly by:

With reference to the Zoological Survey of India, consider the following statements:

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In taxonomy, the statement that a species has been newly described means that:

The Kuril Islands, recently in the news, extend between the Kamchatka Peninsula and which one of the following Japanese islands?

The Kuril island chain separates the Sea of Okhotsk from which one of the following?

With reference to the dispute over the Kuril Islands, consider the following statements:

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Which one of the following is NOT among the island groups claimed by Japan as its Northern Territories?

The Kuril Islands are best described geologically as:

The Artemis Accords, which India has signed, are best described as:

The NISAR mission, developed jointly by the Indian Space Research Organisation and NASA, is designed primarily to:

The Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) mission is being planned by the Indian Space Research Organisation in collaboration with the space agency of which one of the following countries?

With reference to the Moon's south polar region, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The headquarters of the Indian Space Research Organisation is located at:

The Kollidam, also known as the Coleroon, is a distributary of which one of the following rivers?

The three ruling lineages of the Tamil country during the Sangam age were the:

The Archaeological Survey of India functions under which one of the following ministries?

With reference to the dating of an ancient brick structure, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In India, a monument can be declared to be of national importance under which one of the following laws?

Frogs of the genus Amolops, three new Indian species of which were recently described, are commonly known as:

The genus Amolops belongs to which one of the following amphibian families?

With reference to the recent taxonomic revision of the genus Amolops, which described three new Indian species, consider the following statements:

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The main conservation significance of splitting one widely distributed frog species into several narrow-range species is that:

Amphibians are widely used as indicators of environmental quality mainly because:

In India, the black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis) breeds mainly in:

The black-necked crane is placed in which one of the following categories of the IUCN Red List?

With reference to the black-necked crane, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Animal Birth Control programmes for free-ranging dogs in India are carried out under rules framed under which one of the following laws?

The Changthang plateau of eastern Ladakh is best described as:

The IBSA Facility for Poverty and Hunger Alleviation, which funds development projects in partner countries, is a joint initiative of:

Liberia shares a land boundary with which of the following countries?

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Gender-responsive budgeting refers primarily to:

The Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023 provides for the reservation of seats for women in:

With reference to the International Telecommunication Union, consider the following statements:

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The Sanchar Mitra Scheme, a student-volunteer programme whose members were recently chosen as International Telecommunication Union Youth Envoys, is run by which one of the following ministries?

Sanchar Mitra volunteers work mainly to:

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

The Southern African Customs Union includes which of the following countries?

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A customs union differs from a free trade area mainly in that its members:

A preferential trade agreement differs from a free trade agreement mainly in that it:

Rules of origin in a trade agreement are intended primarily to:

Lesotho, a member of the Southern African Customs Union, is notable for being:

SAMRIDH, a startup acceleration programme that concluded recently, was implemented by which one of the following ministries?

Under SAMRIDH, government support reached startups mainly by:

Recognition of an entity as a startup under the Startup India initiative is granted by which one of the following?

With reference to startup support, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?