Friday, 21 August 2026

With reference to RK-251, an experimental cancer drug candidate developed in India, consider the following statements:

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Triple-negative breast cancer is called 'triple-negative' because its cells lack which three treatment targets?

In medicine, a 'prodrug' is best described as:

Why does a treatment that activates mainly inside cancer cells promise fewer side effects than conventional chemotherapy?

Parichha Dam, recently selected as a World Heritage Irrigation Structure, stands across which river?

With reference to the World Heritage Irrigation Structure recognition, consider the following statements:

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Consider the following statements about the Betwa river:

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The Bundelkhand region, served by the Betwa Canal System, is best described as:

Construction of the Parichha weir began in 1881. Which one of the following was its primary purpose?

With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission, consider the following statements:

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Which one of the following best describes 'minor forest produce'?

Which law recognises the rights of forest-dwelling communities over minor forest produce in India?

A Van Dhan Vikas Kendra improves tribal incomes primarily by:

Consider the following two statements:

Statement-I: The number of sanctioned Van Dhan Vikas Kendras alone cannot show the mission's real success.

Statement-II: A sanctioned centre may still await training, equipment or active market linkages.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

A 'loitering munition' is best described as:

With reference to the Divyastra Mk3, which recently made its maiden flight, consider the following statements:

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Compared with piston or electric propulsion, what does a small turbojet mainly offer a loitering munition?

Under international humanitarian law, the use of any new weapon such as a loitering munition in armed conflict still requires:

Christmas Island, in the news in connection with a spacecraft recovery, is:

Consider the following statements about the recovery of SpaceX's Ship 40:

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Christmas Island is famous for the mass annual migration of which animal?

Why was the intact recovery of a flown Starship upper stage valuable to engineers?

Researchers at IIT Mandi developed a spiky nanoscale coating for printed bone scaffolds. The coating kills bacteria mainly by:

With reference to the materials used in the IIT Mandi bone-scaffold study, consider the following statements:

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Sea urchins, whose shape inspired the implant coating, belong to which group of animals?

Why is a bacterial 'biofilm' on a medical implant considered dangerous?

AIKosh, recently in the news, is best described as:

With reference to the IndiaAI Mission, consider the following statements:

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Which law in India creates duties around the processing of digital personal data, relevant to datasets shared on platforms like AIKosh?

Why do artificial-intelligence developers in India need datasets that represent Indian languages and communities?

In geology, a 'craton' refers to:

With reference to the recently described ancient rock from the Singhbhum Craton, consider the following statements:

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The Singhbhum Craton spreads across which parts of India?

Why does organic matter depleted in the carbon-13 isotope suggest a biological origin?

The Archean Eon, to which the Singhbhum rock belongs, covers roughly which period of Earth's history?

With reference to the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), consider the following statements:

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Which of the following pairs of India's active year-round Antarctic research stations is correct?

India's Arctic research station 'Himadri' is located at:

Antarctica's governance, under which India conducts its polar research, is based on:

Why do changes in the polar regions matter for a tropical country like India?

Zambia, whose presidential election was recently in the news, is:

The Victoria Falls, one of Africa's most famous waterfalls, lies on which river along Zambia's border?

Zambia's economy is most closely associated with the export of which mineral?

The Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA) is strategically important for Zambia because it:

Consider the following statements about Zambia's 2026 presidential election:

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