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Wednesday, 16 September 2026

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Consider the following statements about Nuakhai:

1.It is western Odisha's new-rice festival, its name combining nua, new, with khai, eating.

2.The season's first grain is offered to a deity before people share it.

3.At Sambalpur the offering is made to Goddess Samaleswari.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 1 and 3 only 1, 2 and 3

From: Nuakhai: Western Odisha's New-Rice Festival at Sambalpur Open full article →

Consider the following statements about SPARSH:

1.It is the System for Pension Administration-Raksha, a digital platform connecting defence pension records, authorisation and payment.

2.It is a general pension platform serving all citizens of India.

3.The Defence Accounts Department administers it, with the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) at Prayagraj part of the pension machinery.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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From: SPARSH: All 1,45,182 Air Force and Navy Pension Cases Normalised Open full article →

Consider the following statements about Ramjak:

1.It lies in Lahaul, part of Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti district.

2.It stands south of Shingo La, on the Himalayan approach between Darcha and the Zanskar region of Ladakh.

3.Its climbing difficulty comes from snow, ice and rock rather than from elevation alone.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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From: Ramjak: Munnar Team Summits a 6,318-m Lahaul Peak Open full article →

Consider the following statements about the gut microbiome:

1.It is the community of bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microorganisms associated with the digestive tract.

2.The presence of microbes in the body does not automatically mean infection.

3.Gut microbes help digest food and can limit opportunities for harmful organisms.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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From: Pangwala Microbiome: Gut Functions Persist 15-20 Years after Migration Open full article →

Consider the following statements about Diplodocus:

1.It was a sauropod, the dinosaur group recognised by long necks, large bodies and weight-bearing legs.

2.It lived during the Late Jurassic and fed on plants, stripping leaves with narrow teeth.

3.Its well-known remains come from the Morrison Formation of the western United States.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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From: Diplodocus: First Find Outside North America, in Teruel, Spain Open full article →

Consider the following statements about morels:

1.They belong to the genus Morchella and are recognised by deeply ridged, honeycomb-like caps.

2.The visible mushroom is a fruiting body, while much of the fungus grows as a thread network called mycelium.

3.The common name gucchi does not reliably identify every traded specimen as a single species.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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From: Gucchi Mushrooms: The Rs 40,000-a-kg Morel on the BRICS Menu Open full article →

Consider the following statements about hilsa:

1.Its scientific name is Tenualosa ilisha and it is a shad found across an Indo-West Pacific range.

2.It occurs in marine, brackish and freshwater environments.

3.Indian fisheries research records it in western river systems such as the Narmada and Tapi as well as in the Ganga-Hooghly system.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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From: Hilsa: 500 Tonnes Cross Petrapole from India to Bangladesh Open full article →

Consider the following statements about Nagarahole Tiger Reserve:

1.It lies in Karnataka's Mysuru and Kodagu districts.

2.Bandipur Tiger Reserve lies to its south-east and Kerala's Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary to its south-west, with the Kabini river separating it from Bandipur.

3.It forms part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve spanning Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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From: Nagarahole ESZ: Draft Covers 573.95 sq km and 101 Villages Open full article →

Consider the following statements about the Dam Safety Act, 2021:

1.The National Committee on Dam Safety sets policies and standards, while the National Dam Safety Authority implements the framework.

2.At state level, a State Committee reviews priorities while a State Dam Safety Organisation provides continuing oversight.

3.A dam's owner remains responsible for its operation and maintenance.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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From: Dam Safety Act: NDSA Reviews Jharkhand's Preparedness Open full article →

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Consider the following statements about New Zealand's geography:

1.It is an archipelago in the south-western Pacific, south-east of Australia, separated from it by the Tasman Sea and without any land-border neighbour.

2.Cook Strait lies between the North Island and the South Island.

3.The Southern Alps dominate the South Island, with Aoraki/Mount Cook the country's highest mountain.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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From: New Zealand: Parliament Passes India FTA Bill 93-29 Open full article →

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