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Saturday, 10 October 2026

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Consider the following statements about comets:

1.The nucleus, a comet's solid body, is made of ice, frozen gases and dust.

2.Near the Sun, the coma of gas and dust around the nucleus can grow far larger than the nucleus itself.

3.A comet that looks large and bright through a telescope must have a correspondingly large nucleus.

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: Comet 3I/ATLAS: Hubble Image of the Third Interstellar Object Open full article →

Consider the following statements about the 2026 Living Planet Index (LPI):

1.It is calculated only from monitored populations of vertebrates: mammals, birds, fishes, reptiles and amphibians.

2.Of its terrestrial, freshwater and marine indices, the marine index shows the steepest decline.

3.About half of the populations it tracks are stable or increasing, though the global index fell about 73%.

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: Living Planet Report 2026: Wildlife Index Falls 73% Since 1970 Open full article →

Consider the following statements about maritime search and rescue in India:

1.India's search and rescue region is divided into three areas, with Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres at Mumbai, Chennai and Port Blair.

2.Maritime Rescue Sub Centres operate under these coordination centres along the coast.

3.The National Maritime Search and Rescue Board is chaired by the Coast Guard's Director General.

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: SAREX-2026: Coast Guard Rehearses Mass Rescue of 228 Off Paradip Open full article →

Consider the following statements about the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin):

1.It lives mainly in brackish coastal habitats such as salt marshes, tidal creeks and estuaries.

2.It feeds largely on molluscs such as snails, clams and mussels.

3.Its females lay their eggs under water, in the mud of tidal creeks.

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: Diamondback Terrapin: Two-Headed Hatchling Found on Cape Cod Open full article →

Consider the following statements about 'Plan Bee' of the Northeast Frontier Railway:

1.Its devices play the amplified sound of buzzing honey bees to keep elephants away from railway tracks.

2.It detects elephants near the tracks and alerts loco pilots and station masters.

3.In Sri Lankan playback trials, wild elephants moved farther away on hearing disturbed Asian honey bees than in controls.

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: Plan Bee: One of Several Measures Behind NFR's 255-Elephant Tally Open full article →

Match List I with List II:

List I (Form of investment)

A. Greenfield investment

B. Extension of capacity

C. Cross-border acquisition

D. Foreign direct investment stock

List II (Meaning)

1.Accumulated direct investment at a point in time

2.A foreign investor buys an existing enterprise

3.A foreign investor sets up a new enterprise

4.An existing foreign-owned enterprise expands

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2 A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1

From: Trade and Development Report 2026: Global Growth to Slow to 2.6% Open full article →

Consider the following statements about Sepahijala in Tripura:

1.Clouded Leopard National Park lies within Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary.

2.Tiger cubs born at Sepahijala Zoological Park are added to the count of wild tigers in Tripura.

3.Sepahijala Zoological Park coordinates conservation breeding of the clouded leopard and the binturong.

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: Sepahijala Zoo: Three New Cubs Take Its Tiger Count to Seven Open full article →

Consider the following countries:

1.Ghana

2.Senegal

3.Chad

4.Nigeria

How many of the above share a land border with Mali?

Only one Only two Only three All four

From: Mali: Joint World Cotton Day Event With India at UN Headquarters Open full article →

Consider the following statements about the storage of water in a reservoir:

1.A hydropower reservoir is normally drawn down to its dead storage level, as this maximises the head for the turbines.

2.Live storage is the capacity between the minimum drawdown level and the full reservoir level.

3.Dead storage lies below the lowest outlet and serves partly to absorb sediment entering the reservoir.

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: Pong Dam: Fishers Told to Keep Out of 1.5 km Restricted Zone Open full article →

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Consider the following statements about sonar (sound navigation and ranging):

1.Active sonar sends out a pulse of sound and listens for the echo returned by objects in its path.

2.Passive sonar does not emit any signal of its own; it only listens for sounds in the water.

3.In active sonar, the time between sending a pulse and receiving its echo is used to work out the range of the object.

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: Mangrol: Navy to Commission Third CSL-Built Anti-Submarine Craft Open full article →

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