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Sunday, 18 October 2026

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Consider the following statements about the moons of Mars:

1.Both Phobos and Deimos have enough mass for their own gravity to pull them into a nearly spherical shape.

2.Phobos is larger than Deimos and orbits closer to Mars.

3.Phobos is slowly spiralling in towards Mars.

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: MMX Mission: JAXA Plans a 10-Gram Phobos Sample Return by 2031 Open full article →

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: For the same true speed, an aircraft flying high in the troposphere has a higher Mach number than one flying near sea level.

Statement-II: Temperature generally falls with height in the troposphere, and sound travels more slowly in colder air.

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

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is not correct Statement-I is not correct, but Statement-II is correct

From: YJ-21: Bomber-Launched Version Was Already Revealed in May 2024 Open full article →

Consider the following statements about ultraviolet (UV) radiation:

1.UV-C radiation has longer wavelengths than UV-A radiation.

2.All of the Sun's UV-C radiation is absorbed in the Earth's atmosphere before it reaches the surface.

3.Most of the UV radiation that reaches the Earth's surface is UV-A.

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: PUFFINS: $20 Million NASA Award to Study Interstellar Dust Open full article →

Consider the following statements about the National Strategic Trade Command Centre (NSTCC):

1.It issues export authorisations in place of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).

2.It was developed by the Department of Commerce in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

3.Its dashboards show data by Regional Authority, scheme, product and destination market, subject to role-based access.

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: NSTCC: Trade Command Centre Dashboards for IEC, EPCG and SCOMET Open full article →

Consider the following statements about the Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB):

1.It was constituted through a resolution of the Ministry of Finance, not by an Act of Parliament.

2.It succeeded the Banks Board Bureau, whose assets, records and pending proceedings passed to it.

3.Its remit is confined to public sector banks and does not extend to public sector insurers.

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: FSIB: S. C. L. Das-Led Bureau Recommends, Government Appoints Open full article →

Consider the following statements about the 'Great Living Chola Temples', a World Heritage property:

1.All three of its temples were built by Rajaraja I.

2.The temple at Thanjavur was inscribed first, and the temples at Gangaikondacholapuram and Darasuram were added later as an extension.

3.It is called 'living' because worship and rituals begun about a thousand years ago continue at the temples.

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: Brihadiswara Temple: Rs 59 Lakh ASI Work to Protect the Rampart Open full article →

Consider the following statements:

1.Thwaites Glacier is an outlet glacier of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

2.An ice shelf is a floating extension of glacier ice that has flowed from the land onto the ocean.

3.The grounding line of a glacier is the seaward edge of its ice shelf, where icebergs break away.

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: Thwaites Glacier: Up to 3 cm Sea-Level Rise by 2100 in New Model Open full article →

Consider the following statements about a marine mammal:

1.It is the largest living species of seal.

2.Its adult males are several times heavier than its adult females.

3.It can dive about two kilometres deep while hunting squid and fish.

4.It is an earless, or 'true', seal, without external ear flaps.

The animal described above is:

Leopard seal Walrus Antarctic fur seal Southern elephant seal

From: Macquarie Island: Elephant Seal and Kelp Gull Mark First H5 Event Open full article →

Consider the following seas:

1.Sea of Okhotsk

2.Bering Sea

3.Sea of Japan

How many of the above border the Kamchatka Peninsula?

Only one Only two All three None

From: Kamchatka Earthquake: Reviewed Magnitude Is 6.9 at 135 km Depth Open full article →

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Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: As seen from the surface of Mars, Phobos rises in the west and sets in the east.

Statement-II: Phobos takes less time to complete one orbit around Mars than Mars takes to rotate once on its axis.

Statement-III: Phobos revolves around Mars in the direction opposite to that in which Mars rotates.

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

Both Statement-II and Statement-III are correct and both of them explain Statement-I Both Statement-II and Statement-III are correct, but only one of them explains Statement-I Only one of Statement-II and Statement-III is correct and that is the explanation of Statement-I Neither Statement-II nor Statement-III is correct

From: MMX Mission: JAXA Plans a 10-Gram Phobos Sample Return by 2031 Open full article →

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