Question No. 1
Consider the following plant species:
1.Lantana camara
2.Parthenium hysterophorus
3.Prosopis juliflora
How many of the above are considered invasive species in India?
Question No. 2
With reference to the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), consider the following statements:
1.It was launched in 2023 on the occasion of 50 years of Project Lion.
2.Its aim is to ensure global conservation of seven big cats, including the Puma and Jaguar.
3.Its Secretariat is headquartered in India.
4.Currently, it has 95 member countries including Nepal.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
Question No. 3
The Free Movement Regime (FMR), recently seen in news, is a bilateral arrangement between:
Question No. 4
With reference to the Matua community, consider the following statements:
1.The community was founded in the 19th century by Harichand Thakur.
2.Matuas today constitute the second-largest scheduled caste population of West Bengal.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Question No. 5
With reference to Fiji, consider the following statements:
1.It shares land borders with Papua New Guinea and Tonga.
2.Suva is the capital city of Fiji.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Question No. 6
“He studied law in England, and came back to Bombay to practise. He was elected to the Bombay Legislative Council in 1912 and to the Imperial Legislative Council in 1918. He was the first Indian to become the President of the Central Legislative Assembly, on August 22, 1925. He was among those senior Congress leaders who opposed Mahatma Gandhi’s decision to suspend the Non-Cooperation Movement against the British after the Chauri Chaura incident. He, along with other senior congress members like Subhas Chandra Bose, Motilal Nehru, Chittaranjan Das, founded the Swaraj Party in 1923. However, they worked closely with the Congress for the cause of India’s freedom.”
Which one of the following personalities is decribed in the above paragraph?
Question No. 7
Regarding the X-Guard Fibre-Optic Towed Decoy (FOTD) System, consider the following statements:
1.It is a state-of-the-art electronic warfare solution to provide fighter aircraft with protection against advanced radar-guided missile threats.
2.It is being indigenously built by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Question No. 8
Consider the following statements about the Smart Intelligent Village Project:
1.The first Smart Intelligent Village pilot project in India was launched in Maharashtra, to integrate technologies like AI, IoT, smart agriculture, and telemedicine.
2.The project is a joint initiative between the Union Ministry of Rural Development and a consortium of Indian telecom and technology companies called Voice of Indian Communication Technology Enterprises (VoICE).
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Question No. 9
Consider the following statements regarding the Super Garuda Shield 2025:
1.It is a multinational military exercise hosted by India and France jointly.
2.The exercise emphasizes multi-domain operations, including air, land, sea, cyber, space, and information domains, with activities such as live-fire drills, joint staff planning, and cyber defense training.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Question No. 10
Consider the following statements about the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI):
1.It was established in 1861 and was headed first by William Jones, known as the “Father of Indian Archaeology.”
2.It functions under the Ministry of Culture.
3.The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act (AMASR Act), 1958, governs the regulation and protection of monuments managed by the ASI.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
