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Question: With reference to Pulitzer Prize 2026, consider the following statements:
1. RK and Suparna Sharma won the Pulitzer Prize 2026 in the Illustrated Reporting and Commentary category.
2. Two Indian journalists have won the Pulitzer Prize 2026 for an art reporting project exposing gold smuggling in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (a)

Question: With reference to Legislative Assembly elections in April 2026, consider the following statements:
1. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin lost his Kolathur Assembly constituency.
2. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost her Assembly constituency.
3. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan lost his Dharmadam Assembly seat.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Ans (a, 1)

Question: India recently condemned Iran’s attack on the Fujairah Petroleum Industries Zone, which is located in:
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Qatar
(c) Oman
(d) UAE
Ans (d)

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Question: Which of the following were recently appointed as the new full time members of NITI Aayog?
1. Hekani Jakhalu
2. Dr. R. Balasubramaniam
3. Dr. Joram Aniya
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans (b)

Question: With reference to India’s first proposed orbital data centre satellite:
1. It has been named Pathfinder.
2. It will be designed and launched by ISRO.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (a)

Question: J. Craig Venter, who passed away recently, is most widely recognized for his leading role in which landmark scientific achievement?
(a) The discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA
(b) The first successful cloning of a mammal (Dolly the Sheep)
(c) Mapping the first draft of the human genome
(d) The development of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool
Ans (c)

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Question: With reference to Hantaviruses, consider the following statements:
1. They primarily infect birds and are transmitted to humans through mosquito bites.
2. Human-to-human transmission is common for all hantaviruses.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (d)

Question: Recently, four mountain bongos returned to Kenya after being sent from the Czech Republic. Mountain bongos are:
(a) Wild cat species
(b) Chimpanzees
(c) Baboon
(d) Antelopes
Ans (d)

Question: With reference to Legislative Assembly elections in Kerala in 2026, consider the following statements:
1. Elections were held on 9th April to elect 140 members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly.
2. Kerala’s Assembly election 2026 recorded a strong voter turnout of 78.27 per cent.
3. The UDF secured 102 seats, the LDF secured 35 seats, and the BJP won three seats.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans (d)

Question: With reference to recently launched Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs), consider the following statements:
1. In May 2026, Bombay Stock Exchange announced the launch of Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs).
2. EGR can not be redeemed into physical gold.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (a)

Question: With reference to Met Gala 2026, consider the following statements:
1. It was a premier fundraising gala for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.
2. It was organised in Paris in May 2026.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (a)

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