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Question: World’s longest banana infructescence of about 4.2 metres has been found in the forests of:
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Assam
(d) Andaman and Nicobar islands
Ans (d) 

Question: In which country, scientists have recorded a rare snail Powelliphanta augusta laying an egg from its neck?
(a) Brazil
(b) India
(c) New Zealand
(d) Indonesia
Ans (c)  

Question: Recently revived  Dravyaratnākara Nighaṇṭu and Dravyanamākara Nighaṇṭu are:
(a) Sanskrit grammar manuscripts
(b) Astrophysics manuscripts
(c) Ayurvedic manuscripts
(d) Minerals and uses manuscripts
Ans (c) 

Question: With reference to the Sample Registration System (SRS) Report 2021, consider the following statements:
1. The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of India was 93 per lakh live births in 2019–21.
2. No Indian state has attained the SDG target of Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR).
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 the Sample Registration System (SRS) Report 2021, consider the following statements:
1. The Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) of India was 39 per 1000 live births in 2021.
2. Under-Five Mortality Rate (U5MR) was 45 per 1000 live births in 2021.
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: With reference to the Sample Registration System (SRS) Report 2021, consider the following statements:
1. Total Fertility Rate was at 2.0 in 2021.
2. Delhi and West Bengal reported the lowest Total Fertility Rate.
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 (c) 

Question: With reference to the Sample Registration System (SRS) Report 2021, consider the following statements:
1.  The share of population in the age group of 0-14 was 33.8% in 2021.
2.  The share of  60+ age group in India’s total population was 9% in 2021.
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 (b) 

Question: The World Bank Land Conference 2025 was held in:
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Colombo
(c) Washington D.C
(d) Dubai
Ans (c)  

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Question: With reference to India’s National Technology Day, consider the following statements:
1.  National Technology Day commemorates India’s successful nuclear tests under Operation Shakti in 1998.
2.  National Technology Day commemorates India’s maiden flight of the indigenously developed Hansa-3 aircraft.
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 (c) 

Question: Sussan Ley has become the first female opposition leader of:
(a) New Zealand
(b) Australia
(c) France
(d) Germany
Ans (b)

Question: The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which announced the laying down of arms and disbanding, is active in:
(a) Somalia
(b) Afghanistan
(c) Turkiye
(d) Saudi Arabia
Ans (c)  

Question: Which country’s scientists have create the first ‘pangenome’ of Asian rice?
(a) Japan
(b) Philippines
(c) China
(d) India
Ans (c)

Question: With reference to the  Europe Day celebration, consider the following statements:
1.  It is celebrated on 13th May.
2.  Europe Day marks the anniversary of the Vienna Declaration.
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)  

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