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Question: Which of the following statements about INS Nistar is/are correct?
1. It is India’s first indigenously designed and constructed Diving Support Vessel (DSV).
2. It was commissioned in Kochi by the Indian Navy.
3. The vessel is equipped to carry out submarine rescue missions and deep-sea saturation diving.
Select the correct answer using the code below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans (c)

Question: Consider the following statements about meteorite NWA 16788:
1.It is a Martian meteorite.
2. It was discovered in the Sahara Desert in 2023.
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: Consider the following statements about the Akash Prime:
1.It is an air defence system.
2. It can operate at altitudes above 4,500 metres.
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: In which country 8 children have been spared from genetic diseases thanks to a new three–person in vitro fertilization technique?
(a) USA
(b) China
(c) United Kingdom
(d). Japan
Ans (c)

Question: With reference to the “Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana”, consider the following statements:
1. It will cover 100 districts.
2. It will cover the largest crops producing districts.
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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Question: With reference to the University of Southampton’s India campus, consider the following statements:
1. It is the first foreign university to operationalize a campus in India.
2. It was inaugurated in Gurugram.
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: Consider the following statements about the Prime Minister Professorships:
1.It was announced by NITI Aayog.
2. The fellowship is available only to retired Indian scientists residing 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 (d)

Question: Why did Israel intervene militarily in southern Syria on 15 July 2025?
(a) To support Syrian government forces
(b) To protect the Kurdish population
(c) To assist the Druze and eliminate pro-government attackers
(d) To target Hezbollah bases
Ans (c)

Question: Cricket is set to return to the Olympic Games. Which of the following is true regarding its re-inclusion?
1. It will be played in the One Day International (ODI) format in the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
2. Cricket last featured in the Olympics in the 1900 Paris Games.
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 Swachh Survekshan 2024–25, consider the following statements:
1. Indore, Surat, and Navi Mumbai entered the Super Swachh League.
2. Ahmedabad, Bhopal, and Lucknow were declared the new generation of top clean cities.
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: Consider the following statements regarding Allographa effusosoredica:
1. It is a new species of lichen.
2. It was discovered in the Himalayas.
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: Which has become the first Indian State to launch a genome sequencing initiative focused exclusively on tribal communities?
(a) Kerala
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Gujarat
Ans (d)

Question: With reference to India’s human spaceflight developments, consider the following statements:
1. Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla spent 14 days at the International Space Station.
2. Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and his three colleagues on the Axiom-4 mission splashed down in the Indian Ocean.
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: The Polavaram Banakacherla Link Project (PBLP) is a bone of contention between:
(a) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(b) Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
(d) Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Ans (b )

Question: Which of the following launched the “Statathon – A Data Journey Towards Viksit Bharat”?
(a) Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(b) Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(c) National Statistical Office
(d) Reserve Bank of India
Ans (c)

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