Q. Consider the following statements regarding the 'Gangetic Dolphin' -
1. The Gangetic River Dolphin has been categorized as 'endangered' under the IUCN's Red List.
2. It does not have a crystalline eye lens rendering it effectively blind.
3. Navigation and hunting are carried out using echolocation.
4. It has been recognized as India's National Aquatic Animal.
Which of the above statements are correct?
1) Only 1, 3 and 4
2) Only 2, 3 and 4
3) Only 1,2 and 4
4) All of the above
Q. Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) has been established by -
I. Claudia Goldin
II. Abhijit Banerjee
III. Esther Duflo
IV. Sendhil Mullainathan
The correct code is -
1) Only I and II
2) Only II, III and IV
3) Only II and IV
4) All I, II, III and IV
Q. Which of the following country is India's oldest and most important 2 + 2 dialogue partner?
1) Australia
2) Japan
3) UK
4) The US
Q. With reference to the 'Snow Leopard’, consider the following statements -
1. It is listed in Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972.
2. It is found in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2
Q. Ecological succession is generally demonstrated by?
1. Increase productivity
2. Lack of niche development
3. Increasing complexity of food web
Select the correct answer code -
1) Only 1 and 2
2) Only 1 and 3
3) Only 2 and 3
4) All 1, 2 and 3
Q. Which of the following is/are correctly matched?
1. 2 December - World Computer Literacy Day
2. 4 December - Indian Airforce Day
3. 5 December - World Soil Day
4. 9 December - International Human Rights Day
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
1) Only 2 and 3
2) Only 1 and 4
3) Only 1 and 3
4) Only 2 and 4
Q. A 'Camel Protection and Development Policy' has been announced by the government of—
1) Rajasthan
2) Punjab
3) Gujarat
4) Ladakh
Q. Wearing away of the landscape by different agents like water, wind, and ice is called -
1) Weathering
2) Erosion
3) Metamorphosis
4) Sedimentation
Q. When was 'Vayudoot' airline setup in India?
1) 1981
2) 1991
3) 1971
4) 1969
Q. Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) are being used by the Election Commission of India to conduct Elections to the Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies. Now consider the following statements -
1. EVMs were first used on a pilot basis in Thrissur Assembly Constituency of Kerala.
2. EVMs are manufactured by Electronics Corporation of India Limited and Bharat Electronics Limited.
3. VVPATs were used first in by-elections for Khonsa Assembly Constituency of Arunachal Pradesh.
4. VVPAT is an additional unit attached to the EVM, which prints a slip of paper that carries only the serial number and symbol of the candidate voted.
Which of the statements given above is/are not true?
1) Only 1 and 2
2) Only 3 and 4
3) Only 1, 3 and 4
4) Only 1, 2 and 4
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