Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: The Strait of Hormuz is strategically important for global energy security because it connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.
Statement 2: The Strait of Hormuz is located between Iran and Oman, with Iran controlling its northern coast and Oman controlling parts of its southern side.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Which of the following statements are correct in respect of VB-GRAM:
- It increases the statutory employment guarantee for rural households from 100 to 125 days.
- The employment guarantee is available to every individual citizen irrespective of household membership.
- The scheme seeks to link employment generation with the creation of durable rural infrastructure.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: The Union Budget is a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Government of India for a financial year.
Statement 2: The Constitution of India requires the government to present an Annual Financial Statement before Parliament under Article 112.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following with reference to the recent U.S. concerns regarding India's trade with China:
- The United States has accused India of potentially facilitating the circumvention of U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods through processing and re-exporting.
- India’s imports from China are increasingly shifting towards intermediate goods and components, supporting domestic assembly and manufacturing.
- The United States has already imposed punitive tariffs on India specifically for facilitating Chinese tariff evasion.
How many of the above is/are correct?
Which of the following statements about ballistic missiles is correct?
Consider the following statements regarding the experimental therapy VERVE-102, recently in the news:
1. VERVE-102 is a one-time, in-vivo gene-editing therapy administered through an infusion, designed to permanently switch off the PCSK9 gene inside liver cells.
2. In the early-stage trial, the higher-dose group of the therapy showed an average LDL (‘bad’ cholesterol) reduction of about 62 per cent.
3. PCSK9-inhibitor antibody medicines already in clinical use require only a single lifetime dose and, like VERVE-102, permanently modify the patient’s DNA.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding the Supreme Court’s recent order on protests at Jantar Mantar:
Statement 1: The Supreme Court has accepted a proposal to set up a high-powered committee, to comprise a former Supreme Court judge, a former High Court Chief Justice, and a retired police officer of the rank of Director General of Police, to look into issues concerning the Jantar Mantar protest site.
Statement 2: The Court's move came while it was hearing a batch of petitions alleging excessive use of force by police against protesters at Jantar Mantar, as well as instances of online harassment linked to the site.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Match List-I with List-II regarding the new Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026 and the background to it:
List-I (Development)
A. Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021
B. National Tribunals Commission (proposed under the 2026 Bill)
C. Supreme Court ruling of November 2025
D. Search-cum-selection committee under the 2026 Bill
List-II (Feature/Outcome)
1. Struck down provisions of the 2021 Act for amounting to an ‘impermissible legislative override’ of the Supreme Court’s earlier rulings
2. Proposed body to oversee the administrative and financial autonomy of tribunals, keeping this function out of executive hands
3. Re-enacted, through Parliament, tribunal-appointment provisions that the Supreme Court had earlier declared unconstitutional
4. To recommend a suitable candidate for each tribunal vacancy, with the government required to make the appointment within three months of receiving the recommendation
Choose the correct match:
Consider the following statements regarding the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been in the news:
1. The US Central Command chief, Admiral Brad Cooper, acknowledged reports of food shortages, flagging morale and even suicide attempts aboard the carrier.
2. The USS Abraham Lincoln has remained at sea without a break for over 260 days, well beyond its originally planned deployment period, amid tensions in the Middle East.
3. India currently operates only a single aircraft carrier, the indigenously built INS Vikrant, after the decommissioning of INS Vikramaditya.
Which one of the statements given above is NOT correct?
A study recently published in The Lancet Planetary Health examined heat-stress risk for older adults under different global-warming scenarios. Which of the following best describes its findings for India?