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Ques:1

Which of the following statements are correct in respect of Ganga River in Uttar Pradesh?

  1. The Ganga enters Uttar Pradesh near Bijnor after flowing through Uttarakhand.
  2. The Ramganga joins the Ganga near Allahabad of Uttar Pradesh
  3. The Yamuna joins the Ganga at Prayagraj, forming the Triveni Sangam, which is traditionally associated with the confluence of three rivers.

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Ques:2

Consider the following statements:

Statement 1: Chandoli National Park forms part of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra and was declared a National Park in 2004.

Statement 2: The Sahyadri Tiger Reserve comprises Chandoli National Park and Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary and forms part of the Western Ghats UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?


Ques:3

Consider the following statements:

Statement 1: The Legislative Assembly of Union Territory has the power to make laws on all matters enumerated in the State List without any constitutional restrictions.

Statement 2: Parliament has power to make laws on matters in the State List for Union Territories that have their own Legislative Assemblies.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?


Ques:4

Consider the following with reference to Deputy Chief Minister in India:

  1. The post of Deputy Chief Minister is explicitly mentioned in the Constitution of India.
  2. A Deputy Chief Minister is generally appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister.
  3. The title of Deputy Chief Minister automatically confers independent constitutional powers beyond those of a Cabinet Minister.

How many of the above is/are correct?


Ques:5

Which of the following best describes the geographical location of Yemen?


Ques:6

With reference to the statutory framework governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners (ECs) in India, consider the following statements:

  1. Under the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, the Selection Committee consists of the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of India, and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
  2. The Search Committee responsible for preparing a panel of candidates is headed by the Union Minister of Law and Justice.
  3. The Supreme Court in the Anoop Baranwal (2023) judgment mandated that until Parliament enacts a law, the appointment committee must include the Chief Justice of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?


Ques:7

Consider the following space exploration and scientific initiatives in the news:

Mission / Initiative

Primary Objective / Character

1. MMX Mission

Sample-return mission by JAXA targeting Phobos to study the origin of Martian moons

2. Idefix

Joint French-German rover designed to explore the surface of a Martian moon

3. Lean

Programming language that formalizes and translates mathematical proofs into code

4. H-3 Rocket

Heavy-lift flagship launch vehicle developed by the European Space Agency

 

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?


Ques:8

Read the following administrative and programmatic clues carefully:

  1. I am an agricultural sector intervention approved by the Union Cabinet with an implementation horizon spanning from 2025–26 to 2030–31.
  2. My primary mandate is to reduce import dependence by expanding crop acreage by 13% and raising domestic yields from 881 kg/hectare to 1,130 kg/hectare.
  3. I feature a dedicated research and development outlay of Rs 500 crore to fund projects across ICAR institutes, state agricultural universities, and public sector undertakings for climate-resilient, high-protein seeds.
  4. My target is to expand national production to 350 lakh metric tonnes by the year 2030–31.

Which national mission is described in the clues above?


Ques:9

With reference to cybersecurity risks and recent observations made by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), consider the following statements:

Statement 1: "Agentic AI" systems differ from traditional conversational chatbots because they can autonomously decompose complex instructions, access external toolchains, and interact with live IT systems with minimal human intervention.

Statement 2: CERT-In has recommended that developers of AI models rely exclusively on internal system prompts rather than physical network-layer isolation to restrict agents from accessing unauthorised live databases.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?


Ques:10

With reference to crowd dynamics and disaster management guidelines formulated by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for mass gatherings, which one of the following statements is correct?