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Q1Consider the following statements: 1. Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is observed on October 31 every year to honour Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's birth anniversary. 2. Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was declared by the Government of India in 2014. 3. The Statue of Unity at Ekta Nagar, Gujarat, is 182 metres high. 4. Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on October 31, 2025 marked Sardar Patel's 125th birth anniversary. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. Statement 4 is incorrect because the 2025 observance marked Sardar Patel's 150th birth anniversary, not the 125th.
Q2Consider the following statements about India's Ramsar additions announced on 14 August 2024: 1. India's Ramsar tally increased to 85 from 82 by designating three more wetlands. 2. All three newly designated wetlands were located in Tamil Nadu. 3. Tawa Reservoir was one of the newly designated sites and is located in Madhya Pradesh. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. PIB reported on 14 August 2024 that India moved from 82 to 85 Ramsar sites, and its table lists Tawa Reservoir in Madhya Pradesh. Statement 2 is incorrect because the three additions included two sites in Tamil Nadu and one in Madhya Pradesh, not all in Tamil Nadu.
Q3What was the theme of the 2026 Army Day celebrations?
The 2026 Army Day theme was 'Year of Networking and Data Centricity'.
Q4Consider the following statements about the composition page of the Sixteenth Finance Commission: 1. Dr. Manoj Panda is listed as Chairman of the Sixteenth Finance Commission. 2. Mr. T. Rabi Sankar is listed as a full-time member of the Sixteenth Finance Commission. 3. Dr. Soumya Kanti Ghosh is listed as Group Chief Economic Adviser of SBI. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is incorrect because the composition page lists Dr. Arvind Panagariya as Chairman, while Dr. Manoj Panda is a full-time member. Statement 2 is incorrect because Mr. T. Rabi Sankar is listed as a part-time member. Statement 3 is correct.
Q5Consider the following statements: 1. India hosted the 89th IEC General Meeting at Bharat Mandapam in September 2025. 2. The 15th International Sand Art Festival was held at Puri Beach near the Konark Sun Temple. 3. Indian Navy Day is celebrated on December 4 to honour Operation Trident. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Statement 2 is incorrect because the 15th International Sand Art Festival was held at Chandrabhaga Beach near Konark Sun Temple, not Puri Beach.
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9Consider the following statements: 1. Udaipur and Indore were the first Indian cities to receive Ramsar Wetland City Accreditation. 2. The Wetland City Accreditation status is valid for two COP cycles, ordinarily six years. 3. Ramsar Wetland City Accreditation is valid for 10 years. 4. Pichola, Fateh Sagar and Rang Sagar are wetlands of Udaipur. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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11Consider the following statements: 1. Seven Indian natural heritage sites were added to UNESCO's Tentative World Heritage List in September 2025. 2. Deccan Traps and St. Mary's Island Cluster were among the listed sites. 3. Lonar Crater Lake was not among those seven sites. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Safeena Husain, named in TIME's Women of the Year 2026, founded which organisation?
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14Indian Navy Day is celebrated on December 4 to honour which military operation?
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