1. What is the eligibility criteria for a village to be selected as a Model Solar Village?

a) Population size above 1,000
b) Population size above 5,000
c) Population size above 10,000
d) Population size above 20,000

2. What is a key component of the Jiyo Parsi Scheme?

a) Medical assistance for Parsi couples
b) Financial assistance for higher education
c) Economic support for Parsi entrepreneurs
d) Cultural exchange programs

3. What is the total number of Ramsar sites in India?

a) 75
b) 80
c) 85
d) 90

4. What does Madhav Gadgil recommend for Wayanad’s rehabilitation?

a) Large-scale tourism development
b) Goa’s model of homestay tourism
c) Mining activities expansion
d) No rehabilitation efforts

5. What is the National Pest Surveillance System (NPSS) powered by?

a) Machine Learning
b) Blockchain
c) Internet of Things
d) Artificial Intelligence

6. What is the primary mode of mpox transmission?

a) Airborne
b) Direct contact with body fluids or lesions
c) Indirect contact with contaminated items
d) Both b and c

7. Indian astronomers discovered a new correlation using 100 years of solar data from Kodaikanal Solar Observatory. What is the new precursor method based on?

a) Solar wind speed
b) Width of supergranular cells on the solar surface
c) Sunspot area
d) Coronal mass ejections

8. What is INS Arighat?

a) India’s second nuclear-powered submarine
b) India’s first nuclear-powered submarine
c) India’s first conventionally powered submarine
d) India’s first aircraft carrier

9. Where is St Martin’s Island located?

a) In the southwestern region of the Bay of Bengal
b) In the central region of the Bay of Bengal
c) In the northeastern region of the Bay of Bengal
d) Outside the Bay of Bengal

10. Who is the recipient of a non-posthumous Kirti Chakra in 2024?

a) Colonel Manpreet Singh
b) Rifleman Ravi Kumar
c) Major Malla Rama Gopal Naidu
d) DSP Humayun Muzammil Bhat