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22%
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49%
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9%
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20%
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom/phrase.

Stick to (one’s) colors

1. opposite in views

2. paint nicely

3. refuse to yield

4. admit defeat
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15%
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20%
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50%
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15%
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

A punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract.

1. Penalty

2. Reprieve

3. Grace

4. Amnesty
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63%
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15%
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11%
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12%
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India's Ramsar Tally Hits 93

India has designated two New Ramsar Sites in Bihar.

• Gokul Jalashay in Buxar
• Udaipur Jheel in West Champaran.

Some Imp Information

The Ramsar Convention was signed in 1971 at Ramsar, Iran. It Came into force from 21st December, 1975. India signed it on 1st February 1982.

• World Wetlands Day - 2nd Feb

• India's Largest Wetland Site - Sunderbans Wetland (W.Bengal)

• India's Smallest Wetland Site - Renuka Wetland (Himachal Pradesh)

• India's Oldest Wetland Site - Chilka Lake (Orissa)

• India's First Artificial Wetland Site - Harike Barrage

• India's 1st Wetland Conservation Centre - Chennai
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Directions: Out of the given options, choose the one which is the correct indirect speech of the sentence given below.
The boy said to the fruitseller, “Are all these mangoes sweet?”
Anonymous Quiz
5%
The boy asked the fruitseller if all these mangoes are sweet.
34%
The boy asked the fruitseller if all these mangoes were sweet.
55%
The boy asked the fruitseller if all those mangoes were sweet.
6%
The boy asked the fruitseller if all those mangoes had been sweet.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active passive voice.
Where do you keep the newspapers?
Anonymous Quiz
51%
Where are the newspapers kept by you?
22%
Where were the newspapers kept?
22%
Where have the newspapers being kept?
5%
Have you kept the newspapers?
Select the correctly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
17%
Caucasiaen
32%
cognisance
21%
chattell
31%
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UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves

Himachal Pradesh’s Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve Joins UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves.

The announcement was made at the World Congress of Biosphere Reserves in Hangzhou, China.

The Cold Desert has now become India’s 13th site in the global network. It includes protected areas like Pin Valley National Park and Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary, and is home to around 12,000 people.
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UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves (India)

13 of the 18 Biosphere Reserves of India are a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme list.

• Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka (2000)

• Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve in Tamil Nadu (2001)

• Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve in West Bengal (2001)

• Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in Uttarakhand (2004)

• Nokrek Biosphere Reserve in Meghalaya (2009)

• Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve in Madhya Pradesh (2009)

• Simlipal Biosphere Reserve in Odisha (2009)

• Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve in Andaman & Nicobar Islands (2013)

• Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve in Chhattisgarh & Madhya Pradesh (2012)

•  Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve in Kerala and Tamil Nadu (2016)

• Khangchendzonga National Park in Sikkim (2018)

• Panna Biosphere Reserve in Madhya Pradesh (2020)

• Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve in Himachal Pradesh (2025)
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