The principal purpose of parliamentary committees is to:
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Replace Parliament in lawmaking
80%
Enable detailed legislative, financial and administrative scrutiny
0%
Exercise judicial review
0%
Appoint Governors
What is the minimum rigorous imprisonment prescribed for grievous hurt to a couple or partner under Karnataka's honour-crime law?
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33%
5 years
0%
7 years
67%
10 years
0%
14 years
Which of the following ports is located in Karnataka?
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New Mangalore
0%
Paradip
0%
Mormugao
0%
Deendayal
In a 2026 CAG assessment of 697 lakes in Jammu and Kashmir, how many were reported to have vanished or shrunk?
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Only 10 had shrunk
25%
Most had expanded
75%
518 had vanished or shrunk
0%
All were healthy
Olive ridley turtles nest en masse ('arribada') at which Odisha beaches?
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Gahirmatha, Rushikulya and Devi
0%
Puri and Konark
0%
Chandipur and Digha
20%
Chilika and Paradip
Cesses and surcharges levied by the Union are significant in fiscal federalism because they:
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50%
Are shared with States as per Finance Commission shares
50%
Can be levied only with GST Council approval
0%
Do not form part of the divisible pool
0%
Must be spent only in States that pay them
India and Slovakia elevated ties in 2026 to a:
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Comprehensive Partnership
0%
Special relationship
25%
Alliance
50%
Strategic Partnership
India's first overseas naval base is often associated with which island of Mauritius?
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Agalega
50%
Rodrigues
25%
Diego Garcia
0%
Réunion
Match the sedimentary rock with its principal origin:
1. Limestone — A. Accumulation or precipitation of calcium carbonate
2. Sandstone — B. Cementation of sand-sized grains 3. Coal — C. Burial and transformation of plant remains Choose the correct code.
1. Limestone — A. Accumulation or precipitation of calcium carbonate
2. Sandstone — B. Cementation of sand-sized grains 3. Coal — C. Burial and transformation of plant remains Choose the correct code.
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1-A, 2-B, 3-C
100%
1-C, 2-A, 3-B
0%
1-B, 2-C, 3-A
0%
1-A, 2-C, 3-B
Match List I with List II (Indian economic institutions):
List I | List II
A. SEBI | 1. Monetary authority B. RBI | 2. Insurance regulator C. PFRDA | 3. Securities market regulator D. IRDAI | 4. Pension regulator Select the correct code.
List I | List II
A. SEBI | 1. Monetary authority B. RBI | 2. Insurance regulator C. PFRDA | 3. Securities market regulator D. IRDAI | 4. Pension regulator Select the correct code.
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25%
A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
50%
A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
25%
A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
0%
A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
'Window period' in infectious disease testing refers to:
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The incubation period of a vaccine
0%
The time a patient is contagious
100%
The time between infection and when a test can detect it
0%
The shelf life of a test kit
Which one of the following is NOT normally an effect of RBI purchasing government securities through open-market operations?
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Injection of liquidity
67%
Increase in money available in the banking system
33%
Potential downward pressure on interest rates
0%
Automatic increase in the Cash Reserve Ratio
The Council of Ministers at the Union level is collectively responsible to the:
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President
0%
Rajya Sabha
100%
Lok Sabha
0%
Supreme Court
Bandipur National Park is principally located in which part of Karnataka?
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Kodagu–Hassan Western Ghats belt
0%
Uttara Kannada–Shivamogga Ghats belt
100%
Chamarajanagar–Mysuru southern belt
0%
Mandya–Ramanagara plateau
With reference to ecosystem productivity, consider:
1. Gross primary productivity excludes the organic carbon used in respiration by the producers themselves.
2. Net primary productivity equals gross primary productivity minus autotrophic respiration. 3. Two forests with equal GPP can have differen…
1. Gross primary productivity excludes the organic carbon used in respiration by the producers themselves.
2. Net primary productivity equals gross primary productivity minus autotrophic respiration. 3. Two forests with equal GPP can have differen…
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2 and 3 only
33%
1 and 3 only
33%
1, 2 and 3
33%
1 and 2 only
The principal objective of an ecological corridor is to:
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Isolate wildlife populations permanently
100%
Facilitate movement and gene flow between fragmented habitats
0%
Increase urban construction
0%
Replace protected areas entirely
A ramjet engine cannot operate from standstill because it:
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Uses nuclear fuel
33%
Has no combustion chamber
67%
Depends on high forward speed to compress incoming air
0%
Needs liquid oxygen
Which statement correctly describes the Gandhi–Irwin Pact of March 1931?
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All revolutionary prisoners were automatically released regardless of violent offences.
100%
Congress agreed to suspend Civil Disobedience and participate in the next Round Table Conference.
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The British immediately accepted full Indian independence.
0%
Congress agreed to dissolve itself.
Raithasiri is primarily associated with:
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33%
Sugarcane productivity
67%
Minor millets and nutri-cereals
0%
Sericulture
0%
Oil palm