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• Consider the following statements regarding the appointment of District

  Judges in India:
  1. Article 233 of the Constitution deals with the appointment of
  District Judges.
  2. District Judges in a State are appointed by the Governor in
  consultation with the High Court.
  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • a) 1 only
  • b) 2 only
  • c) Both 1 and 2
  • d) Neither 1 nor 2

• The term ‘Cistanthe longiscapa’, recently seen in the news, refers to:

  • a) A newly discovered species of deep-sea coral found in the Indian Ocean
  • b) A heat-tolerant bacterium discovered in volcanic vents of the Pacific
  • c) A salt-tolerant mangrove species native to coastal South America
  • d) A drought-resilient flowering plant found in the Atacama Desert of Chile

• Consider the following:
  1. Literature
  2. Economic Sciences
  3. Mathematics
  How many of the above are considered as categories under the Nobel
  Prize?

  • a) Only one
  • b) Only two
  • c) All three
  • d) None

• Consider the following statements regarding the Times Higher Education

  (THE) World University Rankings 2026:
  1. The University of Cambridge topped the 2026 rankings globally.
  2. Among Indian institutions, the Indian Institute of Technology,
  Madras, retains the top position.
  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • a) 1 only
  • b) 2 only
  • c) Both 1 and 2
  • d) Neither 1 nor 2

• The AgriEnIcs Programme, recently in the news, was launched by:

  • a) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  • b) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
  • c) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  • d) Ministry of Science and Technology