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• The National Level Pollution Response Exercise (NATPOLREX-X 2025), recently seen in the news, is conducted by:

  • a) Indian Navy
  • b) National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)
  • c) Indian Coast Guard (ICG)
  • d) Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

• Consider the following statements regarding Pulicat Lake:

  1. It is the largest brackish water lagoon in India.
  2. It is fed by the Aarani River and the Kalangi River.

  Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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

• Consider the following statements regarding Baratang Island (Andaman and Nicobar):

  1. It is home to India’s only mud volcano.
  2. Mud volcanoes erupt molten lava similar to regular volcanoes.
  3. The island is also inhabited by the Jarawa tribe.

  How many of the statements given above are correct?

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

• Consider the following statements regarding Dhvani Missile:

  1. It is a subsonic missile being developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
  2. It has an estimated range between 500 to 1500 kilometers.

  Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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

• Consider the following statements:

  1. Vande Mataram was composed in Sanskrit by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and first published in Anandamath.
  2. On 24th January 1950, Vande Mataram was declared to have equal status with the National Anthem (Jana Gana Mana).
  3. Jana Gana Mana, originally composed in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November 1949.

  How many of the above statements are correct?

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