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• Consider the following statements regarding the Great Indian Bustard:

  1. It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List and is one of the heaviest flying birds in the world.
  2. Its natural habitat is primarily tropical rainforests of Northeast India.
  3. Collision with overhead power transmission lines is considered one of the major threats to its survival.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • 1 and 2 only
  • 2 and 3 only
  • 1 and 3 only
  • 1, 2 and 3

• “He was an Indian revolutionary, lawyer and journalist. In 1905, he founded the India House and The Indian Sociologist, which rapidly developed as an organised meeting point for radical nationalists among Indian students in Britain at the time. He was inspired by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Swami Dayanand Saraswati and Herbert Spencer. He inspired Veer Savarkar who was a member of India House in London.”

  Which one of the following personalities is described in the above paragraph?

  • Lala Lajpat Rai
  • Shyamji Krishna Varma
  • Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Bipin Chandra Pal

• Consider the following statements regarding the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026:

  1. These Rules supersedes the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
  2. The rules prescribe an increase in the fuel substitution rate from current 5 % to 15 % over a six year period for industrial units.
  3. The Rules provide for the provision for levy of environmental compensation based on the ‘Polluter Pays’ principle.

  How many of the above statements are correct?

  • Only one
  • Only two
  • All three
  • None

• Consider the following in respect of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS):

  1. Inaugural IONS was held in India in 2015 under the chairmanship of the Indian Navy.
  2. It is a voluntary initiative that seeks to increase maritime co-operation among navies of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • 1 only
  • 2 only
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2

• Consider the following statements regarding the Persian Leopard:

  1. It is a subspecies of the leopard found primarily in the Caucasus region, Iran, and parts of Central Asia.
  2. It is classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
  3. It is the largest subspecies of leopard and inhabits mountainous and forested terrains.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • 1 and 2 only
  • 2 and 3 only
  • 1 and 3 only
  • 1, 2 and 3