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• Consider the following provisions:

  1. Admission or establishment of new States
  2. Abolition or creation of Legislative Councils in States
  3. Directive Principles of State Policy

  How many of the above can be amended by a simple majority of Parliament?

  • Only one
  • Only two
  • All three
  • None

• Consider the following statements:

  1. Bats are the only mammals capable of true powered flight.
  2. Bats help in pollination.
  3. All bat species found in India have been assessed and classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

  How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • Only one
  • Only two
  • all three
  • None

• The term “Gecko”, recently seen in news in the context of discovery of a new species in Tripura, refers to:

  • Amphibian
  • Bird
  • Mammal
  • Reptile

• Consider the following statements regarding the Borrowers’ Platform:

  1. It was launched at the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings 2026.
  2. It is a debt restructuring forum.
  3. India is one of its founding members.

  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

• Consider the following description:

  It is a large natural wetland located near Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. It lies in the Jhelum basin and receives water mainly from the Doodhganga River. It is the largest bird sanctuary in the Kashmir Valley and has been designated as a Ramsar site of international importance.

  The above description best refers to:

  • Wular Lake
  • Dal Lake
  • Hokersar Lake
  • Harike Lake