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• Consider the following countries in relation to Bulgaria:

  1. Romania
  2. Turkey
  3. Greece
  4. Russia
  5. Serbia

  How many of the above countries share a land border with Bulgaria?

  • a) Only two
  • b) Only three
  • c) Only Four
  • d) All Five

• The Pralay missile, recently tested by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is:

  • a) A long-range surface-to-air missile
  • b) An intercontinental ballistic missile
  • c) A submarine-launched ballistic missile
  • d) A short-range surface-to-surface quasi-ballistic missile

• With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), consider the following statements:

  1. It is a Central Sector Scheme.
  2. PMMVY is a conditional cash transfer scheme for pregnant women and lactating mothers, applicable only to women above 25 years of age working in the unorganised sector.

  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

• With reference to a Bomb Cyclone, consider the following statements:

  1. It is an intense mid-latitude storm formed due to explosive cyclogenesis, marked by a rapid fall in surface air pressure within 24 hours.
  2. The pressure drop required to classify a storm as bombogenesis is uniform across all latitudes.

  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

• With reference to the Sirkeer Malkoha recently in the news, consider the following statements:

  1. Sirkeer Malkoha (Taccocua leschenaultii) is a species of cuckoo bird.
  2. It is commonly found in high-altitude Himalayan forests above the tree line.

  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