"Souls are not only the property of animal and plant life, but also of rocks, running water and many other natural objects not looked on as living by other religious sects."

The above statement reflects one of the core beliefs of which on of the following religious sects of ancient India?

1. Buddhism

2. Jainism

3. Shaivism

4. Vaishnavism

Who among the following rulers of Vijayanagara Empire constructed a large dam across Tungabhadra River and a canal-cum-aqueduct several kilometres long from the river to the capital city?

1. Devaraya I

2. Mallikarjuna

3. Vira Vijaya

4. Virupaksha

Who among the following rulers of medieval Gujarat surrendered Diu to Portuguese?

1. Ahmad Shah

2. Mahmud Begarha

3. Bahadur Shah

4. Muhammad Shah

By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?

1. The Regulating Act

2. The Pitt's India Act

3. The Charter Act of 1793

4. The Charter Act of 1833

Consider the following statements in relation to Janani Suraksha Yojana:

1. It is a safe motherhood intervention of the State Health Departments.

2. Its objective is to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality among poor pregnant women.

3. It aims to promote institutional delivery among poor pregnant women.

4. Its objective includes providing public health facilities to sick infants up to one year of age.

How many of the above statements given above are correct?

1. Only one

2. Only two

3. Only three

4. All four

Consider the following statements in the context of interventions being undertaken under Anaemia Mukt Bharat Strategy:

1. It provides prophylactic calcium supplementation for pre-school children, adolescents and pregnant women.

2. It runs a campaign for delayed cord clamping at the time of child-birth.

3. It provides for periodic deworming to children and adolescents.

4. It addresses non-nutritional causes of anaemia in endemic pockets with special focus on malaria, hemoglobinopathies and fluorosis.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

1. Only one

2. Only two

3. Only three

4. All four

Consider the following statements:

1. Carbon fibres are used in the manufacture of components used in automobiles and aircrafts.

2. Carbon fibres once used cannot be recycled.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only

2. 2 only

3. Both 1 and 2

4. Neither 1 nor 2

Consider the following actions:

1. Detection of car crash/ collision which results in the deployment of airbags almost instantaneously

2. Detection of accidental free fall of a laptop towards the ground which results in the immediate turning off of the hard drive

3. Detection of the tilt of the smart-phone which results in the rotation of display between portrait and landscape mode

In how many of the above actions is the function of accelerometer required?

1. Only one

2. Only two

3. All three

4. None

With reference to the role of biofilters in Recirculating Aquaculture System, consider the following statements:

1. Biofilters provide waste treatment by removing uneaten fish feed.

2. Biofilters convert ammonia present in fish waste to nitrate.

3. Biofilters increase phosphorus as nutrient for fish in water.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

1. Only one

2. Only two

3. All three

4. None

Which one of the following countries has its own Satellite Navigation System?

1. Australia

2. Canada

3. Israel

4. Japan

Consider the following statements:

1. Ballistic missiles are jet-propelled at subsonic speeds throughout their flights, while cruise missiles are rocket-powered only in the initial phase of flight.

2. Agni-V is a medium-range supersonic cruise missile, while BrahMos is a solid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missile.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only

2. 2 only

3. Both 1 and 2

4. Neither 1 nor 2

Consider the following statements regarding mercury pollution:

1. Gold mining activity is a source of mercury pollution in the world.

2. Coal-based thermal power plants cause mercury pollution.

3. There is no known safe level of exposure to mercury.

How many of the above statements are correct?

1. Only one

2. Only two

3. All three

4. None

With reference to green hydrogen, consider the following statements:

1. It can be used directly as a fuel for internal combustion.

2. It can be blended with natural gas and used as fuel for heat or power generation.

3. It can be used in the hydrogen fuel cell to run vehicles.

How many of the above statements are correct?

1. Only one

2. Only two

3. All three

4. None

Consider the following countries:

1. Bulgaria

2. Czech Republic

3. Hungary

4. Latvia

5. Lithuania

6. Romania

How many of the above-mentioned countries share a land border with Ukraine?

1. Only two

2. Only three

3. Only four

4. Only five

With reference to the Earth's atmosphere, which one of the following statements is correct?

1. The total amount of insolation received at the equator is roughly about 10 times of that received at the poles.

2. Infrared rays constitute roughly two-thirds of radiation.

3. Infrared waves are largely absorbed by water vapour that is concentrated in the lower atmosphere.

4. Infrared waves are a part of visible spectrum of electromagnetic waves of solar radiation.

Consider the following statements:

1. In a seismograph, P waves are recorded earlier than S waves.

2. In P waves, the individual particles vibrate to and fro in the direction of wave propagation whereas in S waves, the particles vibrate up and down at right angles to the direction of wave propagation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only

2. 2 only

3. Both 1 and 2

4. Neither 1 nor 2

With reference to coal-based thermal power plants in India, consider the following statements:

1. None of them uses seawater.

2. None of them is set up in water-stressed district.

3. None of them is privately owned.

How many of the above statements are correct?

1. Only one

2. Only two

3. All three

4. None

'Wolbachia method' is sometimes talked about .with reference to which one of the following?

1. Controlling the viral diseases spread by mosquitoes

2. Converting scrap residues into packing material

3. Producing biodegradable plastics

4. Producing biochar from thermo-chemical conversion of biomass

Consider the following activities:

1. Spreading finely ground basalt rock on farmlands extensively.

2. Increasing the alkalinity of oceans by adding lime

3. Capturing carbon dioxide released by various industries and pumping it into abandoned subterranean mines in the form of carbonated waters

How many of the above activities are often considered and discussed for carbon capture and sequestration?

1. Only one

2. Only two

3. All three

4. None

'Aerial metagenomics' best refers to which one of the following situations?

1. Collecting DNA samples from air in a habitat at one go

2. Understanding the genetic makeup of avian species of a habitat

3. Using air-borne devices to collect blood samples from moving animals

4. Sending drones to inaccessible areas to collect plant and animal samples from land surfaces and water bodies