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Q1) Which state has recently decided to make Telugu a compulsory language for Classes I – XII?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Telangana
C) Kerala
D) Tamil Nadu
Q2) Consider the following statements :
A) A sandbar, or shoal is a landform which is in or partly in a body of water.
B) Teesta river is a distributary of River Brahmaputra
C) Indian rhinoceros are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List.
D) One horned rhinoceros is the state animal of Assam
1) All are correct
2) A & D are correct
3) B , C & D are correct
4) A , C & D are correct
Q3) Consider the following statements:
A) Three new species of eel were founded in the Northern Bay of Bengal coast
B) Eels are found mostly at the surface of rivers and seas.
C) No species of Eel is edible
D) Whales and dolphins are fishes
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & B are correct
3) B & C are correct
4) A is correct

Dark brown with white dots on the dorsal side, Gymnothorax pseudotile was discovered at the Digha coast of the Bay of Bengal. The other two species, Gymnothorax visakhaensis (uniformly brown) and Enchelycore propinqua (reddish brown body mottled with irregular creamy white spots), were discovered from the Visakhapatnam coast of the Bay of Bengal.
Anil Mohapatra, a Zoological Survey of India ( ZSI) scientist is behind all the three discoveries Eels are found mostly at the bottom of rivers and seas. Across the world about 1,000 species of eels have been identified. In India, the number is around 125. For species belonging to the family Muraenidae, referred commonly as Moray eels, there are records of about 200 species of which more than 30 species are found in India.

Q4) Consider the following statements :
A) The National Deworming Day is a single fixed-day approach to treating intestinal worm infections in all children aged 1- 19 years and is held on 10 February and 10 August each year.
B) Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are the two states where there is high prevalence of Soil Transmitted Helminths
C) India carries the highest burden of worm infestation and 64% of Indian population less than 14 years of age are at risk of Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH)
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & C are correct
3) A &D are correct
4) B & C are correct

High prevalence (>50%) states are Arunachal Pradesh, UP, Sikkim, Chhattisgarh, Nagaland, J&K, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Mizoram, Assam, Uttarakhand, Daman & Diu, Lakhsadweep, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu. Moderate prevalence (20% – 50%) states are Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Jharkhand, Andaman & Nicobar, Bihar, Maharashtra, Goa, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Gujarat, Meghalaya, West Bengal and Tripura. Low prevalence (<20%) states are Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Q5) Consider the following statements :
A) Australia has launched a new 10-million-dollar Development Impact Bond (DIB)
B) Price William is the Prince of Wales
C) The current territories of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan,
and Sri Lanka form South Asia
Options:
1) All are correct
2) B & C are correct
3) A & C are correct
4) C is correct
Q6) Consider the following statements:
A) Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR) is situated in Kerala
B) According to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) data, of the 98 tiger deaths in India in 2017, 26 were reported from Madhya Pradesh.
C) Uttarakhand has maximum population of tigers in India
D) The Balinese tigers, Caspian tigers and Javan tigers are declared extinct
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A , C & D are correct
3) B & D are correct
4) A, B & D are correct
Q7) which state has recently announced a fine of Rs 5,100 if anyone abandones the milch cows?
A) Punjab
B) Haryana
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Gujarat
Q8) Consider the following statements:
A) North East states showed the increase in forest cover except Manipur & Assam.
B) India is ranked 8th with 24.4% of land area under forest and tree cover.
C) The category of very dense forest defined as a canopy cover over 70%
D) Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala topped the States that posted an increase in forest cover
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & B are correct
3) C & D is correct
4) B & D are correct
Q9) Consider the following Statements :
A) A drug-eluting stent (DES) has a polymer coating, is a peripheral or coronary stent placed into narrowed, diseased peripheral or coronary arteries that slowly releases a drug to block cell proliferation
B) The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is a government regulatory agency that controls the prices of pharmaceutical drugs in India
C) Use of BMS (bare metal stent) is increased by 30%
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & C are correct
3) A & B are correct
4) B & C are correct
Q10) Consider the following statements :
A) The Gulf of Aden is a gulf located in the Arabian Sea between Yemen, and Djibouti, Somalia in the Horn of Africa.
B) Eritrea is a land lock country in the Horn of Africa
C) India is likely to step up its military presence in Oman
Options:
1) All are correct
2) A & C are correct
3) B & C are correct
4) A & B are correct
Q11) Consider the following statements :
A) INS Chakra – Indian Navy’s only nuclear-powered Akula Class submarine
B) It was was taken by India on lease from Russia in 2012 for a period of 10 years
C) INS Arihant is Russian built nuclear ballistic missile submarine
D) Israel authorities have demanded over $20 million for rectifying the damage suffered by nuclear submarine INS Chakra
Options:
1) A & B are correct
2) B, C& D are correct
3) A, B & C are correct
4) B & D are correct