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1. The “barren-land fallacy” refers to the mistaken assumption that:
a) Deserts can never support agriculture
b) Land without dense tree cover is inherently degraded
c) Grasslands are more productive than forests
d) Wastelands cannot be regulated
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Correct Answer: b) Land without dense tree cover is inherently degraded
2. Which critically endangered bird is threatened by the conversion of natural grasslands into dense tree cover?
a) Sarus Crane
b) Great Indian Bustard
c) Lesser Florican
d) Indian Vulture
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Correct Answer: b) Great Indian Bustard
3. According to Land Use Statistics 2022-23, barren and unculturable land accounts for approximately what share of India’s reporting area?
a) 2.1%
b) 5.4%
c) 8.7%
d) 12.3%
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Correct Answer: b) 5.4%
4. Land-related matters, including land use, primarily fall under which entry of the State List?
a) Entry 14
b) Entry 18
c) Entry 24
d) Entry 33
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Correct Answer: b) Entry 18
5. Which of the following is NOT a core principle of regenerative agriculture?
a) Minimise soil disturbance
b) Maintain continuous soil cover
c) Maximise use of synthetic fertilisers
d) Integrate livestock with crop production
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Correct Answer: c) Maximise use of synthetic fertilisers
6. By March 2026, natural farming clusters under the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) covered how many hectares?
a) 4.5 lakh hectares
b) 6.2 lakh hectares
c) 8.80 lakh hectares
d) 10.5 lakh hectares
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Correct Answer: c) 8.80 lakh hectares
7. Which scheme supports Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) certification for organic produce?
a) National Mission on Natural Farming
b) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
c) Soil Health Card Scheme
d) Rainfed Area Development
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Correct Answer: b) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
8. The ‘Rangelands Rising’ report was released during which UNCCD conference?
a) COP15
b) COP16
c) COP17
d) COP18
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Correct Answer: c) COP17
9. The ‘Rangelands Rising’ report was jointly prepared by UNCCD, IUCN, and which other organisation?
a) FAO
b) International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
c) World Bank
d) UNEP
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Correct Answer: b) International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
10. Rangelands occupy approximately what share of the Earth’s land surface?
a) 34%
b) 44%
c) 54%
d) 64%
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Correct Answer: c) 54%
11. According to the Rangelands Rising report, rangelands feature in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of how many countries, compared to 181 for forests?
a) 12 countries
b) 24 countries
c) 48 countries
d) 96 countries
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Correct Answer: b) 24 countries
12. COP17 of the UNCCD is being held in which city?
a) Bonn
b) Nairobi
c) Ulaanbaatar
d) Riyadh
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Correct Answer: c) Ulaanbaatar
13. What is the theme of COP17 of the UNCCD?
a) Land for Life
b) Restoring Land. Restoring Hope
c) Zero Net Land Degradation
d) One Earth, One Future
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Correct Answer: b) Restoring Land. Restoring Hope
14. The Drought Resilience Capacity Index (DRCI), launched at COP17, was developed by:
a) UNCCD
b) UNEP
c) World Bank
d) FAO
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Correct Answer: b) UNEP
15. India’s second progress report at COP17 highlighted restoration of how much degraded land during 2011-2020?
a) 15.5 million hectares
b) 18.2 million hectares
c) 21.76 million hectares
d) 26 million hectares
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Correct Answer: c) 21.76 million hectares
16. UKMTO (United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations) was originally established in Dubai in which year?
a) 1998
b) 2001
c) 2008
d) 2014
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Correct Answer: b) 2001
17. UKMTO’s primary operations were shifted to which location in 2014?
a) London, UK
b) Portsmouth, UK
c) Bahrain
d) Singapore
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Correct Answer: b) Portsmouth, UK
18. India’s Information Fusion Centre that cooperates with UKMTO is known as:
a) IFC-IOR
b) NMA
c) MDA-India
d) INS Kattabomman
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Correct Answer: a) IFC-IOR
19. The Jojari River is the principal right-bank tributary of which river?
a) Chambal River
b) Luni River
c) Banas River
d) Sabarmati River
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Correct Answer: b) Luni River
20. The Luni River, into which the Jojari flows, originates in which location?
a) Mount Abu
b) Pushkar Valley, Aravalli Range
c) Nag Pahar
d) Sambhar Lake
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Correct Answer: b) Pushkar Valley, Aravalli Range
21. The Luni River ultimately dissipates in which region, reflecting its endorheic drainage?
a) Thar Desert
b) Rann of Kachchh
c) Arabian Sea
d) Gulf of Khambhat
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Correct Answer: b) Rann of Kachchh
22. India’s first non-GMO, high-expansion popcorn maize hybrid seeds, launched in Andhra Pradesh, are named:
a) Pusa Popcorn and Krishi459
b) Krisna459 and Godari234
c) Amber101 and Swarna88
d) Makka202 and Bhoomi77
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Correct Answer: b) Krisna459 and Godari234
23. The nationwide Cloud and AI Skilling Initiative is a partnership between NSDC, Cultus Education, and which company?
a) Google Cloud
b) Microsoft Azure
c) Amazon Web Services (AWS)
d) IBM
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Correct Answer: c) Amazon Web Services (AWS)
24. Under the initiative, how many participants will receive intensive, employment-oriented cloud training through the AWS re/Start programme?
a) 5,000
b) 10,000
c) 15,000
d) 25,000
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Correct Answer: b) 10,000
25. INS Sudarshini reached Lisbon, Portugal, as part of which expedition?
a) Sagar Parikrama
b) Lokayan 26
c) Tarini Voyage
d) Sagar Kanya Mission
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Correct Answer: b) Lokayan 26
26. Portugal, the westernmost country of mainland Europe, lies on which peninsula?
a) Balkan Peninsula
b) Iberian Peninsula
c) Scandinavian Peninsula
d) Apennine Peninsula
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Correct Answer: b) Iberian Peninsula
27. South Sudan, where UN peacekeepers were recently attacked, became independent from Sudan in which year?
a) 2005
b) 2008
c) 2011
d) 2013
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Correct Answer: c) 2011
28. The Al Sudd Wetland, located in central South Sudan, is fed primarily by which river?
a) Blue Nile
b) White Nile
c) Nile Proper
d) Atbara River
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Correct Answer: b) White Nile
29. South Sudan’s highest point, Mount Kinyeti, is located in which mountain range?
a) Nuba Mountains
b) Imatong Mountains
c) Ethiopian Highlands
d) Marrah Mountains
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Correct Answer: b) Imatong Mountains
30. National Space Day is observed every year on which date, commemorating Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander touchdown?
a) August 15
b) August 23
c) September 7
d) October 2
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Correct Answer: b) August 23
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