[1]. Japan recently scrambled jets to monitor joint Russian-Chinese air patrols around the Miyako Strait. The strait is the widest in the Ryukyu Islands and is a key international waterway.

The Miyako Strait connects:

[A]. Sea of Japan and East China Sea

[B]. East China Sea and the Pacific

[C]. Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan

[D]. Philippine Sea and the Coral Sea

Show Answer

[2]. The seventh edition of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) has been released, offering a comprehensive scientific assessment of global environmental risks and sustainability pathways, and highlighting the simultaneous rise of climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and land degradation. The Global Environment Outlook (GEO) is released by:

[A]. UNFCCC

[B]. IPCC

[C]. UNEP

[D]. UNDP

Show Answer

[3]. New research has shown that overexploitation of sardines off southern Africa has led to the deaths of more than 60,000 African penguins, highlighting the vulnerability of penguin species across the Southern Hemisphere. Which is the only penguin species that lives at the Equator?

[A]. Emperor penguin

[B]. Chinstrap penguin

[C]. Galapagos penguin

[D]. King penguin

Show Answer

[4]. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Mahakavi Subramania Bharati on his birth anniversary, recalling his literary brilliance and his contributions to India’s nationalist movement during the early 20th century. Who gave Subramania Bharati the title “Mahakavi”?

[A]. Rabindranath Tagore

[B]. Raja of Ettayapuram

[C]. Sister Nivedita

[D]. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Show Answer

[5]. The eighth round of the Rural Economic Conditions and Sentiments Survey (RECSS) indicates a strong revival in rural demand, with rising incomes and improved household well-being over the past year. RECSS is conducted by:

[A]. NITI Aayog

[B]. Reserve Bank of India

[C]. NABARD

[D]. Ministry of Rural Development

Show Answer