[1]. Recently, the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife approved diversion of a small portion of forest land from the Kapilash wildlife sanctuary for the Capital Region Ring Road project. Kapilash Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?

[A]. Odisha

[B]. Jharkhand

[C]. Chhattisgarh

[D]. West Bengal

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[2]. Recently, researchers identified close to 30 inscriptions in Tamil Brahmi, Prakrit, and Sanskrit at tombs in the Valley of the Kings. The Valley of the Kings is located in which country?

[A]. Greece

[B]. Egypt

[C]. Turkey

[D]. Iran

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[3]. Recently, researchers produced the first global map of a rare type of earthquake known as continental mantle earthquakes. Unlike most earthquakes that originate in the Earth’s crust, mantle earthquakes occur much deeper below a boundary separating the crust and the mantle. What is the name of this boundary?

[A]. Gutenberg Discontinuity

[B]. Mohorovičić Discontinuity

[C]. Lehmann Discontinuity

[D]. Conrad Discontinuity

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[4]. Recently, researchers warned that increasing lion-tailed macaque presence in human-dominated areas is linked to easy access to food. The lion-tailed macaque is endemic to which region in India?

[A]. Eastern Himalayas

[B]. Central Indian Highlands

[C]. Western Ghats

[D]. Sundarbans

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[5]. In the Union Budget 2026-27, the government sanctioned new telescopes in Ladakh to boost observational astronomy. Hanle village in Ladakh, known for hosting major telescopes, has been designated as India’s first and only what?

[A]. Biosphere Reserve

[B]. Geo-heritage Park

[C]. Astronomical Heritage Site

[D]. Dark Sky Reserve

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