[1]. Recently, Phayre’s leaf monkey has been in the news following a genetic reclassification that altered its conservation status. Phayre’s leaf monkey is primarily found in which of the following regions?

[A]. Western Ghats and Central India

[B]. Northeast India, eastern Bangladesh, and western Myanmar

[C]. Eastern Himalayas and Tibet

[D]. Andaman & Nicobar Islands

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[2]. Recently, Kathputli Nagar in Jaipur has drawn attention for efforts to preserve Kathputli puppetry, with nearly 250 families continuing this traditional art form across generations. Kathputli puppetry is traditionally associated with which community?

[A]. Manganiyar community

[B]. Bhatt community

[C]. Kalbelia community

[D]. Meena community

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[3]. Recently, the Aral Sea has been discussed due to severe human-induced environmental degradation caused by large-scale river diversion for agriculture during the Soviet era. The Aral Sea, often cited as one of the world’s worst environmental disasters, primarily declined due to the diversion of which rivers?

[A]. Volga and Don

[B]. Tigris and Euphrates

[C]. Amu Darya and Syr Darya

[D]. Indus and Helmand

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[4]. The Financial Intelligence Unit–India (FIU-IND) recently tightened Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Counter-Terrorist Financing (CFT) norms for cryptocurrency and Virtual Digital Asset (VDA) exchanges by issuing updated guidelines. Under the new FIU-IND guidelines, which of the following has been made mandatory for verifying bank accounts of crypto/VDA exchange users?

[A]. Aadhaar-based biometric verification

[B]. OTP verification through mobile number

[C]. Penny-drop verification

[D]. Video KYC through banking correspondents

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[5]. Recently, the Indian Army inducted its first solar-powered unmanned aerial surveillance platform to enhance long-endurance border monitoring. Which of the following unmanned systems is a solar-powered platform designed for persistent, long-duration surveillance missions?

[A]. Medium Altitude Persistent Surveillance System (MAPSS)

[B]. Heron TP

[C]. Rustom-II

[D]. Switch UAV

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