[1]. Recently, clashes were reported in Turkey’s Yalova province, which lies along the coast of the Sea of Marmara. The Sea of Marmara is geographically significant because it separates which two parts of Turkey?

[A]. Northern and Southern Turkey

[B]. Eastern Anatolia and Central Anatolia

[C]. European and Asian Turkey

[D]. Aegean and Mediterranean Turkey

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[2]. Recently, the Government of India notified the operational guidelines for two shipbuilding schemes - Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme (SBFAS) and Shipbuilding Development Scheme (SbDS) - to strengthen domestic shipbuilding capacity and global competitiveness.

Which ministry is the nodal implementing authority for both these schemes?

[A]. Ministry of Heavy Industries

[B]. Ministry of Commerce and Industry

[C]. Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways

[D]. Ministry of Finance

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[3]. Recently, Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Khalifa Medical City became the first hospital to administer ITVISMA after regulatory approval in November 2025. ITVISMA is approved for the treatment of which disease?

[A]. Duchenne muscular dystrophy

[B]. Spinal muscular atrophy

[C]. Parkinson’s disease

[D]. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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[4]. Recently, the Himachal Pradesh government launched the ‘Green to Gold’ initiative to legalise and regulate industrial hemp cultivation as part of its push towards a bio-economy and self-reliance by 2027. What is the primary objective of the ‘Green to Gold’ initiative?

[A]. To convert wild cannabis into a regulated industrial and medicinal resource

[B]. To promote recreational use of cannabis

[C]. To expand forest cover in Himalayan regions

[D]. To replace traditional crops with narcotic plants

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[5]. Recently, researchers from the Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF) used local ecological knowledge to help track the Chinese pangolin. Which of the following correctly describes the habitat and behaviour of the Chinese pangolin?

[A]. Arboreal, diurnal, and herbivorous

[B]. Nocturnal, solitary, and burrow-dwelling

[C]. Aquatic and fish-eating

[D]. Grassland-dwelling and migratory

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