Which one of the following groups of countries consists of the members of Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC)?

 (a) India, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam

(b) India, Bangladesh, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam
(c) India, Bangladesh and Myanmar
(d) India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka

The Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) is an initiative launched on November 10, 2000, in Vientiane, Laos, comprising six member countries: India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Named after two major civilizational rivers—the Ganga and the Mekong—the bloc focuses on fostering deep socio-economic ties through historical and cultural connections.

It forms a crucial pillar of India's Act East Policy, emphasizing cooperation in four traditional areas—tourism, culture, education, and transportation/communication—which have since expanded to include public health, traditional medicine, and water resource management. Major tangible outcomes include the MGC Asian Traditional Textiles Museum in Cambodia and India's Quick Impact Projects (QIPs), which fund short-gestation development projects in the Mekong region.

Which of the following statements relating to Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2025 are correct?

 1. It mandates the creation of a National Disaster Database

2. It addresses the issue of urban disaster risk management through Provision 41 A
3. It empowers the constitution of an Urban Disaster Management Authority (UDMA) for State Capitals and all cities having Municipal Corporations (excluding NCT of Delhi and Union Territories of Chandigarh)

Select the answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Consider the following statements with reference to Indian Ports Act, 2025:

 1. It established Maritime State Development Council (MSDC) as a statutory consultative body to coordinate between Centre and coastal states

2. Its legislation mandates Global Green Norms and Disaster Readiness for Indian Ports

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Consider the following statements about the administration and control of Scheduled Areas:

 1. The Governors of each State having Scheduled Areas therein shall, annually or whenever so required by the President, make a report to the President regarding the administration of the Scheduled Areas in that State

2. The Executive Power of the Union shall extend to the giving of directions to the States as to the administration of the Scheduled Areas

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Consider the statements regarding the delimitation exercise carried out in Assam in 2023:

 1. The delimitation of constituencies was done on the basis of 2001 census

2. No increase was made in the number of ST Assembly seats

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

 (a) Formation of the State of Arunachal Pradesh : The Constitution (Fifty-fifth Amendment) Act, 1986

(b) Formation of the State of Mizoram : The Constitution (Fifty-third Amendment) Act, 1986
(c) Special provision with respect to the State of Nagaland : The Constitution (Fourteenth Amendment) Act, 1962
(d) Reorganisation of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu : The Constitution (Fifty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1987

Which of the following statements with respect to the Ordinance promulgated under Article 213 of the Constitution of India is/are correct?

 1. It shall be laid before the Legislative Assembly of the State, or where there is a Legislative Council in the State, before both the Houses

2. It shall cease to operate at the expiration of two months from the reassembly of the Legislature
3. It may be withdrawn at any time by the Governor

Select the answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Which one of the following statements related to below mentioned Committees of the Parliament is correct?

 (a) The Rajya Sabha elects more members than the Lok Sabha to the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

(b) The Chairperson of the Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(c) Members nominated by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are more in number than Members nominated by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha on the Committee on Empowerment of Women
(d) The Rajya Sabha elects more members than the Lok Sabha to the Public Accounts Committee

Which of the following statements about State Election Commissioner is/are correct?

 1. Preparation of electoral rolls for elections to the Panchayats takes place under his/her direction

2. He/she is appointed by the Governor of the concerned State on the advice of the Chief Election Commissioner of India

Select the answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

 1. Using powers given under Article 342 A of the Constitution of India, the President of India may notify a Central List of socially, educationally and economically backward classes with respect to a State

2. Every State may prepare a list of socially and educationally backward classes for its own purposes different from the Central List

Select the answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

As regards the ‘disqualification on ground of defection’ as per the Constitution of India, which of the following statements is/are correct?

 1. Disqualification on ground of defection does not apply to any nominated member of a House

2. Disqualification on ground of defection does not apply to a member of a House if she/he does not accept the merger of her/his original political party into another and opts to function as a separate group

Select the answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu?

 1. The merger of the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu was given effect to by an Act of the Parliament of India

2. After the merger of the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, three seats have been allocated in the House of People
3. The jurisdiction of the High Court of Bombay continues to extend to this Union Territory

Select the answer using the code given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 only

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

 1. In First-Past-the-Post system of representation, candidate who wins the election may not get majority votes

2. In Proportional Representation system of representation, candidate who wins the election gets majority of votes

Select the answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Which of the following statements about National Human Rights Commission, India is/are correct?

 1. It can intervene in court proceedings involving human rights violations with the approval of the court

2. It can undertake research in the field of human rights
3. It cannot investigate human rights violation on its own initiative

Select the answer using the code given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 3 only

How many of the 2026 Padma awardees were conferred the award from the category of Foreigners / NRI / PIO / OCI?

 (a) 2

(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8

Consider the following pairs of Institutions/Organizations and their official motto:

Institution/Organization : Official motto
1. National Investigation Agency : Rāṣṭrarakṣaṇam ādyakartavyam
2. Supreme Court of India : Yato Dharmastato Jayah
3. University Grants Commission : Gyan-Vigyan Vimuktaye

How many of the above is/are correctly paired?

(a) Nil
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3

Which book won the 2026 International Booker Prize?

 (a) Taiwan Travelogue

(b) Transcription
(c) Shadow Ticket
(d) Vigil

Which one of the following Writs literally means ‘you have the body’?

 (a) Habeas Corpus

(b) Mandamus
(c) Prohibition
(d) Certiorari

Which of the following statements related to the Constituent Assembly of India is/are correct?

 1. Its members were chosen by indirect election by the members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies

2. Indian Princely States were given representation in the Constituent Assembly

Select the answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Which of the following statements associated with cancer is/are correct?

 1. Oncogenes expression and some viral infections can cause cancer

2. In metastasis, the cancer cells spread through the blood and lymphatic system

Select the answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2