1. Which famous city is located on the banks of "Musi River?
a) Pune
b) Indore
c) Bengaluru
d) Hyderabad
Answer. d) Hyderabad
Context: Musi River is in spate after heavy rains and water release from Osman Sagar & Himayat Sagar caused flooding in Hyderabad.
Musi River is a major tributary of the Krishna River.
2. The Wassenaar Arrangement is related to which of the following?
a) International trade of Endangered Species
b) Hazardous Chemical
c) Global climate change agreement
d) Export of conventional arms and dual-use goods & technologies
Answer: d) Control of export of conventional arms and dual-use goods & technologies
Context: The Wassenaar Arrangement faces calls for reform as its export-control framework struggles to regulate cloud services, SaaS models, and digital surveillance technologies.
3. Lake Maracaibo, one of the largest natural lakes in South America, is located in which country?
a) Brazil
b) Colombia
c) Venezuela
d) Peru
Answer: c) Venezuela
Lake Maracaibo is the largest Lake in South America, and it is a major oil hub.
Context: Venezuelan President is preparing to declare a state of emergency in response to what he calls US “aggression,” after American forces destroyed suspected Venezuelan drug boats and deployed warships near its coast
4. Who was the founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)?
a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b) Keshav Baliram Hedgewar
c) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
d) M. S. Golwalkar
Answer: b) Keshav Baliram Hedgewar;
RSS was founded on 27 September 1925 by K.B. Hedgewar, a physician from Nagpur.
Headquarters: Nagpur, Maharashtra.
It fosters unity among Hindus by transcending caste, regional, and sectarian divides.
It is a socio-cultural organisation promoting the idea of a Hindu Rashtra.
5. Carlsberg Ridge is located in which ocean?
a) Pacific Ocean
b) Atlantic Ocean
c) Indian Ocean
d) Arctic Ocean
Answer. c) Indian Ocean;
Carlsberg Ridge is a major mid-ocean ridge system in the Indian Ocean (Arabian Sea) formed by seafloor spreading.
Context: India has secured a second exploration contract from the International Seabed Authority (ISA) for Polymetallic Sulphides (PMS) in the Carlsberg Ridge, Indian Ocean.
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