1. Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Sikkim
c) Assam
d) Kerala
Answer. c) Assam
Context: Experts, researchers, and forest officials have joined forces to seek Ramsar site status for the Rowmari–Donduwa wetland complex in Assam’s Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary, after it recorded higher bird diversity than existing Ramsar sites in Northeast India.
2. Darfur city often appears in the news. It is located in which country?
a) Egypt
b) Syria
c) Iraq
d) Sudan
Answer. d) Sudan
Context: Sudan’s civil war, now in its third year, has escalated after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured El Fasher, the last major city in Darfur under army control — deepening fears of genocide, partition, and regional instability.
3. Gogabeel Lake is located in which state?
a) Bihar
b) Jharkhand
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Assam
Answer. a) Bihar
Context:
1. Gogabeel Lake in Katihar district, Bihar, has been officially added to the list of Ramsar Sites, becoming India’s 94th Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention.
2. It is a natural oxbow lake—a crescent-shaped waterbody formed by the meandering of rivers—located between the Ganga and Mahananda rivers.
4. "Project Suncatcher" is related to?
a) Solar Vehicle
b) Data Center
c) Rocket
d) Fighter Jet
Answer. b) Data Center
Context:
1. Project Suncatcher is Google’s research initiative to create solar-powered AI data centres in space.
2. It aims to reduce Earth’s carbon footprint.
5. Typhoon Kalmaegi is a tropical cyclone that developed over the ---
a) Indian Ocean
b) Atlantic Ocean
d) Australians' Coat
d) Western Pacific Ocean
Answer. d) Western Pacific Ocean
Context:
1. Typhoon Kalmaegi struck Vietnam’s central coast, forcing flight cancellations and mass evacuations after killing over 114 people in the Philippines, where it caused widespread flooding, destruction, and displacement.
2. It developed over the western Pacific Ocean
3. Kalmaegi formed over the Philippine Sea
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