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Prelims Booster - 24-February -2026 | 5 Questions| UPSC and State PSC

 1. Lohit Valley is located in which state?

a) Nagaland

b) Assam

c) Arunachal Pradesh

d) Himachal Pradesh


Answer. c) Arunachal Pradesh

Context: 

1. Massive forest fires have been raging across Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland for over a week, necessitating high-altitude aerial firefighting by the Indian Air Force (IAF).

2. Lohit Valley is located in Arunachal Pradesh. 

3.  Dzukou Valley is located between Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland. 



2. Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?

a) Arunachal Pradesh

b) Kerala

c) Odisha

d) Uttarakhand


Answer. d) Uttarakhand

Context: 

1. Smooth-coated otters were officially recorded for the first time in Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttarakhand, marking a significant conservation milestone.

2. It is located in the Nainital district, Uttarakhand.


3. Operation Demolishment is related to what?

a) Temple Development

b) Expanding Roads and Highways

c)  anti-Naxal operations

d) anti-drugs operations


Answer. c)  anti-Naxal operations

Context: 

1. Security forces have demolished over 200 Naxal-linked memorials and monuments in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh under Operation Demolishment, marking a new phase in anti-Naxal operations.

2. Operation Demolishment is a counter-insurgency initiative focused on dismantling memorials and monuments allegedly built by Naxal groups to glorify their leaders and spread extremist ideology.



4. AI Impact Summit 2026 was organized by which country?

a) India

b) China

c) USA

d) France


Answer. a) India

Context:

1.  The AI Impact Summit concluded in New Delhi with 89 countries and international organizations endorsing the New Delhi Declaration.

2. The New Delhi Declaration is a comprehensive, multi-nation consensus document aimed at governing the development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence.

3. Grounded in the philosophy of “Sarvajan Hitaya, Sarvajan Sukhaya” (Welfare for all, Happiness for all), it serves as a non-binding roadmap for international AI cooperation.


5. The Takeshima/Dokdo Islands are located near which country?

a) India

b) Indonesia

c) New Zealand

d) Japan


Answer. d) Japan


Context: 

1. South Korea lodged a firm diplomatic protest against Japan’s Takeshima Day, an annual event held in Shimane Prefecture to assert sovereignty over the disputed islets.

2. Both islands are located in the Sea of Japan (referred to as the East Sea by South Korea)



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