1. Exercise DUSTLIK is a military exercise between India and which country?
a) Oman
b) Somalia
c) Egypt
d) Uzbekistan
Answer. d) Uzbekistan
Context:
1. The Indian Army contingent has departed for Uzbekistan to participate in the 7th edition of Joint Military Exercise DUSTLIK, scheduled to be held at the Gurumsaray Field Training Area.
2. Raimona National Park is located in which state?
a) Assam
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer. a) Assam
Context:
1. A new species of gecko, named Cyrtodactylus raimonaensis, has been discovered in a forest fragment near Assam’s Kokrajhar district, close to the Raimona National Park.
2. Raimona National Park is a critical conservation area in India that serves as a gateway to the Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot. It was notified as Assam’s sixth national park in 2021 and is integral to the Golden Langur conservation
3. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happened in which year?
a) 1915
b) 1918
c) 1919
d) 1926
Answer. c) 1919
Context:
1. India marks the 107th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, paying homage to the hundreds of unarmed civilians killed by British forces in 1919.
2. The Rowlatt Act (1919): The British passed the Black Act, which allowed the government to imprison any person suspected of sedition without a trial for up to two years. This sparked widespread Rowlatt Satyagraha led by Mahatma Gandhi.
3. Baisakhi Gathering: April 13 was the festival of Baisakhi.
4. Hunter Commission: The British government appointed the Hunter Commission to investigate. While it censured Dyer, he was not prosecuted and was even hailed as a Saviour of the Punjab by some imperial loyalists in Britain.
4. Keytruda is used for which disease?
a) Cancer
b) Malaria
c) Pneumonia
d) White Skin
Answer. a) Cancer
Context:
1. Recent investigations have exposed a dangerous counterfeit market for Keytruda in India, where hospital-level breaches and high drug prices have led to fakes being sold to desperate patients.
2. Keytruda is the brand name for Pembrolizumab, a revolutionary immunotherapy drug used to treat various advanced and aggressive cancers.
5. The Lanjia Saora Community primarily lives in which state?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Odisha
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer. b) Odisha
Context:
1. The Lanjia Saora community is in the news for its resilient efforts to preserve its unique visual heritage, such as traditional metal earrings and tattoos, while adapting these customs to modern lifestyles.
2. They primarily inhabit the densely forested and hilly terrains of the Rayagada and Gajapati districts in southern Odisha.
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