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Prelims Booster 25 MAY 2026 – 5 UPSC & State PSC Practice Questions for Prelims

 1. " Dubare Elephant Camp " is located in which state?

a) Kerala

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Karnataka

d) Madhya Pradesh


Answer. c) Karnataka

Context: 

1. A 33-year-old tourist from Chennai was tragically killed at Dubare Elephant Camp when a captive elephant lost its balance during a fight and fell on her, prompting the Karnataka Forest Minister to order a probe.

2. Dubare Elephant Camp is situated on the scenic banks of the Kaveri River in the Kodagu (Coorg) district of Karnataka.


2. "Danakil Depression" and " Lake Tana" are located in which country?

a) Argentina

b) Mozambique

d) Denmark

d) Ethiopia


Answer. d) Ethiopia

Context: 

1. India and Ethiopia officially signed a milestone bilateral market access protocol in Geneva to accelerate Ethiopia’s accession into the World Trade Organization (WTO).

2. Ethiopia acts as the primary Water Tower of East Africa. It hosts Lake Tana, the official source of the Blue Nile River.

3. The Danakil Depression is located in the Afar Triangle. This hyper-arid basin sits roughly 125 meters below sea level.


3. Brahmo Samaj was founded by whom?

a) Vivekananda

b) Dayananda Saraswati

c) Raja Rammohan Roy

d) Ravindranath Tagore


Answer. c) Raja Rammohan Roy


Context: 

1. Union Home Minister paid tribute to Raja Rammohan Roy on his birth anniversary, honoring his monumental role in modernizing the Bengali language and establishing the Brahmo Samaj to awaken Indian society against deep-seated superstitions and inequalities.

2. He established the Atmiya Sabha (1814) to campaign against idolatry and meaningless rituals.


4. The Troodos Mountains are located in which country?

a) Israel

b) Jordan

c) Cyprus

d) Turkey


Answer. c) Cyprus


Context: 

1. The President of Cyprus has arrived in India for a high-level state visit to hold bilateral talks with the Prime Minister of India in New Delhi to expand trade, defense, and India-EU structural cooperation.

2. Kyrenia Range, Troodos Mountains, and Mesaoria Plain are located in Cyprus.


5. Which country will host COP31 in 2026?

a) Indonesia

b) Australia

c) Cyprus

d) Turkey


Answer. d) Turkey


Context: 

1. At the Copenhagen Climate Ministers’ Meeting, Türkiye’s Environment Minister and COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum called for an aggressive global acceleration in economy-wide electrification to aggressively replace fossil fuels.

2. COP31 refers to the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), scheduled to take place in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, Türkiye.



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