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1. Consider the following statements with respect 3. Consider the following information:
to the Convention on Cluster Munitions:
River Mouth Origin
1. It prohibits all use, production and
transfer of cluster munitions. 1. Danube Black Sea Black Forest
2. The existing stockpiles can be retained 2. Nile Mediterranean Lake
only with the coordination committee’s Sea Victoria
approval. 3. Volga Caspian Sea Valdai Hills
3. India is not a signatory to the treaty. 4. Yangtze South China Tanggula
4. Lithuania’s withdrawal is the first Sea Mountains
ever case of withdrawal from a treaty
prohibiting a whole class of weapons. In how many of the above row(s) is the given
information correctly matched?
Which of the above statement(s) is/are
correct? (a) Only one
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) Only two
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only (c) Only three
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only (d) All four
(d) 1, 3 and 4 only
4. David’s Sling and Arrow Defense System
2. Consider the following statements about the are defence strategies primarily belonging to
principal organs of the UN:
which of the following countries?
1. All the six organs were established in
(a) Germany
1945 when the UN was founded.
2. The Secretary-General of the UN is (b) Israel
appointed by the Security Council on (c) France
the recommendation of the General (d) Russia
Assembly for a 5-year, renewable term. 5. What is the primary significance of India
3. The International Court of Justice is becoming a member of the Missile Technology
the only principal organ of the United
Control Regime (MTCR)?
Nations not located in the United States
of America. (a) India gains permission to conduct
missile tests in international waters
Which of the above statements are correct?
under the supervision of MTCR.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3 (b) India is allowed to develop nuclear-
(c) 1 and 3 capable long-range missiles without
(d) 1, 2 and 3 international restrictions.

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 (c) India gains access to high-end missile Which country is being referred to in the
technology and can now export missile above statements?
systems. (a) Algeria
(d) India can collaborate with Nuclear (b) Democratic Republic of Congo
Suppliers Group (NSG) countries (c) South Africa
to develop intercontinental ballistic (d) Sudan
missiles (ICBMs). 9. ‘Danakil Depression’ , often seen in the news
6. Consider the following pairs: for being one of the world’s hottest places, is
located in which of the following countries?
Island Country Associated (a) Ethiopia
1. Assumption Island Madagascar (b) Somalia
2. Diego Garcia United Kingdom (c) Kenya
(d) Tanzania
3. Réunion Island Seychelles
4. Agalega Island Mauritius 10. Consider the following statements:
Statement I: In India, nuclear retaliatory
How many of the above given pairs are
correctly matched? attacks can only be authorised by the civilian
political leadership through the Nuclear
(a) Only one Command Authority.
(b) Only two
(c) Only three Statement II: India is not a member of the
(d) All four Nuclear Supplier Group.
7. The Eastern Maritime Corridor between Which one of the following is correct with
Chennai and Vladivostok has enhanced India- respect to the above statements?
Russia trade by reducing shipping time and (a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
costs. It passes through how many of the correct, and Statement-II is the correct
following water bodies? explanation for Statement-I.
1. Sea of Japan (b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
2. South China Sea correct, and Statement-II is not the
3. Malacca Strait correct explanation for Statement-I.
4. East China Sea (c) Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II
Select the answer using the codes given is incorrect.
below: (d) Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-
(a) Only one II is correct.
(b) Only two 11. Consider the following pairs:
(c) Only three
(d) All four Ethnic : Country
Groups
8. Consider the following statements:
1. Alawites : Syria
1. It is the second-largest country in Africa
2. Inuit : Yemen
by area.
3. Maasai : Kenya
2. It is home to the second-largest rainforest
in the world after the Amazon. Which of the above pair(s) is/are correctly
3. The country gained independence from matched?
Belgium in 1960. (a) 1 and 2
4. The eastern region of this country, home (b) 2 only
to tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold, has (c) 1 and 3
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12. What are the duties of the Chief of Defence (b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II
Staff (CDS) as Head of the Department of are correct and Statement-II is not the
Military Affairs? correct explanation for Statement-I
1. Permanent Chairman of Chiefs of Staff (c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II
Committee is incorrect
2. Exercise military command over the (d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II
three Service Chiefs is correct
3. Principal Military Advisor to Defence
15. Which of the following correctly describes
Minister on all tri-Service matters
CrowdStrike, recently in the news?
Select the correct answer using the code given (a) A cloud computing company focused
below:
on delivering cloud infrastructure, data
(a) 1, 2 and 3 backup, and disaster recovery services.
(b) 1 and 2 only (b) data management company known for
(c) 2 and 3 only
providing cloud infrastructure, data
(d) 1 and 3 only
protection, and storage solutions
13. Consider the following pairs: (c) A network security provider focused on
preventing cyberattacks through cloud
Oil-rich Regions Country
and on-premise solutions.
Santos Basin Ethiopia (d) A cloud security company specializing
Kashgan Field Kazakhstan in cybersecurity and threat intelligence
Ogaden Basin USA services.
Permian Basin Brazil 16. Consider the following pairs:
How many of the pair(s) given above is/are Real-world GATS Mode of
correctly matched? scenarios involving Supply
(a) Only one international trade
(b) Only two in services
(c) Only three Indian student Mode 1: Cross-
(d) All four enrolls in Harvard border supply
14. Consider the following statements: Business School
Statement-I: Online mental Mode 2:
health consultation Consumption abroad
The Colombo Conclave and the Colombo from India to the
Process are two parallel platforms that US via Zoom.
promote regional security and migration
governance respectively in the Indian Ocean Tesla opens a Mode 3: Commercial
Region (IOR). manufacturing presence
plant in Gujarat,
Statement- II: India.
The Colombo Process is a regional consultative An Indian Mode 4: Movement
process focused on managing labor migration construction of Natural Persons
from South and Southeast Asian countries to company sends
other parts of the world. workers to Saudi
Which one of the following is correct in Arabia.
respect of the above statements? How many pair(s) given above is/are correctly
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II matched?
are correct and Statement-II correctly (a) Only one pair
explains Statement-I (b) Only two pairs

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 (c) Only three pairs Which of the statements given above is/are
(d) All four pairs correct?
17. The Atlantic migration route, which has seen (a) 1 and 2 only
a significant increase in migrant arrivals in (b) 2 only
recent years, is characterized by which of the (c) 2 and 3 only
following features? (d) 3 only
1. It connects East Africa to Europe. 20. Consider the following characteristics of a
2. Most migrants on this route are from desert region:
high-income countries facing climate-
1. It is the driest non polar desert in the
induced displacement.
world, with some areas never having
3. It is considered one of the most
dangerous sea migration routes in the recorded rainfall.
world due to pirates. 2. It is known for its vast salt flats and rich
deposits of lithium, a critical mineral for
How many of the above statement(s) is/ are battery production.
correct?
3. Instead of located between two mountain
(a) Only one ranges: the Andes to the east and the
(b) Only two
Chilean Coast Range to the west.
(c) All three
4. It is known for its extreme aridity due to
(d) None
the rain shadow effect, high air pressure,
18. Consider the following pairs: and the cold Humboldt Current.
Visa Description Which of the following deserts best fits the
1. TN visa : Travel within South above description?
American countries (a) Patagonia Desert
(b) Atacama Desert
2. Schengen visa : Travel across (c) Kalahari Desert
European countries
(d) Namib Desert
3. Mercosur visa : Travel between 21. Consider the following statements regarding
Canada, the United the National Security Advisor (NSA) of India:
States, and Mexico
1. It can directly approve the deployment
How many of the above pair(s) is/are correct? of the armed forces along international
(a) Only one borders in case of external aggression.
(b) Only two 2. It is appointed by the President of India
(c) All three on the recommendation of the Cabinet
(d) None Committee on Security (CCS).
19. Consider the following statements regarding 3. The National Security Council
the Five Eyes Alliance: Secretariat (NSCS) reports directly to
1. It is an intelligence-sharing alliance the Prime Minister.
that operates in the NATO framework Which of the statements given above are
to strengthen collective security and incorrect?
counter cyber threats. (a) 1 and 2 only
2. The alliance was originally formed (b) 2 and 3 only
during World War II for naval intelligence
(c) 1 and 3 only
cooperation but later expanded to
(d) 1,2 and 3
counter Cold War espionage.
3. Membership in the Five Eyes Alliance 22. Consider the following scenarios:
is open to any democratic country 1. A viral social media post is inciting
that upholds strong cybersecurity and communal violence, and i4C is asked to
intelligence-sharing protocols. delete the content immediately.

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 2. A deepfake video of a politician goes 24. Which of the following countries share a land
viral, and i4C is asked to assist the border with Italy?
police with forensic analysis. 1. France
3. A cyberattack on India’s power grid 2. Switzerland
is suspected to be foreign-sponsored, 3. Austria
and i4C is asked to launch a counter- 4. Slovenia
cyberattack. 5. Greece
4. A large-scale financial scam occurs, Select the answer from the codes given below:
and i4C is asked to coordinate with
(a) 1 and 2 only
banks and CERT-In to freeze suspicious
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
accounts.
(c) 1,2, 3 and 4 only
In how many of the following situations (d) 1, 2, 3 ,4 and 5
would the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination
25. Arrange the following agreements between
Centre (i4C) exceed its legal jurisdiction or
India and Pakistan in chronological order:
act beyond its official powers?
1. Tashkent Declaration
(a) Only one
2. Indus Water Treaty
(b) Only two
3. Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack
(c) Only three
Each Installations and Facilities
(d) All four
4. Agreement on Reducing the Risk from
23. Operation Prahar, one of the recent operations Accidents Relating to Nuclear Weapons
conducted by the Central Reserve Police
Force (CRPF), was carried out in which of the Select the answer using the code given below:
following states? (a) 1, 2, 3,4
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) 2, 3, 1, 4
(b) Chattisgarh (c) 2, 1, 3,4
(c) Odisha (d) 1, 4, 2, 3
(d) Jharkhand

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