1. Dakhla Oasis, recently in news for a Roman-era tomb discovery, is located in which country?
[A] Egypt
[B] Libya
[C] Sudan
[D] Tunisia
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Correct Answer: A [Egypt ]
Notes:
A rare pyramid-shaped tomb dating to the Roman period has been discovered at Bir Al-Shaghala in Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis. The tomb is believed to date to the late 3rd or early 4th century AD, around 1,700 years old. Dakhla Oasis is located in the Western Desert of Egypt. It is one of Egypt’s major oases in the Sahara Desert, surrounded by arid desert landscapes. Its settlements depend heavily on groundwater, which supports agriculture and human habitation. Dakhla has been inhabited since ancient times and contains archaeological remains from Pharaonic, Ptolemaic, Roman and later Islamic periods.
2. India’s first PRAMAAN certificates were recently presented under which scheme in New Delhi?
[A] Green India Mission
[B] Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme
[C] National Afforestation Programme
[D] CAMPA Scheme
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Correct Answer: B [Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme]
Notes:
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav presented India’s first PRAMAAN certificates under the Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme (IFWCS) in New Delhi. The certificates were given to Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation (APFDC) for plantations covering 33,000 hectares, and to Govind Mohapatra, a bamboo farmer associated with the Odisha Bamboo Development Agency (OBDA). The event was organised by the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal, the operating agency for the scheme. PRAMAAN provides a national certification framework for forests, wood, agroforestry and non-timber forest products (NTFPs).
3. Who became the first Indian shooter to win gold in the women’s individual trap event at the Asian Games 2026?
[A] Esha Singh
[B] Manisha Keer
[C] Neeru Dhanda
[D] Aashima Ahlawat
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Correct Answer: C [Neeru Dhanda]
Notes:
Neeru Dhanda became the first Indian shooter to win gold in the women’s individual trap event at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. She scored 26 points in the final, ahead of China’s Sun Yunong and Kuwait’s Hajar Abdulmalik, who both scored 21. Earlier, Dhanda won silver in the women’s trap team event with Aashima Ahlawat and Manisha Keer. She also won her maiden ISSF World Cup gold in women’s trap at Lonato, Italy, in July 2026. Dhanda is associated with the Indian Army Marksmanship Unit and holds the rank of Naib Subedar.
4. The ‘PRAHAAR’ strategy, recently in the news, is related to which area?
[A] Disaster Management
[B] Border Infrastructure
[C] Cyber Diplomacy
[D] Counter-Terrorism
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Correct Answer: D [Counter-Terrorism]
Notes:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the ‘PRAHAAR – National CT Policy and Strategy’ conference in New Delhi. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) unveiled PRAHAAR, India’s national counter-terrorism policy and strategy, in February 2026. PRAHAAR focuses on strengthening India’s counter-terrorism response and is built around seven pillars: Prevention, Response, Aggregating Internal Capacities, Human Rights, Attenuating Conditions for Terrorism, Aligning International Efforts, and Recovery & Resilience. The strategy will be reviewed and strengthened continuously over the next 10 years.
5. India’s first steel bridge for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project has been installed in which district of Maharashtra?
[A] Palghar
[B] Thane
[C] Pune
[D] Raigad
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Correct Answer: B [Thane]
Notes:
India’s first steel bridge for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project has been installed over NH-3 (Nashik Highway) at Dive-Anjur village in Bhiwandi, Thane district, Maharashtra. The bridge is 100 metres long and weighs around 1,405 metric tonnes. It was installed during night-time traffic blocks to minimise disruption to highway traffic. The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) is implementing the high-speed rail project. The Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor has 28 planned steel bridges, of which 16 have been completed.
