1. Yedshi Ramling Ghat Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [Maharashtra]
Notes:
A young male tiger recently travelled 450 km from Vidarbha and settled in Yedshi Ramling Ghat Wildlife Sanctuary after decades of no big cat presence. The sanctuary is in Osmanabad District, Maharashtra, and was established on May 23, 1997. It covers 22.38 sq. km in the Balaghat range of the Sahyadri hills. It has the ancient Ramling Temple of Lord Shiva, a waterfall, and a cave linked to Ramayana legends.
2. INS Kadmatt recently participated in which country’s 50th Independence Day celebrations?
[A] Fiji
[B] Papua New Guinea
[C] Indonesia
[D] Australia
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Correct Answer: B [Papua New Guinea]
Notes:
Recently, the Indian Navy Band participated in the grand Military Tattoo at Port Moresby during Papua New Guinea’s 50th Independence Day celebrations. Papua New Guinea is an island nation in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It shares its western border with Indonesia. Australia lies to its south and Solomon Islands to its south-east. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, Bismarck Sea, Solomon Sea, Coral Sea, Torres Strait, and Gulf of Papua. This event highlights India’s growing cultural and defence ties with Pacific Island nations.
3. Rattle Hydroelectric Project, which was recently seen in news due to landslide, is located in which state/UT?
[A] Jammu and Kashmir
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Assam
[D] Himachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: A [Jammu and Kashmir]
Notes:
Five persons were injured in a recent landslide at the Rattle Hydroelectric Project in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. It is an 850 MW run-of-river hydroelectric power plant on the Chenab River. The project is developed by Ratle Hydroelectric Power Corporation (RHPCL), a joint venture of Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC) and National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC). National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) holds 51% and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC) holds 49% equity.
4. Where was the 18th International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO-2025) held?
[A] Australia
[B] Japan
[C] Indonesia
[D] China
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Correct Answer: D [China]
Notes:
Recently, the Union Minister of State for Science & Technology felicitated Indian student winners of the 18th International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO-2025) held in Jining, China. Team India won 7 medals – 1 Gold, 4 Silver, 2 Bronze – and 3rd Prize in International Geoscience Youth Movement (I-GYM) Reporter category. IESO was established in 2003 by the International Geoscience Education Organization (IGEO). It is an annual competition for Class IX–XII students worldwide to promote earth science awareness through teamwork and idea exchange. India has participated since 2007 and hosted the 10th edition in Mysore in 2013.
5. The Himalayan brown bear is found mainly in which Indian states?
[A] Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
[B] Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
[C] Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
[D] Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland
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Correct Answer: C [Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand]
Notes:
Recently, conflict between humans and Himalayan brown bears has been rising across the Himalayas. The Himalayan brown bear is also called Himalayan red bear, isabelline bear, or Dzu-Teh and is a subspecies of the brown bear. It is mainly found in northwestern and central Himalayas in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet. In India, it is found in small, isolated populations in alpine and subalpine habitats of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) conservation status is Critically Endangered.
