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51.
The Pritzker Architecture Prize, announced for 2026, is widely considered the highest honor in which field?
A Literature
B Architecture
C Mathematics
D Economics
52.
The Himalayan Glacial Monitoring Initiative is crucial for predicting which of the following?
A Stock market fluctuations
B Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)
C Volcanic eruptions
D Tsunami warnings
53.
Which technology is primarily used in the Himalayan Glacial Monitoring Initiative for data collection?
A Satellite remote sensing and ground-based sensors
B Deep sea drilling
C Only manual paper-based surveys
D Sonar mapping
54.
What is the main purpose of the Himalayan Glacial Monitoring Initiative?
A To promote tourism in glacial regions
B To track glacial retreat and assess climate change impacts
C To extract minerals from glacial ice
D To build dams on all glacial lakes
55.
Under the National Wetland Restoration Mission 2026, what is the focus regarding community participation?
A Excluding local communities from wetland management
B Encouraging 'Wetland Mitras' for local conservation efforts
C Privatizing all wetland management to NGOs
D Restricting all human access to wetlands
56.
Which ministry is the nodal agency for the National Wetland Restoration Mission 2026?
A Ministry of Jal Shakti
B Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
C Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
D Ministry of Earth Sciences
57.
What is the primary objective of the National Wetland Restoration Mission 2026?
A To increase the number of Ramsar sites by 50%
B To restore and rejuvenate degraded wetlands across India
C To promote commercial fishing in protected wetlands
D To convert wetlands into urban infrastructure projects
58.
Which organization is responsible for the design and development of the indigenous 'Pralay' missile?
A Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
B Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
C Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
D Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
59.
What is the approximate strike range of the 'Pralay' missile?
A 50-100 km
B 150-500 km
C 700-1000 km
D Over 2000 km
60.
The 'Pralay' missile, recently flight-tested by DRDO, is classified as what type of missile?
A Air-to-air missile
B Surface-to-surface quasi-ballistic missile
C Anti-tank guided missile
D Submarine-launched ballistic missile