Prelims Mantra (Practice Questions) (12/08/2026)
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements regarding the recent study on Zanskar glaciers in Ladakh:
1) Glacier surface flow velocity has slowed over the period 1992–2023.
2) The rate of glacier surface thinning has accelerated over the past two decades.
3) The Zanskar region receives most of its winter snowfall from mid-latitude westerly disturbances.
4) All Himalayan glaciers studied showed identical rates of thinning and velocity change.
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Answer: C
Explanation: Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. Statement 1: flow velocity slowed by 2.4 m/year per decade (1992-2023). Statement 2: thinning accelerated from ~0.22 m/year (2000-05) to ~0.57 m/year (2015-20). Statement 3: Zanskar’s snowfall comes predominantly from winter westerly disturbances, not the summer monsoon. Statement 4 is incorrect — the study explicitly notes spatial variability, with glacier geometry, debris cover and terminus conditions affecting local rates; researchers caution against extrapolating uniformly across all glaciers in the Zanskar basin from the 12 studied.
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Answer: C
Explanation: Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. Statement 1: flow velocity slowed by 2.4 m/year per decade (1992-2023). Statement 2: thinning accelerated from ~0.22 m/year (2000-05) to ~0.57 m/year (2015-20). Statement 3: Zanskar’s snowfall comes predominantly from winter westerly disturbances, not the summer monsoon. Statement 4 is incorrect — the study explicitly notes spatial variability, with glacier geometry, debris cover and terminus conditions affecting local rates; researchers caution against extrapolating uniformly across all glaciers in the Zanskar basin from the 12 studied.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
With reference to the Tribunal Reforms Bill, 2026, which of the following statements is/are NOT correct?
1) The Bill was enacted in direct response to the Supreme Court’s judgment in Rojer Mathew v. Union of India (2019).
2) The Bill restores five-year terms for tribunal members, reversing the framework struck down from the 2021 Ordinance.
3) Complaints against tribunal members are routed directly to the National Tribunals Commission without any Ministerial involvement.
4) The Bill leaves qualifications and service conditions of tribunal members to be prescribed through future executive rules.
Correct
Answer: C
Explanation: Statement 3 is incorrect — complaints against tribunal members must first pass through the concerned administrative Ministry before reaching the NTC, preserving a channel for Ministerial interference. Statement 1 is technically imprecise but broadly acceptable as background context since Rojer Mathew (2019) first recommended the NTC; however, the Bill’s immediate trigger was the Supreme Court’s 2025 judgment in Madras Bar Association v. Union of India, which set a four-month deadline. Statements 2 and 4 are both correct and consistent with the Bill’s actual provisions.
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Answer: C
Explanation: Statement 3 is incorrect — complaints against tribunal members must first pass through the concerned administrative Ministry before reaching the NTC, preserving a channel for Ministerial interference. Statement 1 is technically imprecise but broadly acceptable as background context since Rojer Mathew (2019) first recommended the NTC; however, the Bill’s immediate trigger was the Supreme Court’s 2025 judgment in Madras Bar Association v. Union of India, which set a four-month deadline. Statements 2 and 4 are both correct and consistent with the Bill’s actual provisions.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I (Institution/Development) List II (Nodal Ministry/Authority)
1. National Disaster Response Force 1. Ministry of Law and Justice
2. National Tribunals Commission 2. Ministry of Home Affairs
3. Wildlife Institute of India 3. Ministry of External Affairs
4. India’s response to the Mecca Pact 4. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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Correct
Answer: A
Explanation: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) operates under the Ministry of Home Affairs (A-2). The National Tribunals Commission, created by the Tribunal Reforms Bill, 2026, falls administratively under the Ministry of Law and Justice (B-1). The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (C-4). India’s diplomatic response to the Mecca Pact is coordinated by the Ministry of External Affairs (D-3), in consultation with MHA and MoD on security dimensions.
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Answer: A
Explanation: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) operates under the Ministry of Home Affairs (A-2). The National Tribunals Commission, created by the Tribunal Reforms Bill, 2026, falls administratively under the Ministry of Law and Justice (B-1). The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (C-4). India’s diplomatic response to the Mecca Pact is coordinated by the Ministry of External Affairs (D-3), in consultation with MHA and MoD on security dimensions.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Which one of the following statements regarding the Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica) is correct?
Correct
Answer: B
Explanation: The Asiatic Lion is classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List and receives the highest level of legal protection under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Option (c) is incorrect — Gir remains the sole wild habitat; the Supreme Court-directed translocation to Kuno-Palpur, Madhya Pradesh, remains pending and contested since 2013. Option (d) is incorrect — the species is protected under CITES Appendix I, which governs international trade regardless of a species’ range being confined to one country.
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Answer: B
Explanation: The Asiatic Lion is classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List and receives the highest level of legal protection under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Option (c) is incorrect — Gir remains the sole wild habitat; the Supreme Court-directed translocation to Kuno-Palpur, Madhya Pradesh, remains pending and contested since 2013. Option (d) is incorrect — the species is protected under CITES Appendix I, which governs international trade regardless of a species’ range being confined to one country.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements with reference to the ‘Mecca Pact’ signed by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan in August 2026:
I. The pact converts Pakistan’s nuclear deterrence capability into a formal multilateral security guarantee.
II. Saudi Arabia’s substantial trade and diaspora stakes in India make it unlikely to direct the pact against India.
III. Türkiye’s history of raising Kashmir at the UNGA and supplying drones to Pakistan is strategically identical to Saudi Arabia’s posture towards India.
Which one of the following is correct regarding the relationships among the above statements?
Correct
Answer: A
Explanation: Statement II qualifies rather than negates the concern in Statement I — it distinguishes Saudi Arabia’s economic stakes in India (trade, diaspora, remittances) from Pakistan’s role as the pact’s nuclear-capable signatory, showing the pact’s implications for India are not uniform across all three signatories. Statement III is incorrect on its face: Türkiye’s posture (raising Kashmir at UNGA, supplying drones to Pakistan) is explicitly different from, not identical to, Saudi Arabia’s more India-friendly posture — so option (b) fails since II does not support III; rather II and III describe contrasting postures among signatories. Option (d) overstates the case — the pact does raise genuine, if calibrated, concerns given Pakistan’s multilateral nuclear shield and Türkiye’s anti-India positions.
Incorrect
Answer: A
Explanation: Statement II qualifies rather than negates the concern in Statement I — it distinguishes Saudi Arabia’s economic stakes in India (trade, diaspora, remittances) from Pakistan’s role as the pact’s nuclear-capable signatory, showing the pact’s implications for India are not uniform across all three signatories. Statement III is incorrect on its face: Türkiye’s posture (raising Kashmir at UNGA, supplying drones to Pakistan) is explicitly different from, not identical to, Saudi Arabia’s more India-friendly posture — so option (b) fails since II does not support III; rather II and III describe contrasting postures among signatories. Option (d) overstates the case — the pact does raise genuine, if calibrated, concerns given Pakistan’s multilateral nuclear shield and Türkiye’s anti-India positions.
