The new research centre at Banaskantha is the country's first dedicated facility for which breed?
- A.Sahiwal cattle
- B.Kankrej cattle
- C.Murrah buffalo
- D.Jaffarabadi buffalo
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Explanation
The correct answer is Kankrej cattle. The research centre at Banaskantha works under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission on the conservation and scientific breeding of indigenous animals, and it is the first facility of its kind in the country for the Kankrej breed. Options A, C and D are wrong as the answer to this particular question, although all three breeds are covered by the centre: Sahiwal and Gir are the other cattle breeds on its list, while Murrah, Mehsana and Jaffarabadi are the buffalo breeds it works with. The centre is also to use in-vitro fertilisation so that the traits of a high-yielding animal can be carried to the next generation. Candidates should remember both the full list of breeds and the single breed for which this is a first, because examiners use the other breeds as distractors.
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Practice Questions
Development projects of what value were launched at Banaskantha in Gujarat on 30 October 2026?
- A.More than Rs 6,500 crore
- B.More than Rs 14,000 crore
- C.More than Rs 21,000 crore
- D.More than Rs 35,000 crore
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Foundation stones were laid, inaugurations were made and projects were dedicated to the nation at Banaskantha for that combined value, and the list ran from a dairy research centre and two bio-CNG plants to two train services, metro rail extensions, a highway widening and thousands of Anganwadi centres.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following was flagged off at the Banaskantha event on 30 October 2026?
- A.Ahmedabad-Varanasi Sabarmati Express
- B.Ahmedabad-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express
- C.Mehsana-Jaipur Superfast Express
- D.Surat-Delhi Tejas Express
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Two train services were started from the Banaskantha event, this express and the Mehsana-Becharaji-Sabarmati MEMU service, while foundation stones were laid the same day for extensions of the Ahmedabad Metro towards GIFT City and the airport, and the Ahmedabad-Mehsana highway was announced for widening from four lanes to eight lanes.
Read the full explanation →Which force gave operational assistance in both the interceptions?
- A.Border Security Force
- B.Central Reserve Police Force
- C.Indo-Tibetan Border Police
- D.Assam Rifles
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In both interceptions, the one outside Aizawl on 29 October 2026 and the one at Dholai on 30 October 2026, officers of the revenue intelligence wing worked with the Assam Rifles, which is the force deployed along the stretch of the international boundary through which these consignments move.
Read the full explanation →The 50 kg of methamphetamine recovered in the two operations was made up of which quantities?
- A.25 kg of tablets and 25 kg of crystal meth
- B.35 kg of tablets and 15 kg of crystal meth
- C.30 kg of tablets and 20 kg of crystal meth
- D.40 kg of tablets and 10 kg of crystal meth
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In the first operation, near Aizawl on the Aizawl-Champhai road, officers recovered 30 brick-shaped packets of pinkish-orange tablets weighing 30 kg from a cavity built inside an office table with a storage cabinet.
Read the full explanation →Which agency seized 50 kg of methamphetamine in Mizoram and Assam in October 2026?
- A.Narcotics Control Bureau
- B.Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
- C.Central Bureau of Investigation
- D.National Investigation Agency
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The agency, which functions under the Ministry of Finance, carried out two intelligence-led operations one after the other in Mizoram and Assam and recovered 50 kg of methamphetamine, partly as tablets and partly as crystal meth, with the operational help of the Assam Rifles.
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