05 Nov, 2025

1. With reference to the Employee’s Enrolment Scheme 2025 (EES-2025), consider the following statements:

  1. It is a one-time voluntary compliance window for enrolling employees omitted from EPF coverage since 2014.
  2. Under the scheme, employers must pay both employer and employee contributions for the entire past period.
  3. The scheme is applicable even to establishments facing inquiry under Section 7A of the EPF Act.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements regarding CMS-03 (GSAT-7R):

  1. It is India’s heaviest satellite launched from Indian soil.
  2. It primarily provides multi-band secure communication support for the Indian Navy.
  3. It uses foreign-designed payload technology to enhance bandwidth.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3. Which of the following features make the Rowmari–Donduwa Wetland Complex a potential Ramsar Site?

  1. It hosts more waterbirds than existing Ramsar sites in Northeast India.
  2. It lies entirely within Kaziranga National Park.
  3. It supports rare and critically endangered waterbird species.
  4. It forms part of a wildlife corridor between Kaziranga and Orang.

Select the correct answer:

4. With reference to amphipods, consider the following statements:

  1. They are crustaceans typically found only in marine ecosystems.
  2. They play an important ecological role as detritivores.
  3. Deep-sea amphipods tend to be the largest within the group.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5. Consider the following statements regarding Pilia malenadu:

  1. It belongs to the family Salticidae.
  2. It has been found on a wide variety of plant species.
  3. Species of the Pilia genus were last recorded more than a century ago.

Which of the statements given above are correct?