Consider the following statements regarding the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) corridor of the Reserve Bank of India:1.The Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) allows liquidity absorption without requiring the RBI to provide collateral government securities.2.The Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate is pegged below the policy Repo rate, while the SDF is pegged above it.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
UPSC · current affairs quiz
Current affairs quiz · 11 October 2026
Prelims-style MCQs from the 11 October 2026 news and PIB notes. Use the chips to practise News + PIB together, or one source alone.
With reference to the monetary policy tools of the Reserve Bank of India, what is the primary role of the Weighted Average Call Rate (WACR)?
Consider the following statements regarding the Reserve Bank of India's foreign exchange interventions:1.Direct foreign exchange intervention by the RBI alters net foreign exchange assets without immediate open market operations.2.Public sector oil marketing companies are exclusively regulated and managed directly by the Ministry of Finance rather than acting as independent commercial enterprises.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
In the context of financial markets, what does the 'Spot Exchange Market' primarily refer to?
Consider the following statements regarding the Central Water Commission (CWC):1.The CWC monitors weekly live storage of major reservoirs across designated zones in India.2.The Central Water Commission functions under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the following correctly defines 'Live Storage' in the context of reservoir management?
Consider the following statements regarding the Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016:1.The Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016 provides for the death penalty in cases where hijacking causes death.2.The statute is administered and enforced globally under the direct administrative supervision of the Ministry of Rural Development.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
What is the primary objective of the Beijing Protocol of 2010 in international aviation law?
Consider the following statements regarding the Global Initiative on AI for Agri-Food Systems (GI-AI4FS):1.GI-AI4FS is coordinated by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in collaboration with FAO, IFAD, and WFP.2.The Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) functions under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
What is the role of the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) within India's technology ecosystem?
Consider the following statements regarding the Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV) project:1.Yard 3040 ('Shreyas') was launched at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.2.NGOPVs are exclusively constructed by a single shipyard in Mumbai to maintain design uniformity.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) associated with naval operations and coastal states, consider the following:It refers to an area of the sea stretching up to how many nautical miles from a coastal state's baseline over which it has sovereign resource rights?
Consider the following statements about the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2026:1.It is a national challenge organized under the International Telecommunication Union's 'AI for Good' programme.2.The initiative is supported by the Ministry of Rural Development as the nodal implementation agency.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The I-Hub Foundation for Cobotics, which supports tech challenges in India, operates as a Technology Innovation Hub under which of the following frameworks?
Consider the following statements regarding the Science and Technology (S&T) Clusters Initiative:1.S&T Clusters are established under the umbrella of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.2.The RuTAG initiative works independently and has no functional overlap with S&T clusters in resolving technology bottlenecks.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which office or authority chaired the Fourth All S&T Clusters' Meet held in Chandigarh?
Consider the following statements about the Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY):1.PMDDKY targets 100 aspirational agricultural districts selected based on productivity, cropping intensity, and credit flow.2.The scheme is administered exclusively by the Ministry of Jal Shakti to boost irrigation efficiency.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
In the context of agricultural economics and schemes like PMDDKY, what does 'Cropping Intensity' specifically measure?