Consider the following statements regarding constitutional safeguards in India:1.Article 371 provisions are located in Part XXI of the Indian Constitution.2.The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution is established under Article 239 to govern Union Territories directly.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
UPSC · current affairs quiz
Daily news quiz · 18 October 2026
Prelims-style MCQs from the 18 October 2026 daily news summary. Choose an option to see if you are right — two questions on each topic.
With reference to the administrative structures for regions in India, which of the following ministries/bodies is primarily examining potential constitutional safeguards for Ladakh under Article 371 provisions?
Consider the following statements regarding the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937:1.Section 2 of the Act deals with forms of divorce such as Talaq-e-Hasan.2.The Act replaced uniform civil codes across all religious communities in British India.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act of 1937 was enacted primarily to replace which of the following?
Consider the following statements regarding the NASA PUFFINS space telescope mission:1.It has been selected to study cosmic dust particles in the interstellar medium.2.It utilizes far-infrared polarimetry to study dust grains.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The primary technique utilized by the NASA PUFFINS mission to study dust grains in the interstellar medium is:
Consider the following statements regarding the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (LAHDCs):1.LAHDCs operate under Sixth Schedule constitutional provisions.2.The legal framework governing LAHDCs was recently amended to align with the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (LAHDCs) primarily operate under which of the following frameworks?
Consider the following statements regarding Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in India:1.ITIs operate under the aegis of the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT).2.The government recently approved cluster modernisation funds under the direct administration of the Ministry of Jal Shakti.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Under whose aegis do Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) primarily operate?
Consider the following statements regarding the semiconductor ecosystem in India:1.The Tamil Nadu semiconductor subsidy policy has delinked state sops from central government approvals.2.The India Semiconductor Mission functions as the central nodal agency under the Ministry of Finance.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to economic and manufacturing terms in technology, what best describes a 'Semiconductor Fab'?