UPSC Daily PIB Quiz for 17ᵗʰ September 2026

1) With reference to the India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI), consider the following statements:

1. The index is intended to capture the progress of States and Union Territories in electric mobility rather than measuring EV sales alone.
2. A State can improve its position on the index through improvements in areas such as charging infrastructure and policy support, even without a proportional increase in its overall EV penetration.
3. The index is designed primarily to measure the environmental performance of electricity generation used for charging electric vehicles.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2) With reference to sustainable cooling and the Montreal Protocol, consider the following statements:

1. The environmental significance of refrigerant management can extend beyond ozone protection because some substitutes for ozone-depleting substances have substantial global warming potential.
2. The Kigali Amendment differs from the original ozone-protection focus of the Montreal Protocol in that it addresses a class of substances that generally does not deplete the ozone layer.
3. India's commitments under the Kigali Amendment involve a phase-down pathway for HFCs rather than treating HFCs in the same manner as ozone-depleting CFCs.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

3) Consider the following pairs related to India's climate-governance architecture:

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

4) With reference to Babu Jagjivan Ram, consider the following statements:

1. His political work combined representation of Scheduled Castes and weaker sections with participation in the broader national movement.
2. His tenure in the Union government included portfolios whose policy significance extended beyond social justice, including agriculture and defence.
3. His conception of social empowerment was concerned only with removal of legal disabilities and did not extend to political or economic participation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5) With reference to e-waste management and critical minerals, consider the following statements:

1. Recovery of materials from discarded electronic products can simultaneously address waste-management concerns and reduce pressure on primary mineral extraction.
2. The connection between e-waste recycling and critical-mineral security arises because electronic waste can contain materials that have economic and strategic value.
3. Under Special Campaign 6.0, the Ministry of Mines' e-waste initiative reflects a shift from treating discarded electronics merely as waste towards viewing them as a potential source of recoverable resources.

Which of the statements given above are correct?