UPSC Daily PIB Quiz for 30ᵗʰ September 2026

1) With reference to nanomedicine, consider the following statements:

1. Nanoparticle-based nucleic-acid delivery can help protect DNA or RNA molecules from degradation and facilitate their delivery into target cells.
2. Nanotoxicology is concerned with assessing the potential adverse effects of nanomaterials and is therefore relevant to the safety evaluation of nanopharmaceuticals.
3. Targeted drug delivery necessarily ensures that a therapeutic agent reaches only the intended cells, thereby eliminating systemic toxicity.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

2) Consider the following statements regarding the institutional framework referred to in the context of ‘Viksit Panchayat’:

1. The Eleventh Schedule contains subjects that may be devolved to Panchayats, but their actual transfer of functions, funds and functionaries depends substantially on State legislation.
2. The District Planning Committee is constitutionally mandated to consolidate the plans prepared by Panchayats and Municipalities and prepare a draft development plan for the district.
3. The Panchayat Advancement Index is a constitutional body established under Part IX to monitor the devolution of the Eleventh Schedule subjects.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

3) Consider the following statements:

1. The Bonn Challenge seeks to bring 350 million hectares of degraded and deforested landscapes under restoration by 2030.
2. India’s commitment under the Bonn Challenge is to restore 26 million hectares of degraded and deforested land by 2030.
3. Forest and Landscape Restoration is concerned only with increasing tree or forest cover and does not ordinarily incorporate livelihood considerations of local communities.
4. The FAO Committee on Forestry is the highest forestry statutory body of the FAO.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

4) Which one of the following correctly describes Exercise KAZIND-2026?

5) Consider the following pairs:

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?