UPSC Daily PIB Quiz for 30ᵗʰ October 2026

1) With reference to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) framework, consider the following statements:

1. Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs) may be recognised outside formally designated protected areas, provided they deliver sustained, long-term in-situ biodiversity conservation outcomes.
2. The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety regulates the safe handling, transport and use of Living Modified Organisms, particularly in the context of transboundary movements.
3. The Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework provides for four long-term goals for 2030 and 23 targets for 2050.
4. Access and Benefit Sharing seeks to ensure that benefits arising from the utilisation of genetic resources are shared fairly and equitably.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

2) With reference to the Khelo India Sports Goods Manufacturing Scheme, consider the following statements:

1. The scheme seeks to develop integrated manufacturing zones through convergence with the BHAVYA Scheme and NICDC Industrial Parks.
2. Anchor Investment Support provides capital expenditure assistance to investors committing a minimum investment of ₹100 crore.
3. Turnover Linked Support is available to manufacturers investing at least ₹10 crore, with incentives of up to 15%.
4. Certification assistance is intended exclusively for international sports federations and does not extend to domestic manufacturers seeking product certification.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

3) Consider the following statements regarding the NAMASTE Scheme:

1. It is a Central Sector Scheme jointly implemented by the Ministries of Social Justice and Empowerment and Housing and Urban Affairs.
2. Its coverage was expanded in June 2024 to include waste pickers engaged in solid waste management.
3. Emergency Response Sanitation Units are intended to support hazardous sanitation operations through trained personnel and safety equipment.
4. The scheme seeks to eliminate hazardous sanitation work through mechanisation while promoting alternative livelihoods and entrepreneurship among sanitation workers.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

4) With reference to the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), consider the following statements:

1. NCDC is a statutory corporation established under the National Cooperative Development Corporation Act, 1962.
2. Article 43B directs the State to promote voluntary formation, autonomous functioning, democratic control and professional management of cooperative societies.
3. Part IX-B of the Constitution applies uniformly to both multi-State and State cooperative societies, without being affected by the Supreme Court's 2021 judgment.
4. Sahakar Navachar Yojana provides grant assistance to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in cooperatives.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

5) With reference to PM-KISAN and the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), consider the following statements:

1. PM-KISAN is a Central Sector Scheme providing income support to eligible landholding farmer families, whereas AIF provides financing support for post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets.
2. The development of horticulture clusters under the initiative is intended to promote crop diversification through integrated production, processing, storage and marketing facilities.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?