UPSC Daily PIB Quiz for 5ᵗʰ November 2026

1) With reference to the VISTAR Scheme, consider the following statements:

1. The scheme seeks to integrate alternative data sources, including mobile phone, scanner and e-commerce data, with conventional statistical surveys.
2. The proposed National Statistical Business Register will use information generated through the Economic Census as an important baseline.
3. Support for Statistical Strengthening (SSS 2.0) is intended to improve sub-national statistical capabilities, including State and District GDP estimation.
4. The Economic Census under VISTAR will cover agricultural establishments and their workers up to the Gram Panchayat level.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

2) Consider the following statements regarding the Capex Support Scheme for Critical Mineral Processing:

1. The scheme provides capital subsidy support for establishing domestic lithium and nickel processing facilities.
2. Cobalt recovery is envisaged as a potential by-product of nickel processing under the scheme.
3. Beneficiaries will be selected through a two-stage process involving technical qualification followed by financial bidding.
4. The scheme provides an identical minimum processing capacity requirement for lithium and nickel plants.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

3) With reference to grid-scale energy storage and the Viability Gap Funding Scheme, consider the following statements:

1. Pumped Storage Projects store energy by using surplus electricity to pump water to an elevated reservoir, which can subsequently be released to generate electricity.
2. Battery Energy Storage Systems can help address the temporal mismatch between renewable electricity generation and demand.
3. The approved scheme mandates a Domestic Content Requirement of at least 40% for all three categories of energy storage technologies covered under it.
4. Viability Gap Funding seeks to improve the financial feasibility of infrastructure projects that may not otherwise attract adequate investment.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

4) With reference to Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) and the POCSO Act, 2012, consider the following statements:

1. Section 28 of the POCSO Act provides for the establishment of Special Courts for trying offences under the Act.
2. Under Section 35, the Special Court should, as far as possible, complete the trial within one year from taking cognisance of the offence.
3. The Central share of the continued FTSC scheme is financed through the Nirbhaya Fund.
4. The presumption under Section 29 of the POCSO Act applies to every offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, irrespective of whether it falls within the POCSO framework.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

5) With reference to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and the Network Anubhav Platform, consider the following statements:

1. The platform integrates consumer-generated network test data from MySpeed and MyCall with TRAI's independent drive-test data to provide geospatial information on telecom service performance.
2. The MySpeed SDK enables eligible third-party applications to integrate connectivity-measurement capabilities, potentially expanding the geographical coverage of network observations.

Which of the statements given above are correct?