UPSC Daily PIB Quiz for 1ˢᵗ October 2026

1) Consider the following statements regarding the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI):

1. ASI provides important inputs for the compilation of National Accounts Statistics, but its coverage is not synonymous with the entire manufacturing sector of India.
2. An establishment with 100 or more employees can fall within ASI coverage through the Business Register of Establishments maintained by the State Government, even if it does not fall under the specified factory-registration provisions.
3. ASI is released by Office of Economic Advisor, Ministry of Commerce and Industries.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2) Which one of the following correctly captures the institutional arrangement behind ‘CAG–BHASHINI Anuvaad’?

3) With reference to Green Energy Corridor Phase-III (GEC-III), consider the following statements:

1. GEC-III primarily addresses the challenge of evacuating renewable power by strengthening transmission infrastructure within States/UTs.
2. Battery Energy Storage Systems under the scheme can help manage renewable intermittency as well as peak-hour demand and transmission congestion.
3. Under the scheme, greenfield intra-state transmission projects are to be developed on a Cost Plus Basis, whereas brownfield strengthening is undertaken through Tariff Based Competitive Bidding.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

4) Consider the following statements regarding the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME):

1. CHIME is a radio telescope that uses hydrogen as a tracer of the large-scale distribution of matter in the Universe.
2. Hydrogen intensity mapping attempts to detect the aggregate emission from large quantities of hydrogen rather than resolving every individual galaxy.
3. The characteristic 21-cm signal used in hydrogen mapping originates from the hyperfine transition of neutral atomic hydrogen.
4. CHIME is primarily an optical telescope designed to directly image distant galaxies and measure their visible-light spectra.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

5) Consider the following statements regarding AIME-2026:

1. Timor-Leste became the latest observer state of ASEAN.
2. AIME is a maritime exercise involving India and ASEAN member states and is distinct from a bilateral exercise between India and any one ASEAN country.
3. The exercise is consistent with India's Act East Policy and its broader maritime-security engagement in the Indo-Pacific.

Which of the statements given above are correct?