UPSC Daily PIB Quiz for 10ᵗʰ September 2026

1) With reference to India’s industrial-corridor development, consider the following statements:

1. Industrial Smart Cities under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme are intended to provide plug-and-play infrastructure to facilitate manufacturing investment.
2. Integration of industrial nodes with multimodal transport infrastructure is consistent with the objectives of PM GatiShakti.
3. The Industrial Corridor Land Platform uses GIS-based information to assist investors in selecting industrial locations.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

2) District Skill Development Plans (DSDPs), as highlighted under Skill Manthan, represent which one of the following approaches to skill development?

3) A researcher is attempting to improve the efficiency of a solar-driven water-splitting system without relying on scarce or expensive metals. Which of the following developments from recent Indian research is most directly relevant?

4) With reference to ORV Sagar Manthan, consider the following statements:

1. Its capability to deploy ROVs and AUVs allows scientific investigation of deep-ocean environments that are difficult to access directly.
2. Its role in studying mid-oceanic ridges is relevant to exploration of deep-sea mineral resources as well as establishing environmental baselines.
3. Its scientific functions are restricted to seabed mineral exploration and do not extend to atmospheric or water-column observations.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

5) Consider the following statements regarding deep-sea macrofauna taxonomy:

1. DNA barcoding can complement traditional morphological identification in biodiversity assessment.
2. Standardised taxonomic methods are important for comparing biodiversity data generated from different deep-sea regions.
3. Reliable taxonomic information is relevant to environmental assessment of seabed exploration activities.

Which of the statements given above are correct?