UPSC Daily PIB Quiz for 12ᵗʰ October 2026

1) With reference to the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY), consider the following statements:

1. The selection of districts takes into account agricultural productivity, cropping intensity and agricultural credit disbursement, along with each State/UT's share of net cropped area and operational holdings.
2. District Action Plans are intended to converge existing schemes around locally identified agricultural constraints rather than prescribe an identical package of interventions for every selected district.
3. The scheme's monitoring framework distinguishes output indicators from outcome indicators, allowing implementation progress to be assessed separately from improvements in agricultural performance.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

2) With reference to pulse production and procurement in India, consider the following statements:

1. Biological nitrogen fixation can reduce a legume crop's dependence on externally supplied nitrogen, although the extent depends on soil and biological conditions.
2. Procurement at MSP can reduce price risk for participating farmers but cannot, by itself, eliminate production risks arising from adverse weather.
3. Under the Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses, NAFED and NCCF are designated to procure Tur, Urad and Masoor from willing, registered farmers under the Price Support Scheme.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

3) Consider the following statements about the GST framework:

1. IGST facilitates taxation of inter-State supplies, while CGST and SGST generally apply to intra-State supplies.
2. Input Tax Credit helps reduce cascading taxation by allowing eligible tax paid on inputs to be set off against output tax liability.
3. The destination-based character of GST means that tax revenue is generally attributed to the place of production rather than consumption.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

4) With reference to Exercise KONKAN-26, consider the following statements:

1. It is a bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
2. INS Trishul participated in the exercise on behalf of the Indian Navy.
3. The exercise includes operational activities across air, surface and sub-surface domains.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

5) Consider the following statements regarding Exercise INDRA-2026:

1. It is a bilateral naval exercise between the Indian Navy and the Russian Federation Navy.
2. INS Sahyadri arrived at Vladivostok, Russia, to participate in the exercise.
3. The exercise comprises a harbour phase followed by a sea phase.

Which of the statements given above are correct?