UPSC Daily PIB Quiz for 23ʳᵈ October 2026

1) With reference to the design of skill-development programmes in India, consider the following statements:

1. Linking a portion of training expenditure to employment outcomes can incentivise training providers to respond to labour-market demand, although placement numbers alone may not establish the quality or durability of employment.
2. Subsuming PM-DAKSH under PMKVY illustrates an approach to reducing duplication where overlapping job roles and delivery platforms exist across schemes.
3. As PM-DAKSH is a Central Sector Scheme, its implementation cannot involve training institutions empanelled under another government skill-development scheme.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

2) The promotion of the Thirukkural through Kashi Tamil Sangamam combines cultural exchange with the dissemination of classical literature. Consider the following statements:

1. The Thirukkural’s three divisions—Aram, Porul and Inbam—respectively address virtue, wealth and love.
2. Recognition as a Classical Language is determined solely by the number of native speakers and the language’s present-day official status.
3. The Eighth Schedule of the Constitution and the recognition of Classical Languages are distinct categories; inclusion in the former does not, by itself, establish the latter.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

3) Harvest festivals often express the relationship between agricultural cycles, local religious traditions and community identity. In this context, consider the following statements:

1. Nuakhai is associated with the offering and consumption of newly harvested rice and is particularly important in Western Odisha.
2. The timing and practices of harvest festivals can vary regionally because agricultural cycles and cultural traditions are not uniform across India.
3. Since Nuakhai is associated with a presiding deity, it is primarily a pan-Indian religious festival rather than a regionally rooted harvest tradition.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

4) A women-led Self-Help Group produces traditional food products and handicrafts. Despite receiving credit, its members struggle with inconsistent demand, weak branding and limited access to institutional buyers. Which intervention would most comprehensively address these constraints in line with the approach of DAY-NRLM and the SARAS Mela ecosystem?

5) Consider the following statements regarding India–Brazil–South Africa cooperation:

1. IBSAMAR is a trilateral naval exercise, while the IBSA Dialogue Forum provides a broader framework for cooperation among the same three countries.
2. Membership of the IBSA Dialogue Forum necessarily makes each participating country a member of BRICS.
3. Cooperation through naval exercises can improve operational familiarity and interoperability without creating a mutual-defence treaty among the participating countries.

Which of the statements given above are correct?