UPSC Daily PIB Quiz for 8ᵗʰ October 2026

1) With reference to environmental-economic accounting in India, consider the following statements:

1. The SEEA framework seeks to integrate environmental information with economic statistics without replacing the System of National Accounts.
2. Material Flow Accounts focus on the physical movement of materials through an economy rather than their monetary valuation alone.
3. Environmental-economic accounting can help incorporate changes in natural-resource assets into economic policy analysis.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

2) The Dhokra works featured in the Chhattisgarh cultural collection are associated with a traditional metal-casting process. Which one of the following correctly describes the underlying technique?

3) With reference to the High-Altitude Platform System (HAPS) recently tested by DRDO, consider the following statements:

1. HAPS operates in the stratosphere and can provide persistent surveillance over a designated area.
2. Unlike a conventional satellite, a HAPS remains within the atmosphere and can potentially be recovered and redeployed.
3. Its operation at very high altitude eliminates the need for coordination with civil aviation authorities.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

4) Consider the following statements regarding Additive Manufacturing (AM):

1. Because AM is inherently decentralised, its adoption eliminates the need for digital design, quality control and standardisation.
2. Unlike conventional subtractive manufacturing, AM generally builds an object by adding material layer by layer based on a digital design.
3. The ability to manufacture complex geometries with reduced material wastage makes AM relevant to sectors such as aerospace and healthcare.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

5) With reference to the ‘Create with AI’ programme of IICT and YouTube, consider the following statements:

1. Generative AI can assist creative production by generating or modifying visual and other media content from user-defined inputs.
2. The programme seeks to use AI as part of filmmaking workflows while retaining the filmmaker's role in creative decision-making.
3. The use of generative AI in filmmaking necessarily makes the resulting content independent of human creative direction.

Which of the statements given above are correct?