UPSC Daily PIB Quiz for 9ᵗʰ October 2026

1) A school identifies a child who may have a disability through the PRASHAST Portal. Consider the following statements regarding the process:

1. PRASHAST facilitates preliminary identification, while subsequent validation and medical assessment involve appropriate specialists and referral mechanisms.
2. The module is available in 22 Scheduled languages and targets school heads, general teachers, special educators and non-teaching staff, including transport and administrative personnel.
3. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 recognises specified disabilities, providing a statutory basis for identifying children who may require support.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

2) A developing country wants to use AI in agriculture and healthcare but lacks the resources to develop frontier AI models. According to the Adopt–Adapt–Advance framework, consider the following statements:

1. Adopting existing AI tools can deliver benefits without developing a domestic frontier model.
2. Adapting AI to local languages, institutions and development needs is distinct from merely importing an existing tool.
3. Advancing AI necessarily requires less infrastructure and specialised expertise than adopting existing solutions.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

3) Consider the following statements regarding wind power development in India:

1. Wind power capacity and actual electricity generation are equivalent measures of energy production.
2. Wind repowering can increase generation from existing sites without necessarily requiring the development of entirely new wind-farm locations.
3. Right-of-Way constraints affecting transmission infrastructure can limit the evacuation of electricity even when generation capacity is available.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

4) The National SC-ST Hub supports SC/ST-owned micro and small enterprises through procurement access, technology support and capacity building. Consider the following statements:

1. The Central Government's public procurement policy provides an overall annual procurement target of 25% from MSEs, with a 4% sub-target for SC/ST-owned MSEs.
2. The Special Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme provides eligible SC/ST-owned MSEs with a 25% subsidy on plant and machinery, subject to a prescribed ceiling.
3. The Single Point Registration Scheme is primarily a credit-guarantee mechanism that protects banks against default by SC/ST entrepreneurs.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

5) A company uses biological resources and associated traditional knowledge for commercial research. Under India's biodiversity governance framework, consider the following statements:

1. The Convention on Biological Diversity recognises fair and equitable benefit-sharing as one of its three objectives.
2. Biodiversity Management Committees and People's Biodiversity Registers can support local biodiversity documentation and benefit-sharing processes.
3. The National Biodiversity Authority is a statutory body established under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.

Which of the statements given above are correct?