Advanced Quiz – 28 September 2026 | Geography

Answer: (c) Only three

Explanation:

Pair 1 is correct. VIKRAM3201 was developed by ISRO and the Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) and is described as India’s first space-qualified launch-vehicle microprocessor fabricated at SCL.

Pair 2 is correct. KALPANA3201 is an open-source, flight-tested microprocessor.

Pair 3 is correct. Neodymium-Iron-Boron (Nd-Fe-B) rare-earth permanent magnets are important inputs for technologies such as electric vehicles, wind turbines and robotics. A pilot plant for sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets was commissioned at ARCI, Hyderabad in March 2026.

Pair 4 is incorrect. The PLI schemes cover 14 sectors. The figure of 27 priority sectors, comprising 15 manufacturing and 12 services sectors, relates to Make in India 2.0, not the PLI framework.

Answer: (c) Only three

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct. The National Perspective Plan, formulated in 1980, envisaged 30 links, with 14 under the Himalayan component and 16 under the Peninsular component.

Statement 2 is correct. The National Water Development Agency (NWDA) was established in 1982 to undertake studies connected with the feasibility of river-linking proposals.

Statement 3 is correct. Article 262 deals with disputes concerning waters of inter-State rivers or river valleys. Parliament may provide by law for their adjudication and may also provide that neither the Supreme Court nor any other court shall exercise jurisdiction over such disputes.

Statement 4 is incorrect. Both the Ken and Betwa are tributaries of the Yamuna, and therefore ultimately form part of the Ganga river system draining into the Bay of Bengal. The project does not connect Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal drainage systems.

Answer: (a)

Explanation:

Statement I is correct. AB PM-JAY is a public health assurance scheme focused on financial protection for secondary and tertiary healthcare.

Statement II is correct. Ayushman Arogya Mandirs strengthen primary healthcare and provide services including NCD screening, maternal and child healthcare, mental healthcare, essential medicines, diagnostics and first-level emergency care.

Statement III is correct. ABDM develops digital health infrastructure. Its components include the Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA), Healthcare Professionals Registry (HPR), Health Facility Registry (HFR) and Unified Health Interface (UHI).

However, these perform different functions within the wider Ayushman Bharat ecosystem. Primary healthcare through AAMs and digital interoperability through ABDM do not themselves explain PM-JAY’s hospitalisation coverage.

Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

All three are India-France bilateral exercises, but they involve different services.

VARUNA is the bilateral naval exercise between the Indian Navy and the French Navy. The 24th edition commenced with INS Trishul arriving at Toulon, France.

GARUDA is the bilateral air exercise involving the Indian Air Force and the French Air and Space Force.

SHAKTI is the bilateral Army exercise between India and France.

This distinction between similarly associated bilateral exercises is important because the participating countries are identical while the services involved are different.

Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Explanation:

Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, is the principal site where Project Cheetah began with the translocation of African cheetahs in 2022.

Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, has subsequently become part of the expansion of the cheetah reintroduction programme.

The source identifies Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh as another habitat being prepared for cheetahs.

It also identifies the Banni Grasslands in Gujarat and Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh as sites being considered for future expansion.

Project Cheetah is implemented by the National Tiger Conservation Authority under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in collaboration with institutions including the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department and Wildlife Institute of India.