Advanced Quiz – 29 September 2026 | Economy

Answer: (c) Only three

Explanation:

Pair 1 is correctly matched. Semicon 2.0 supports the semiconductor ecosystem across design, manufacturing, advanced packaging, materials, equipment, R&D and talent development.

Pair 2 is correctly matched. Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana (BHAVYA) focuses on developing investment-ready industrial parks with integrated infrastructure.

Pair 3 is correctly matched. BHAVYA Rasayan facilitates dedicated chemical parks to strengthen domestic chemical manufacturing.

Pair 4 is incorrectly matched. The PLI Scheme for Specialty Steel covers advanced categories such as super alloys, CRGO steel, stainless steel, titanium alloys and coated steels. It is therefore not confined to conventional carbon steel.

Answer: (d) All four

Explanation:

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

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

Statement 3 is correct. The Ken-Betwa Link Project is intended to transfer water for irrigation and drinking-water requirements in drought-prone Bundelkhand, covering parts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

Statement 4 is correct. Article 262 empowers Parliament to provide for adjudication of disputes concerning the use, distribution or control of waters of inter-State rivers or river valleys. The Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 provides the statutory mechanism for such disputes.

Answer: (b)

Explanation:

Ayushman Bharat is broader than a hospital insurance programme.

AB PM-JAY addresses the financial burden associated mainly with secondary and tertiary hospitalisation. Ayushman Arogya Mandirs strengthen comprehensive primary healthcare closer to communities.

ABDM provides the digital layer through mechanisms such as ABHA, the Healthcare Professionals Registry, Health Facility Registry and Unified Health Interface.

PM-ABHIM strengthens the physical and institutional public-health system through surveillance facilities, laboratories, public-health units and critical-care infrastructure.

Thus, these interventions operate at different but complementary levels of the healthcare system.

Answer: (c)

Explanation:

Statement I is incorrect because the two platforms have distinct roles.

WAVES OTT is Prasar Bharati’s public-service OTT platform. It integrates on-demand programmes, live television and radio, archival material, educational resources and digital publications.

MyWAVES is a creator-oriented feature within WAVES OTT. It enables citizens to produce, upload and share original content, including short videos, vertical videos and episodic content.

Therefore, Statement II correctly establishes the distinction between content access through WAVES OTT and participatory content creation through MyWAVES.

Answer: (c) Only three

Explanation:

Pair 1 is correctly matched. VARUNA is a bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the French Navy.

Pair 2 is correctly matched. INS Trishul is a Talwar-class guided missile frigate of the Indian Navy.

Pair 3 is correctly matched. 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.

Pair 4 is incorrectly matched. The Banni Grasslands are in Gujarat, not Madhya Pradesh. They are among the landscapes being considered for future cheetah expansion.