UPSC Daily Quiz 11 February 2026
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Vajiram & Ravi’s Daily UPSC Quiz is designed to help aspirants strengthen their preparation by focusing on current affairs and concepts from the UPSC Syllabus 2026 for both Prelims & Mains. It allows candidates to revise important topics while regularly assessing their understanding and progress. Practicing these quizzes daily can improve accuracy, speed, and problem-solving skills. This consistent practice also enhances confidence in tackling exam-level questions. Overall, it is a valuable tool for both UPSC Prelims preparation and Mains revision.
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Gilbert Hill, recently seen in the news:
- It is one of the oldest basalt rock formations in the world.
- It is located in Karnataka.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Answer: a
Explanation:
After Anand Mahindra highlighted Gilbert Hill in a recent post, curiosity around the Mumbai landmark has surged.
About Gilbert Hill:
- It is a 200-foot (61 meters) monolith column of black basalt rock located in Andheri, Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra.
- The hill has a sheer vertical face and is one of the oldest basalt rock formations in the world.
- It was shaped millions of years ago, during the Mesozoic era, about 66 million years ago, when molten lava emerged from the Earth’s crevices.
- It belongs to the same geological period that marked the end of the dinosaur age.
- Formed during massive volcanic eruptions that created the Deccan Traps, the structure is a rare example of a volcanic column.
- According to geological records, only three such columnar basalt formations exist in the world. The other two are
- Devil’s Tower (USA)
- Giant’s Causeway (Northern Ireland)
- It was declared a National Park in 1952, while the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation categorised it as a Grade II heritage structure in 2007.
- Arguably the oldest heritage site in the country in its original form, Gilbert Hill has a few temples and a small garden atop. These are accessed by a steep staircase carved into the rock.
Hence only statement 1 is correct.
Incorrect
Answer: a
Explanation:
After Anand Mahindra highlighted Gilbert Hill in a recent post, curiosity around the Mumbai landmark has surged.
About Gilbert Hill:
- It is a 200-foot (61 meters) monolith column of black basalt rock located in Andheri, Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra.
- The hill has a sheer vertical face and is one of the oldest basalt rock formations in the world.
- It was shaped millions of years ago, during the Mesozoic era, about 66 million years ago, when molten lava emerged from the Earth’s crevices.
- It belongs to the same geological period that marked the end of the dinosaur age.
- Formed during massive volcanic eruptions that created the Deccan Traps, the structure is a rare example of a volcanic column.
- According to geological records, only three such columnar basalt formations exist in the world. The other two are
- Devil’s Tower (USA)
- Giant’s Causeway (Northern Ireland)
- It was declared a National Park in 1952, while the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation categorised it as a Grade II heritage structure in 2007.
- Arguably the oldest heritage site in the country in its original form, Gilbert Hill has a few temples and a small garden atop. These are accessed by a steep staircase carved into the rock.
Hence only statement 1 is correct.
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Wet Dress Rehearsal, recently seen in the news:
- It is the final practice run before an actual rocket launch.
- It practices the countdown and important operations without loading cryogenic propellants into the rocket.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Answer: a
Explanation:
Recently, NASA found a hydrogen leak during a wet dress rehearsal of its Artemis II mission.
About Wet Dress Rehearsal:
- It is the final practice run for a high-stakes rocket launch.
- The “wet” in the name refers to the loading of cryogenic fuel (typically liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen for large rockets) into the rocket’s massive tanks.
- It is a rigorous demonstration of ground team preparedness.
- The team will cool the fuel feed lines, load the tanks, pressurise them, monitor leak detectors, and execute the countdown into its final stages.
- These rehearsals also keep the tanks full as the propellant warms and boils off, then executes a stop just before ignition, followed by draining and returning the vehicle to a stable configuration.
- This puts the entire craft through each step of a simulated launch, exposing it to the super-chilled fuels to ensure that everything will function properly on launch day.
- Wet rehearsals are important because only they can reveal events that happen in cryogenic conditions, e.g., leaks in seals or in the connections between the rocket and ground equipment.
What is a Dry Dress Rehearsal?
- It practices the countdown and important operations without loading cryogenic propellants into the rocket.
- Instead, the team will power up vehicle and ground systems, verify its communications equipment, simulate critical events, and validate decision-making and handoffs between launch control, engineering, range safety, and, if applicable, crew operations.
- Many of the testing steps use simulated sensor inputs.
- These rehearsals are useful to reveal logical problems in the flow of events without risking fuel leaks.
Hence only statement 1 is correct.
News:https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/what-is-a-wet-dress-rehearsal/article70614958.ece
Incorrect
Answer: a
Explanation:
Recently, NASA found a hydrogen leak during a wet dress rehearsal of its Artemis II mission.
About Wet Dress Rehearsal:
- It is the final practice run for a high-stakes rocket launch.
- The “wet” in the name refers to the loading of cryogenic fuel (typically liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen for large rockets) into the rocket’s massive tanks.
- It is a rigorous demonstration of ground team preparedness.
- The team will cool the fuel feed lines, load the tanks, pressurise them, monitor leak detectors, and execute the countdown into its final stages.
- These rehearsals also keep the tanks full as the propellant warms and boils off, then executes a stop just before ignition, followed by draining and returning the vehicle to a stable configuration.
- This puts the entire craft through each step of a simulated launch, exposing it to the super-chilled fuels to ensure that everything will function properly on launch day.
- Wet rehearsals are important because only they can reveal events that happen in cryogenic conditions, e.g., leaks in seals or in the connections between the rocket and ground equipment.
What is a Dry Dress Rehearsal?
- It practices the countdown and important operations without loading cryogenic propellants into the rocket.
- Instead, the team will power up vehicle and ground systems, verify its communications equipment, simulate critical events, and validate decision-making and handoffs between launch control, engineering, range safety, and, if applicable, crew operations.
- Many of the testing steps use simulated sensor inputs.
- These rehearsals are useful to reveal logical problems in the flow of events without risking fuel leaks.
Hence only statement 1 is correct.
News:https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/what-is-a-wet-dress-rehearsal/article70614958.ece
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
1 pointsWith reference to Wajid Ali Shah, recently seen in the news, consider the following statements:
- He was the last ruler of the princely kingdom of Awadh.
- He was a poet, playwright, dancer, and profound patron of arts.
- The Ishqnamah is a youthful autobiography written by Wajid Ali Shah.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Correct
Answer: c
Explanation:
Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was not exiled to Calcutta but he came to the city because he wanted to take a ship to London to submit a petition but that departure was restricted and he stayed on, according to a biography by his great-grandson, recently translated from Urdu to English.
About Wajid Ali Shah:
- Nawab Wajid Ali Shah (1822-1887) belonged to the princely kingdom of Awadh (Oudh) in Uttar Pradesh.
- He succeeded his father, Nawab Amjad Ali Shah, to become the province’s tenth and last nawab. He ascended the throne in 1847.
- He was regarded as being a kind, generous, and compassionate ruler, as well as a good administrator, who took keen interest in the affairs of the state.
- He went on to rule for nine years till his kingdom was annexed by the British in 1856, citing “misgovernance.”.
- His deposition and the annexation of Awadh became one of the major causes of the Revolt of 1857.
- He lived out the rest of his life at Garden Reach in Metiabruz, then a suburb of Kolkata.
- His time spent as Nawab is perfused with generosity and admiration for artistic valor.
- He was a man of many talents, a poet, playwright, dancer, and profound patron of arts.
- His works included numerous poems, prose, ragas, playwrights, and ghazals under his pen name of ‘Qaisar’.
- The Ishqnamah (Book of Love) is a youthful autobiography written in Urdu verse by Wajid Ali Shah.
- He is also credited for contributing to the revival of the Indian dance form Kathak.
- He is renowned for his secular approach and his interest in Hindu culture.
- He was also greatly interested in architecture. He started building the Qaiser bagh palace complex as soon as he came to the throne. This vast complex was built between 1848 and 1850.
- Besides the Nawab’s immense contributions to India, one of his wives, Begum Hazrat Mahal, was known to be a great Indian freedom fighter who played a major role during India’s First War of Independence (1857-58) against the British.
Hence option c is the correct answer.
Incorrect
Answer: c
Explanation:
Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was not exiled to Calcutta but he came to the city because he wanted to take a ship to London to submit a petition but that departure was restricted and he stayed on, according to a biography by his great-grandson, recently translated from Urdu to English.
About Wajid Ali Shah:
- Nawab Wajid Ali Shah (1822-1887) belonged to the princely kingdom of Awadh (Oudh) in Uttar Pradesh.
- He succeeded his father, Nawab Amjad Ali Shah, to become the province’s tenth and last nawab. He ascended the throne in 1847.
- He was regarded as being a kind, generous, and compassionate ruler, as well as a good administrator, who took keen interest in the affairs of the state.
- He went on to rule for nine years till his kingdom was annexed by the British in 1856, citing “misgovernance.”.
- His deposition and the annexation of Awadh became one of the major causes of the Revolt of 1857.
- He lived out the rest of his life at Garden Reach in Metiabruz, then a suburb of Kolkata.
- His time spent as Nawab is perfused with generosity and admiration for artistic valor.
- He was a man of many talents, a poet, playwright, dancer, and profound patron of arts.
- His works included numerous poems, prose, ragas, playwrights, and ghazals under his pen name of ‘Qaisar’.
- The Ishqnamah (Book of Love) is a youthful autobiography written in Urdu verse by Wajid Ali Shah.
- He is also credited for contributing to the revival of the Indian dance form Kathak.
- He is renowned for his secular approach and his interest in Hindu culture.
- He was also greatly interested in architecture. He started building the Qaiser bagh palace complex as soon as he came to the throne. This vast complex was built between 1848 and 1850.
- Besides the Nawab’s immense contributions to India, one of his wives, Begum Hazrat Mahal, was known to be a great Indian freedom fighter who played a major role during India’s First War of Independence (1857-58) against the British.
Hence option c is the correct answer.
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
1 pointsWhat is the primary objective of the PM-SURAJ Portal, recently seen in the news?
Correct
Answer: c
Explanation:
The PM-SURAJ portal disbursed Rs 1,389.61 crore in loans to 1.39 lakh entrepreneurs in the 2024-25 fiscal year, surpassing its target.
About PM-SURAJ Portal:
- Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan evam Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan (PM-SURAJ) portal was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in 2024.
- Objective: To provide credit support to entrepreneurs from disadvantaged sections of society virtually.
- It is a centralised platform where individuals from underprivileged backgrounds can apply for and track the progress of all available loans and credit schemes.
- Only those intending to establish a new business can apply on this portal, as this platform provides loans exclusively for business startups.
- Business loans up to Rs 15 lakh are available at low interest rateS through this portal, which are transferred directly to your bank account through banks, NBFC-MFIs, and other financial institutions.
- It is run by government bodies like the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC), the National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC), and the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC).
- It is designed to uplift the most marginalized segments of society, such as the backward classes, scheduled castes, tribes, and other disadvantaged sections, and extend credit assistance to one lakh entrepreneurs from disadvantaged communities.
Hence option c is the correct answer.
Incorrect
Answer: c
Explanation:
The PM-SURAJ portal disbursed Rs 1,389.61 crore in loans to 1.39 lakh entrepreneurs in the 2024-25 fiscal year, surpassing its target.
About PM-SURAJ Portal:
- Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan evam Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan (PM-SURAJ) portal was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in 2024.
- Objective: To provide credit support to entrepreneurs from disadvantaged sections of society virtually.
- It is a centralised platform where individuals from underprivileged backgrounds can apply for and track the progress of all available loans and credit schemes.
- Only those intending to establish a new business can apply on this portal, as this platform provides loans exclusively for business startups.
- Business loans up to Rs 15 lakh are available at low interest rateS through this portal, which are transferred directly to your bank account through banks, NBFC-MFIs, and other financial institutions.
- It is run by government bodies like the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC), the National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC), and the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC).
- It is designed to uplift the most marginalized segments of society, such as the backward classes, scheduled castes, tribes, and other disadvantaged sections, and extend credit assistance to one lakh entrepreneurs from disadvantaged communities.
Hence option c is the correct answer.
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Almatti Dam, recently seen in the news:
- It is a multipurpose dam primarily used for irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, and flood control.
- It is situated on the Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Answer: a
Explanation:
The Andhra Pradesh chief minister recently objected to Karnataka’s move to increase the height of the Almatti Dam on the Upper Krishna.
About Almatti Dam:
- Almatti Dam, situated on the Krishna River in Karnataka, is a multipurpose dam primarily used for irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, and flood control.
- It stands at a height of 52.5 meters and extends 3.5 kilometers in length.
- The dam was completed in July 2005.
- The annual electric output of the dam is 713,000,000 kilowatts (KW).
- The dam holds a gross water storage capacity of 123.08 TMC at 519 meters MSL.
- It is the main reservoir of the Upper Krishna Irrigation Project; the 290 MW power station is located on the right side of the Almatti Dam.
- The facility uses vertical Kaplan turbines: five 55 MW generators and one 15 MW generator.
- After generating power, water is released into the Narayanpur reservoir to meet the irrigation requirements downstream.
- Seven terrace gardens have been developed as a picnic spot in the dam area.
- On one side of the dam, a garden named “Rock Hill” has an artificial forest with ceramic wild animals and birds and many idols representing village life in India.
Hence only statement 1 is correct.
Incorrect
Answer: a
Explanation:
The Andhra Pradesh chief minister recently objected to Karnataka’s move to increase the height of the Almatti Dam on the Upper Krishna.
About Almatti Dam:
- Almatti Dam, situated on the Krishna River in Karnataka, is a multipurpose dam primarily used for irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, and flood control.
- It stands at a height of 52.5 meters and extends 3.5 kilometers in length.
- The dam was completed in July 2005.
- The annual electric output of the dam is 713,000,000 kilowatts (KW).
- The dam holds a gross water storage capacity of 123.08 TMC at 519 meters MSL.
- It is the main reservoir of the Upper Krishna Irrigation Project; the 290 MW power station is located on the right side of the Almatti Dam.
- The facility uses vertical Kaplan turbines: five 55 MW generators and one 15 MW generator.
- After generating power, water is released into the Narayanpur reservoir to meet the irrigation requirements downstream.
- Seven terrace gardens have been developed as a picnic spot in the dam area.
- On one side of the dam, a garden named “Rock Hill” has an artificial forest with ceramic wild animals and birds and many idols representing village life in India.
Hence only statement 1 is correct.
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
1 pointsNetwork Readiness Index 2025 (NRI 2025), recently in news, is released by:
Correct
Answer: d
Explanation:
India has improved its position by four slots and is now placed at 45th rank as per the Network Readiness Index 2025 (NRI 2025) report.
It maps how economies leverage information and communication technologies to support growth, innovation and social development.
Methodology used: It maps the network-based readiness landscape of 127 economies based on their performance in four pillars: Technology, People, Governance and Impact, covering a total of 53 indicators.
The report has been prepared by the Portulans Institute, an independent, non-profit research and educational institute based in Washington DC.
Hence option (d) is the correct answer.
News: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2225406®=3&lang=1
Incorrect
Answer: d
Explanation:
India has improved its position by four slots and is now placed at 45th rank as per the Network Readiness Index 2025 (NRI 2025) report.
It maps how economies leverage information and communication technologies to support growth, innovation and social development.
Methodology used: It maps the network-based readiness landscape of 127 economies based on their performance in four pillars: Technology, People, Governance and Impact, covering a total of 53 indicators.
The report has been prepared by the Portulans Institute, an independent, non-profit research and educational institute based in Washington DC.
Hence option (d) is the correct answer.
News: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2225406®=3&lang=1
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding National Large Solar Telescope:
- It is an aperture solar telescope which will be established in the Merak region near the Pangong Tso Lake.
- It will operate in the visible and near-infrared wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Answer: c
Explanation:
In this year’s Union Budget, the government sanctioned the establishment of two new telescopes namely National Large Solar Telescope and National Large Optical-Near Infrared Telescope to study the sun and the origins of the universe.
It is a 2-metre aperture solar telescope, coming up in the Merak region near the Pangong Tso Lake.
Purpose: It is meant to study the sun
It will operate in the visible and near-infrared wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum.
It will help solar physicists to study the fundamental solar dynamics and magnetism, energetic solar events, and map various space-weather processes having a direct bearing on the Earth and national space assets, like satellites and space launches.
NLST will serve as India’s third ground-based solar observatory.
Currently, the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (in Tamil Nadu, established 1899) and the Udaipur Solar Observatory (in Rajasthan, established 1975) are operational.
Hence both statements are correct.
Incorrect
Answer: c
Explanation:
In this year’s Union Budget, the government sanctioned the establishment of two new telescopes namely National Large Solar Telescope and National Large Optical-Near Infrared Telescope to study the sun and the origins of the universe.
It is a 2-metre aperture solar telescope, coming up in the Merak region near the Pangong Tso Lake.
Purpose: It is meant to study the sun
It will operate in the visible and near-infrared wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum.
It will help solar physicists to study the fundamental solar dynamics and magnetism, energetic solar events, and map various space-weather processes having a direct bearing on the Earth and national space assets, like satellites and space launches.
NLST will serve as India’s third ground-based solar observatory.
Currently, the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (in Tamil Nadu, established 1899) and the Udaipur Solar Observatory (in Rajasthan, established 1975) are operational.
Hence both statements are correct.
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary:
- It is located in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
- It is the only sanctuary in India named after a gibbon due to the densest gibbon populations in this sanctuary.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Answer: b
Explanation:
Recently, a male gibbon was found electrocuted to death on Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary (HGWS) in Jorhat.
Location: It is located in the Jorhat district of Assam.
It is the only sanctuary in India named after a gibbon due to its distinction for containing the densest gibbon populations in Assam.
Terrain: It is situated at an altitude between 100 and 120 m (330 and 390 ft), the topography gently slopes downward from southeast to northwest.
River: The Bhogdoi River creates a waterlogged region dominated by semi-hydrophytic plants along the border of the sanctuary.
Flora:
The upper canopy of the forest is dominated by the Hollong tree, while the Nahar dominates the middle canopy.
The lower canopy consists of evergreen shrubs and herbs.
Fauna: It contains India’s only gibbons–the hoolock gibbons, and Northeastern India’s only nocturnal primate–the Bengal slow loris.
Also found at the sanctuary are Indian elephants, tigers, leopards, jungle cats, wild boar, three types of civet, four types of squirrels, stump-tailed macaque, northern pig-tailed macaque, etc.
Hence only statement 2 is correct.
Incorrect
Answer: b
Explanation:
Recently, a male gibbon was found electrocuted to death on Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary (HGWS) in Jorhat.
Location: It is located in the Jorhat district of Assam.
It is the only sanctuary in India named after a gibbon due to its distinction for containing the densest gibbon populations in Assam.
Terrain: It is situated at an altitude between 100 and 120 m (330 and 390 ft), the topography gently slopes downward from southeast to northwest.
River: The Bhogdoi River creates a waterlogged region dominated by semi-hydrophytic plants along the border of the sanctuary.
Flora:
The upper canopy of the forest is dominated by the Hollong tree, while the Nahar dominates the middle canopy.
The lower canopy consists of evergreen shrubs and herbs.
Fauna: It contains India’s only gibbons–the hoolock gibbons, and Northeastern India’s only nocturnal primate–the Bengal slow loris.
Also found at the sanctuary are Indian elephants, tigers, leopards, jungle cats, wild boar, three types of civet, four types of squirrels, stump-tailed macaque, northern pig-tailed macaque, etc.
Hence only statement 2 is correct.
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
1 pointsWith reference to Lymphatic Filariasis, consider the following:
- It is one of the neglected tropical diseases.
- It is transmitted by the tick bites.
- It is caused by infection with parasites classified as nematodes.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Correct
Answer: b
Explanation:
Recently, the Union Health Minister launched the Annual Nationwide Mass Drug Administration (MDA) Campaign for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis.
It is commonly known as elephantiasis (Haatipaon) which is a neglected tropical disease.
It is a vector-borne disease transmitted by the female Culex mosquito.
Cause: It is caused by infection with parasites classified as nematodes (roundworms) of the family Filariodidea. There are 3 types of these thread-like filarial worms:
Wuchereria bancrofti, which is responsible for 90% of the cases
Brugia malayi, which causes most of the remainder of the cases
Brugia timori, which also causes the disease
Transmission Cycle: Adult worms nest in the lymphatic vessels and disrupt the normal function of the lymphatic system where they produce millions of microfilariae (immature larvae) that circulate in the blood.
Infection occurs when filarial parasites are transmitted to humans through mosquitoes.
Symptoms: The majority of infections are asymptomatic but in chronic conditions it leads to lymphoedema (tissue swelling) or elephantiasis (skin/tissue thickening) of limbs and hydrocele (scrotal swelling).
Treatment:
Elimination of lymphatic filariasis is possible by stopping the spread of the infection through preventive chemotherapy.
The WHO-recommended preventive chemotherapy strategy for lymphatic filariasis elimination is mass drug administration (MDA).
MDA involves administering an annual dose of medicines to the entire at-risk population.
Hence only statements 1 and 3 are correct.
News: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2225910®=1&lang=1
Incorrect
Answer: b
Explanation:
Recently, the Union Health Minister launched the Annual Nationwide Mass Drug Administration (MDA) Campaign for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis.
It is commonly known as elephantiasis (Haatipaon) which is a neglected tropical disease.
It is a vector-borne disease transmitted by the female Culex mosquito.
Cause: It is caused by infection with parasites classified as nematodes (roundworms) of the family Filariodidea. There are 3 types of these thread-like filarial worms:
Wuchereria bancrofti, which is responsible for 90% of the cases
Brugia malayi, which causes most of the remainder of the cases
Brugia timori, which also causes the disease
Transmission Cycle: Adult worms nest in the lymphatic vessels and disrupt the normal function of the lymphatic system where they produce millions of microfilariae (immature larvae) that circulate in the blood.
Infection occurs when filarial parasites are transmitted to humans through mosquitoes.
Symptoms: The majority of infections are asymptomatic but in chronic conditions it leads to lymphoedema (tissue swelling) or elephantiasis (skin/tissue thickening) of limbs and hydrocele (scrotal swelling).
Treatment:
Elimination of lymphatic filariasis is possible by stopping the spread of the infection through preventive chemotherapy.
The WHO-recommended preventive chemotherapy strategy for lymphatic filariasis elimination is mass drug administration (MDA).
MDA involves administering an annual dose of medicines to the entire at-risk population.
Hence only statements 1 and 3 are correct.
News: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2225910®=1&lang=1
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Public Financial Management System:
- It is a Centralized Transaction System & Platform which provides end to end financial management services to all stakeholders.
- It is developed by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Answer: c
Explanation:
Recently, the Minister of State for finance informed the Rajya Sabha about the Public Financial Management System (PFMS).
It is a web-based online transaction system for fund management and e-payment to implementing agencies and other beneficiaries.
It is a Centralized Transaction System & Platform, providing end to end financial management services to all stakeholders.
It is developed and implemented by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
It was started during 2009.
Function: To facilitate sound Public Financial Management System for Government of India by establishing an efficient fund flow system as well as a payment cum accounting network.
Key Features of Public Financial Management System:
It tracks funds released under all Plan schemes of Government of India, and real time reporting of expenditure at all levels of Programme implementation.
Government has mandated PFMS as a single platform for payment, accounting & reconciliation of government transactions and DBT.
Cash management modules: It has been introduced on PFMS for better fund management like Single Nodal Agency (SNA), Treasury Single Account (TSA), Central Nodal Agency (CNA) and Single Nodal Agency Samyochit Pranali Ekikrit Shighra Hastantaran (SNA SPARSH).
Grievance Redressal System: PFMS has introduced the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, to strengthen the grievance redressal mechanism for PFMS users/ beneficiaries.
Hence both statements are correct.
News: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2226039®=3&lang=1#:~:text
Incorrect
Answer: c
Explanation:
Recently, the Minister of State for finance informed the Rajya Sabha about the Public Financial Management System (PFMS).
It is a web-based online transaction system for fund management and e-payment to implementing agencies and other beneficiaries.
It is a Centralized Transaction System & Platform, providing end to end financial management services to all stakeholders.
It is developed and implemented by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
It was started during 2009.
Function: To facilitate sound Public Financial Management System for Government of India by establishing an efficient fund flow system as well as a payment cum accounting network.
Key Features of Public Financial Management System:
It tracks funds released under all Plan schemes of Government of India, and real time reporting of expenditure at all levels of Programme implementation.
Government has mandated PFMS as a single platform for payment, accounting & reconciliation of government transactions and DBT.
Cash management modules: It has been introduced on PFMS for better fund management like Single Nodal Agency (SNA), Treasury Single Account (TSA), Central Nodal Agency (CNA) and Single Nodal Agency Samyochit Pranali Ekikrit Shighra Hastantaran (SNA SPARSH).
Grievance Redressal System: PFMS has introduced the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, to strengthen the grievance redressal mechanism for PFMS users/ beneficiaries.
Hence both statements are correct.
News: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2226039®=3&lang=1#:~:text
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UPSC Daily Quiz FAQs
Q1. What is the Daily UPSC Quiz?+
Ans. The Daily UPSC Quiz is a set of practice questions based on current affairs, static subjects, and PYQs that help aspirants enhance retention and test conceptual clarity regularly.
Q2. How is the Daily Quiz useful for UPSC preparation?+
Ans. Daily quizzes support learning, help in revision, improve time management, and boost accuracy for both UPSC Prelims and Mains through consistent practice.
Q3. Are the quiz questions based on the UPSC syllabus?+
Ans. Yes, all questions are aligned with the UPSC Syllabus 2025, covering key areas like Polity, Economy, Environment, History, Geography, and Current Affairs.
Q4. Are solutions and explanations provided with the quiz?+
Ans. Yes, each quiz includes detailed explanations and source references to enhance conceptual understanding and enable self-assessment.
Q5. Is the Daily UPSC Quiz suitable for both Prelims and Mains?+
Ans. Primarily focused on Prelims (MCQ format), but it also indirectly helps in Mains by strengthening subject knowledge and factual clarity.
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