Programme
D) Development Finance Lending
✅ Answer: B) Priority Sector Lending
Explanation:
PSL classification incentivises credit flow into priority areas like agriculture and cooperatives.
MCQ 8 – CBDC & Welfare Innovation
Q8. The CBDC-based Digital Food Currency pilot is linked with:
A) DBT transfers
B) Public Distribution System (PDS)
C) MNREGA wage payments
D) Fertiliser subsidy
✅ Answer: B) Public Distribution System (PDS)
Explanation:
This represents a landmark intersection of CBDC + welfare delivery — high exam value.
MCQ 9 – Telecom Regulation
Q9. TRAI’s revamped apps ‘TRAI DND’ and ‘TRAI MySpeed’ primarily aim at:
A) Spectrum auctions
B) Telecom consumer protection
C) 5G infrastructure planning
D) International roaming regulation
✅ Answer: B) Telecom consumer protection
Explanation:
DND → spam control
MySpeed → service quality measurement
Classic regulator-function question.
MCQ 10 – Digital Infrastructure
Q10. The SING submarine cable system primarily enhances:
A) Defence communications
B) International data connectivity
C) Satellite navigation
D) Coastal surveillance
✅ Answer: B) International data connectivity
Explanation:
Submarine cables form the backbone of global internet & data traffic.
MCQ 11 – Defence & Strategic Affairs
Q11. The AUKUS partnership is primarily associated with cooperation in:
A) Space exploration
B) Nuclear-powered submarines
C) Missile defence systems
D) Cyber warfare
✅ Answer: B) Nuclear-powered submarines
Explanation:
AUKUS = Australia, UK, USA → Strategic Indo-Pacific defence alliance.
MCQ 12 – Disaster Geography
Q12. Piton de la Fournaise, recently in news, is:
A) A mud volcano
B) A stratovolcano
C) One of the world’s most active shield volcanoes
D) A dormant volcano
✅ Answer: C) One of the world’s most active shield volcanoes
Explanation:
Located on Reunion Island. Volcano type questions are very common in prelims.
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