IASbaba Daily Prelims Quiz
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements regarding the SHE-LEAPS Platform:
- It has been developed by the Digital India Corporation and operates under the LokOS platform of the Ministry of Rural Development.
- It enables digital lifecycle management of women-led enterprises while maintaining real-time records of SHGs, Village Organisations and Cluster Level Federations.
- It is implemented exclusively through District Rural Development Agencies (DRDAs) under the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
- It supports end-to-end monitoring of beneficiaries under the Lakhpati Didi Mission.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct
Solution (d)
Explanation
- Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. SHE-LEAPS (Self-Help Entrepreneur–Livelihoods and Enterprise Application for Prosperity and Sustainability) is a Digital Public Infrastructure initiative developed by the Digital India Corporation and implemented through the LokOS platform under the Ministry of Rural Development. It digitises enterprise creation, profiling, monitoring and captures real-time records of SHGs, Village Organisations (VOs) and Cluster Level Federations (CLFs). The platform also provides end-to-end monitoring of beneficiaries under the expanded Lakhpati Didi Mission.
- Statement 3 is incorrect because implementation takes place through the State Rural Livelihood Missions (SRLMs), not through DRDAs or the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
UPSC often tests implementing agencies rather than merely objectives, making this an effective elimination-based question.
Why this question?
Tests confusion among implementing agencies and digital governance architecture.Why important for UPSC?
Digital Public Infrastructure and SHG reforms remain recurring governance themes.PYQ Pattern Link
Similar to UPSC questions distinguishing Digital India platforms and implementing agencies.Incorrect
Solution (d)
Explanation
- Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. SHE-LEAPS (Self-Help Entrepreneur–Livelihoods and Enterprise Application for Prosperity and Sustainability) is a Digital Public Infrastructure initiative developed by the Digital India Corporation and implemented through the LokOS platform under the Ministry of Rural Development. It digitises enterprise creation, profiling, monitoring and captures real-time records of SHGs, Village Organisations (VOs) and Cluster Level Federations (CLFs). The platform also provides end-to-end monitoring of beneficiaries under the expanded Lakhpati Didi Mission.
- Statement 3 is incorrect because implementation takes place through the State Rural Livelihood Missions (SRLMs), not through DRDAs or the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
UPSC often tests implementing agencies rather than merely objectives, making this an effective elimination-based question.
Why this question?
Tests confusion among implementing agencies and digital governance architecture.Why important for UPSC?
Digital Public Infrastructure and SHG reforms remain recurring governance themes.PYQ Pattern Link
Similar to UPSC questions distinguishing Digital India platforms and implementing agencies. -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
With reference to Project BRAHMANK, consider the following statements:
- It is a strategic infrastructure project of the Border Roads Organisation.
- Its operational jurisdiction extends across parts of Arunachal Pradesh and adjoining Assam.
- The project primarily develops infrastructure along India’s western international border.
- Development of helipads forms part of its strategic connectivity objectives.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Solution (c)
Explanation
- Project BRAHMANK is one of the Border Roads Organisation’s strategic infrastructure projects established in 2011 for improving military mobility and socio-economic connectivity in Arunachal Pradesh and adjoining parts of Assam. Hence Statements 1 and 2 are correct.
- It maintains strategic roads, bridges and also develops helipads to improve access in remote border areas, making Statement 4 correct.
- Statement 3 is incorrect because BRAHMANK is associated with India’s northeastern frontier rather than the western border. UPSC frequently frames questions by interchanging locations of BRO projects such as VARTAK, ARUNANK, UDAYAK and BRAHMANK. Therefore, aspirants should remember the geographical association rather than merely the project name.
Why this question?
Location-based elimination using BRO project geography.Why important for UPSC?
Border infrastructure increasingly appears in security and geography questions.PYQ Pattern Link
Comparable to UPSC mapping questions on border infrastructure and strategic projects.Incorrect
Solution (c)
Explanation
- Project BRAHMANK is one of the Border Roads Organisation’s strategic infrastructure projects established in 2011 for improving military mobility and socio-economic connectivity in Arunachal Pradesh and adjoining parts of Assam. Hence Statements 1 and 2 are correct.
- It maintains strategic roads, bridges and also develops helipads to improve access in remote border areas, making Statement 4 correct.
- Statement 3 is incorrect because BRAHMANK is associated with India’s northeastern frontier rather than the western border. UPSC frequently frames questions by interchanging locations of BRO projects such as VARTAK, ARUNANK, UDAYAK and BRAHMANK. Therefore, aspirants should remember the geographical association rather than merely the project name.
Why this question?
Location-based elimination using BRO project geography.Why important for UPSC?
Border infrastructure increasingly appears in security and geography questions.PYQ Pattern Link
Comparable to UPSC mapping questions on border infrastructure and strategic projects. -
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements regarding the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC):
- It is a digital repository established by the Ministry of Education and regulated by the University Grants Commission.
- It enables students to accumulate, transfer and redeem academic credits earned from recognised Higher Education Institutions.
- Credits deposited in the Academic Bank of Credits remain valid indefinitely irrespective of the discipline concerned.
- APAAR serves as a unique student identity linked with ABC, Aadhaar and DigiLocker under the “One Nation, One Student ID” initiative.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct
Solution (a)
Explanation
- Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. The Academic Bank of Credits (ABC), introduced under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, is a digital repository established by the Ministry of Education and regulated by the University Grants Commission (UGC). It facilitates academic mobility by allowing students to store, accumulate, transfer and redeem credits earned from recognised Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). APAAR (Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry) functions as a unique 12-digit student ID integrated with ABC, Aadhaar and DigiLocker to support lifelong digital learning.
- Statement 3 is incorrect because academic credits do not remain valid permanently; they generally remain valid for up to seven years, or for such duration as prescribed for the concerned discipline. UPSC frequently frames questions by replacing limited validity with permanent validity.
Why this question?
Tests distinction between ABC, APAAR and academic credit validity.
Why important for UPSC?
NEP 2020 reforms and Digital Public Infrastructure are high-probability governance themes.
PYQ Pattern Link
Similar to UPSC questions distinguishing DigiLocker, NAD and digital governance initiatives.
Incorrect
Solution (a)
Explanation
- Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. The Academic Bank of Credits (ABC), introduced under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, is a digital repository established by the Ministry of Education and regulated by the University Grants Commission (UGC). It facilitates academic mobility by allowing students to store, accumulate, transfer and redeem credits earned from recognised Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). APAAR (Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry) functions as a unique 12-digit student ID integrated with ABC, Aadhaar and DigiLocker to support lifelong digital learning.
- Statement 3 is incorrect because academic credits do not remain valid permanently; they generally remain valid for up to seven years, or for such duration as prescribed for the concerned discipline. UPSC frequently frames questions by replacing limited validity with permanent validity.
Why this question?
Tests distinction between ABC, APAAR and academic credit validity.
Why important for UPSC?
NEP 2020 reforms and Digital Public Infrastructure are high-probability governance themes.
PYQ Pattern Link
Similar to UPSC questions distinguishing DigiLocker, NAD and digital governance initiatives.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
With reference to Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections (ICMEs), consider the following statements:
- They are Coronal Mass Ejections that have propagated through interplanetary space after erupting from the Sun’s corona.
- Unlike solar flares, ICMEs mainly consist of magnetised plasma carrying embedded magnetic fields.
- ICMEs generally reach Earth within a few minutes of their eruption because they travel at the speed of electromagnetic radiation.
- Earth-directed ICMEs can induce geomagnetic storms capable of affecting satellites, GPS, radio communication and power transmission systems.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct
Solution (a)
Explanation
- Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. An Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejection (ICME) is a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) that has travelled into interplanetary space after erupting from the Sun’s corona. It consists of billions of tonnes of magnetised plasma, including electrons, protons and embedded magnetic fields. When directed towards Earth, it interacts with the magnetosphere, producing geomagnetic storms that may disrupt satellites, GPS, aviation, radio communications and power grids.
- Statement 3 is incorrect because the description applies to electromagnetic radiation from solar flares, which reaches Earth within minutes. ICMEs travel much more slowly and usually take one to five days to arrive. Distinguishing solar flares from CMEs/ICMEs is a classic UPSC conceptual trap.
Why this question?
Differentiates solar flares from plasma ejections through conceptual elimination.
Why important for UPSC?
Space weather, solar cycle and satellite infrastructure are emerging science themes.
PYQ Pattern Link
Comparable to UPSC questions on auroras, solar phenomena and Earth’s magnetosphere.
Incorrect
Solution (a)
Explanation
- Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. An Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejection (ICME) is a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) that has travelled into interplanetary space after erupting from the Sun’s corona. It consists of billions of tonnes of magnetised plasma, including electrons, protons and embedded magnetic fields. When directed towards Earth, it interacts with the magnetosphere, producing geomagnetic storms that may disrupt satellites, GPS, aviation, radio communications and power grids.
- Statement 3 is incorrect because the description applies to electromagnetic radiation from solar flares, which reaches Earth within minutes. ICMEs travel much more slowly and usually take one to five days to arrive. Distinguishing solar flares from CMEs/ICMEs is a classic UPSC conceptual trap.
Why this question?
Differentiates solar flares from plasma ejections through conceptual elimination.
Why important for UPSC?
Space weather, solar cycle and satellite infrastructure are emerging science themes.
PYQ Pattern Link
Comparable to UPSC questions on auroras, solar phenomena and Earth’s magnetosphere.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
With reference to the Pandya Dynasty of ancient South India, consider the following statements:
- Korkai served as the early capital of the Pandyas before political prominence shifted to Madurai.
- The prosperity of the Pandya kingdom was closely associated with pearl fisheries along the Gulf of Mannar and maritime trade with the Roman world.
- The revival of the Pandya kingdom after the Kalabhra interregnum is attributed to Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan I.
- References to the Pandyas occur in both Ashokan inscriptions and the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct
Solution (b)
Explanation
- Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. The Pandyas were among the three crowned Tamil dynasties. Their earliest capital was Korkai, a flourishing pearl-fishing port, before the political centre shifted to Madurai. Their strategic location enabled extensive maritime trade with Rome, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, while the pearl fisheries of the Gulf of Mannar significantly contributed to their prosperity. References to the Pandyas appear in Ashokan Edicts, the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, Ptolemy, Megasthenes and Marco Polo.
- Statement 3 is incorrect because the revival of the dynasty after the Kalabhra rule is credited to Kadungon in the sixth century CE, whereas Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan I belonged to the dynasty’s later period of expansion.
Why this question?
Combines chronology, geography, economy and literary sources into one elimination-based question.
Why important for UPSC?
Ancient South Indian kingdoms increasingly feature in UPSC history questions.
PYQ Pattern Link
Similar to UPSC questions on Satavahanas, Cholas and Sangam-age trade networks.
Incorrect
Solution (b)
Explanation
- Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. The Pandyas were among the three crowned Tamil dynasties. Their earliest capital was Korkai, a flourishing pearl-fishing port, before the political centre shifted to Madurai. Their strategic location enabled extensive maritime trade with Rome, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, while the pearl fisheries of the Gulf of Mannar significantly contributed to their prosperity. References to the Pandyas appear in Ashokan Edicts, the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, Ptolemy, Megasthenes and Marco Polo.
- Statement 3 is incorrect because the revival of the dynasty after the Kalabhra rule is credited to Kadungon in the sixth century CE, whereas Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan I belonged to the dynasty’s later period of expansion.
Why this question?
Combines chronology, geography, economy and literary sources into one elimination-based question.
Why important for UPSC?
Ancient South Indian kingdoms increasingly feature in UPSC history questions.
PYQ Pattern Link
Similar to UPSC questions on Satavahanas, Cholas and Sangam-age trade networks.
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