MCQs 2026

The Government of India allows 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) under the automatic route in the renewable energy sector to boost green energy capacity.

The Urjit Patel Committee report on Revisiting and Revitalizing the Monetary Policy Framework laid the foundation for the current liquidity management and inflation targeting framework.

The framework aims to keep the weighted average call money rate (WACR) aligned with the policy repo rate, which is the operating target of monetary policy.

The Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) allows banks to borrow money from the RBI through repurchase agreements (repo) or lend to the RBI through reverse repo, helping manage daily liquidity.

The Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, and Malaysia are ASEAN member states with claims in the South China Sea. Laos is a landlocked country and does not have maritime claims in the region.

The DOC, signed in 2002, aims to promote peace, stability, and mutual trust in the South China Sea through confidence-building measures, without resolving the underlying territorial disputes.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) provides the legal framework for maritime activities and claims, and is frequently invoked by ASEAN member states in the context of South China Sea disputes.

The India-EU Connectivity Partnership, launched in 2021, focuses on promoting sustainable, comprehensive, and rules-based connectivity in the Indo-Pacific region and Africa, among other areas.

While India and EU cooperate on space technology, 'Space Exploration and Colonization' is not a defined key pillar of their strategic partnership. The partnership focuses on areas like trade, climate, digital, security, and connectivity.

The India-EU Strategic Partnership is regularly reviewed at the highest political level through Summit meetings, which are the apex of engagement.