MCQs - 2026-08

Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) are highly effective for image recognition and analysis tasks. Their ability to automatically learn spatial hierarchies of features makes them ideal for processing medical images to detect anomalies indicative of early disease.

Frequency reuse and spot beam technologies allow advanced communication satellites to utilize the same frequency spectrum multiple times over different geographical areas. This significantly increases the overall throughput and capacity of the satellite, enabling more users and higher data rates.

The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (LVM3), formerly known as GSLV Mk III, is ISRO's heaviest operational launch vehicle. It is capable of placing 4-ton class satellites into GTO, making it suitable for launching advanced communication satellites.

Advanced High Throughput Satellites (HTS) like ISRO's GSAT-N2 primarily operate in the Ka-band. This band offers higher bandwidth and data rates, enabling services such as high-speed internet, digital communication, and broadband connectivity.

A growing domestic market with increasing purchasing power and a large consumer base provides a significant demand pull for manufactured goods, supporting the sector's growth momentum alongside infrastructure and policy support.

The 'Make in India' initiative, launched earlier, continues to be a cornerstone policy in 2026, focusing on attracting foreign investment and encouraging domestic production to transform India into a global manufacturing hub.

The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for Manufacturing is a widely recognized monthly indicator that provides insights into the performance of the manufacturing sector, including output, new orders, employment, and prices.

Enhanced disclosure requirements aim to provide investors with comprehensive and timely information about the AIF's investments, strategies, risks, and performance, enabling them to make more informed investment decisions.

Stricter valuation norms for AIFs are intended to ensure that the reported value of their investments is accurate and fair, thereby protecting investors from inflated or misleading valuations and maintaining market confidence.

SEBI's proposed stricter regulations for AIFs in 2026 are primarily aimed at strengthening investor protection measures and ensuring the overall integrity and transparency of the alternative investment market.