MCQs 2026

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is the apex body in India for pollution control and monitoring, including the establishment and expansion of the real-time air quality monitoring network.

Schemes like MGNREGS (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme) and the CAMPA (Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority) Fund are often leveraged for funding and providing labor for mangrove plantation and restoration activities under initiatives like MISHTI.

Mangroves thrive in saline or brackish water environments and do not directly provide potable freshwater for human consumption. Their primary benefits include coastal protection, biodiversity support, and carbon sequestration.

The MISHTI (Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes) scheme was announced in the Union Budget 2023-24 to promote mangrove plantations along the coastline and on salt pan lands, leveraging existing schemes like MGNREGS and CAMPA Fund.

Large-scale exercises like TROPEX are crucial for enhancing maritime domain awareness and ensuring readiness to respond to various threats in the Indian Ocean Region.

The exercise is designed to test and enhance the Indian Navy's operational readiness and its ability to conduct complex maritime operations jointly.

TROPEX (Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise) is the flagship operational exercise of the Indian Navy.

INS Imphal, as a modern destroyer, significantly boosts the Indian Navy's capabilities in maintaining maritime security and projecting power.

INS Imphal is a stealth destroyer, meaning it is designed to have a very low radar cross-section, making it difficult to detect.

INS Imphal is the third ship of the Visakhapatnam-class guided-missile destroyers, designed and built in India.