Prelim 2027 The Hindu, IE Microtheme: "World Geography: Map based Questions " Repeated 32 times in the UPSC Prelims

With reference to map projections, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) A conformal projection preserves angles and local shapes, which is what makes it suitable for navigation.
(b) The Equal Earth projection preserves the areas of landmasses as well as their shapes.
(c) The Mercator projection understates the size of landmasses lying in high latitudes.
(d) An equidistant projection preserves the relative areas of the landmasses it depicts.

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10 September 2026 UPSC Daily Briefing

Top 4

1. MHA proposes new Chapter 'K' under Article 371 for Ladakh
Microtheme: Special Provision. 2 questions in Mains, 0 questions in Prelims

2. Double deflation debate over GDP methodology is no 'great battle'
Microtheme: National Income Accounting(GDP). 3 questions in Mains, 11 questions in Prelims

3. Withdraw stand on Gram Sabha consent, rights group urges Ministry
Microtheme: Indian Environment Acts. 0 questions in Mains, 17 questions in Prelims

4. IAEA's board reports Iran to UN Security Council for 'failure to cooperate in probe'
Microtheme: International Org,TreatiesXNuclear. 0 questions in Mains, 10 questions in Prelims

Rest of the news

Economics

1. [Editorial] Market turbulence is here to stay, may deepen
Microtheme: Foreign Exchange,Currency Devaluation. 1 questions in Mains, 4 questions in Prelims

2. India's listing bonanza: IPO window opens wide as OFS turns exit route
Microtheme: Finance/Capital Market. 0 questions in Mains, 19 questions in Prelims

Polity and Constitution

3. Uttarakhand voter-deletion puzzle: Why 4 plains districts account for 85% of Form-7s
Microtheme: RPAxElectoral Reforms. 4 questions in Mains, 0 questions in Prelims
Bills, Acts and Policies

4. BJD stages protest over Mines and Minerals Amendment Act
Microtheme: Federalism. 10 questions in Mains, 4 questions in Prelims
International Relations

5. [Editorial] Dangerous phase
Microtheme: Choke Points,Connectivity Projects,Pipelines. 0 questions in Mains, 9 questions in Prelims

6. [Op-ed] At BRICS, India's task is to keep the Ukraine peace process moving
Microtheme: GroupingsXRegional. 5 questions in Mains, 25 questions in Prelims

7. India, Sri Lanka sign three defence sector MoUs during Rajnath's visit
Microtheme: BilateralXNeighbourhood. 6 questions in Mains, 1 questions in Prelims

Environment

8. Pollution from open waste burning triples in cities during winter: study
Microtheme: Solid Wastes. 1 questions in Mains, 0 questions in Prelims
Species in News

9. [Prelims Entities] Orangutan rescue: wildlife crime control experts to join probe
Microtheme: SpeciesXThreats and Conservation efforts. 0 questions in Mains, 11 questions in Prelims

Geography and Disaster Management

10. India's Lohum ships first lithium ore from Zimbabwe
Microtheme: Critical Minerals,Rare Earth,Other Minerals. 0 questions in Mains, 11 questions in Prelims

Agriculture

11. [Explainer] Egg, chicken, milk prices: Why they remain high
Microtheme: Allied SectorXLivestock. 1 questions in Mains, 1 questions in Prelims

Society and Social Issues

12. [Op-ed] India has to act on its 'sugar' problem
Microtheme: Health. 7 questions in Mains, 0 questions in Prelims

13. [Op-ed] The murder of a musician, and a familiar unease
Microtheme: Diversity and pluralism. 6 questions in Mains, 0 questions in Prelims

14. Govt. not in favour of treating English as 'native' language
Microtheme: Education. 5 questions in Mains, 0 questions in Prelims

Science and Technology

15. GRSE launches indigenous vessel for deep-sea research
Microtheme: Achievements of Indians in S&T. 3 questions in Mains, 0 questions in Prelims
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Prelim 2027 The Hindu, IE Microtheme: "Indian Environment Acts" Repeated 17 times in the UPSC Prelims

With reference to the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) The Act empowers the District Collector to halt any activity that harms the community forest resource.
(b) The Act recognises individual rights over forest land under occupation but creates no community rights.
(c) The gram sabha is the authority that initiates the determination of the nature and extent of forest rights.
(d) The requirement of gram sabha consent for diverting forest land is written into an express provision of the Act.

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Prelim 2027 The Hindu, IE Microtheme: "Oceanography" Repeated 11 times in the UPSC Prelims

With reference to India's ocean and polar research programme, consider the following statements:
I. The new indigenously built ocean research vessel is being constructed for the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research.
II. The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research is an autonomous institute of the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
III. India's exploration contract with the International Seabed Authority for polymetallic nodules covers the Central Indian Ocean Basin.
IV. The crewed submersible being developed under the Samudrayaan project is designed to carry a single occupant.

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11 September 2026 UPSC Daily Briefing

Top 3

1. [Explainer] The challenges for BRICS
Microtheme: GroupingsXRegional. 5 questions in Mains, 25 questions in Prelims

2. No Statehood, Ladakh to get unique elected body, says Chief Secretary
Microtheme: Special Provision. 2 questions in Mains, 0 questions in Prelims

5. [Explainer] Bihar flooded despite rainfall deficit; Nepal isn't the reason
Microtheme: Disaster Preparedness and Resilience. 4 questions in Mains, 0 questions in Prelims

Rest of the news

Economics

1. [Editorial] Rude lessons
Microtheme: Trade. 1 questions in Mains, 19 questions in Prelims

2. FCNR(B) deposits: Understanding who finally bears the foreign exchange risk
Microtheme: BoP,FDI,FPI,External Financing. 5 questions in Mains, 7 questions in Prelims

3. Elephant in the room in meetings with Xi, Putin: India's manufacturing challenges
Microtheme: Manufacturing Sector. 5 questions in Mains, 0 questions in Prelims

4. Why India must rethink the way it values skills, jobs and productive work
Microtheme: Economic Growth,LPG,Planning. 3 questions in Mains, 14 questions in Prelims

Economic Indicators, MPC
5. At 78%, Telangana district Nirmal on top in women's share in informal workers
Microtheme: Unemployment. 2 questions in Mains, 0 questions in Prelims

Polity and Constitution

6. [Editorial] Court protects space for protest, it needs to
Microtheme: Constitutional Morality. 4 questions in Mains, 0 questions in Prelims

7. How should RUPPs be regulated?
Microtheme: RPAxElectoral Reforms. 4 questions in Mains, 0 questions in Prelims

Bills, Acts and Policies
8. Mining, money & federalism: Why a new law is at the centre of a political tussle in Odisha
Microtheme: Various Acts. 0 questions in Mains, 7 questions in Prelims

Governance

9. [Op-ed] Good governance is when state, society and markets deliver together
Microtheme: SHGs. 6 questions in Mains, 0 questions in Prelims

Regulatory Bodies and Organizations
10. SC seeks clarity on FSSAI's warning label norms
Microtheme: Sectoral Regulatory Bodies. 3 questions in Mains, 0 questions in Prelims

11. After DGCA cracks whip, dope tests begin on all pilots of Indian airlines
Microtheme: Domestic Bodies/Agencies. 1 questions in Mains, 20 questions in Prelims

International Relations

Organisations, Regulatory Bodies and Institutions
12. [Prelims Entities] India coal demand expected to jump 4.2%: IEA
Microtheme: International Reports,Indices. 0 questions in Mains, 17 questions in Prelims

Places in News
13. [Prelims Entities] Houthis seize key city on Red Sea, advance towards Bab el-Mandeb
Microtheme: Choke Points,Connectivity Projects,Pipelines. 0 questions in Mains, 9 questions in Prelims

Environment

14. Govt. backing 'ecocide' by going ahead with Tara coal block auction: Congress
Microtheme: Mining Hazards. 4 questions in Mains, 0 questions in Prelims

Species in News
15. [Prelims Entities] To help rescued orangutans beat stress, Odisha zoo turns to music therapy
Microtheme: SpeciesXThreats and Conservation efforts. 0 questions in Mains, 11 questions in Prelims

Agriculture

15. 'Seeds Bill will not harm farmer rights'
Microtheme: Agri-Marketing. 5 questions in Mains, 1 questions in Prelims
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Prelim 2027 The Hindu, IE Microtheme: "Finance/Capital Market" Repeated 19 times in the UPSC Prelims

With reference to the tokenisation of securities and its settlement in India, which one of the following statements is correct?
[a] The pilot launched by the financial sector regulators tokenises
government securities and settles them in commercial bank
deposits.
[b] The earlier dematerialisation reform placed the security leg and
the payment leg of a trade on one common electronic ledger .
[c] In the pilot, the cash leg of a tokenised corporate bond trade
moves as central bank digital currency on the same ledger as
the security .
[d] Commercial papers and certificates of deposit are barred from
being traded in tokenised form in India.

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Prelim 2027 The Hindu, IE Microtheme: "Flagship SpeciesXCharacteristics" Repeated 19 times in the UPSC Prelims

With reference to elephant protection and the diversion of forest land in India, which one of the following statements is correct?
[a] An elephant reserve carries the same statutory bar on land use
as a national park.
[b]Compensatory afforestation replaces a diverted natural forest
with a plantation raised elsewhere.
[c] Elephant reserves in India are declared under Project Tiger.
[d] The Asian elephant is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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Prelim 2027 The Hindu, IE Microtheme: "Foreign Exchange,Currency Devaluation" Repeated 4 times in the UPSC Prelims

With reference to the composition and adequacy of India's foreign exchange reserves, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Special Drawing Rights are allocated to member countries by the International Monetary Fund in proportion to quota.
(b) The reserve tranche position is a borrowing from the International Monetary Fund that carries policy conditions.
(c) Gold held by the Reserve Bank of India is carried in the reserves at the price at which it was acquired.
(d) Reserve adequacy is assessed by comparing the size of the stock with the reserve holdings of other large economies.

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Prelim 2027 The Hindu, IE Microtheme: "International Org,TreatiesXEnvironment" Repeated 28 times in the UPSC Prelims

With reference to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, that is CITES, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Appendix I of the Convention prohibits commercial international trade in the species listed in it.
(b) The Convention takes the place of the national wildlife laws of the countries that have joined it.
(c) Permits under the Convention are issued by the International Union for Conservation of Nature on behalf of the parties.
(d) The disposal of live animals confiscated in a seizure is decided by the CITES Secretariat.

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