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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🚨 Prelim 2027 The Hindu, IE Microtheme: "National Income Accounting(GDP)" Repeated 11 times in the UPSC Prelims

Consider the following statements regarding the new base year series of India's national accounts:
I. The informal sector is now estimated from direct annual surveys rather than from proxies carried forward from a base year.
II. Nominal Gross Domestic Product has been revised upward across the overlapping years of the two series.
III. The Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises enumerates unincorporated non agricultural businesses.
IV. The Wholesale Price Index includes taxes and trade margins to some extent, unlike a Producer Price Index.

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🚨 Prelim 2027 The Hindu, IE Microtheme: "World Bank, IMF, ADB, International Finance" Repeated 14 times in the UPSC Prelims

With reference to the New Development Bank, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Voting power in the bank is scaled to each member's capital subscription.
(b) The bank is headquartered in Beijing.
(c) The bank's rules mandate equal voting shares among its five founding members.
(d) The bank's General Strategy commits it to lending exclusively in members' local currencies.

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