MCQs 2026

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is the specialized agency that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security.

The UN Security Council resolution emphasizes the need to prevent the use of food and food assistance as a weapon in armed conflicts and to ensure unimpeded access to food for civilian populations.

The ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) aims to promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region through open dialogue, cooperation, and adherence to international law, aligning with India's own vision for the region.

Indonesia held the chairmanship of ASEAN in 2023, and thus hosted the 20th India-ASEAN Summit and the 18th East Asia Summit in Jakarta.

The recent India-ASEAN Summit highlighted cooperation in joint naval exercises, capacity building for maritime domain awareness, and protection of maritime trade routes from piracy and other threats as key areas for enhancing maritime security.

Robust growth in manufacturing directly supports the 'Make in India' initiative by boosting domestic production, creating jobs, and potentially increasing exports, thereby making the initiative more successful.

The Manufacturing PMI is a survey-based economic indicator that provides timely information about the health of the manufacturing sector, reflecting trends in output, new orders, employment, and prices.

Robust growth in manufacturing signifies a healthy expansion, characterized by rising new orders, increased production volumes, and often, higher employment levels as companies scale up operations.

The RBI's primary objective, as per its mandate, is to maintain price stability while keeping in mind the objective of growth. This involves managing inflation within a target range.

Maintaining the repo rate, rather than increasing it, can be a strategy to support economic growth by keeping borrowing costs stable for businesses and consumers, even while monitoring inflation.