MCQs - 2026-05

EOS-08 is designed to provide enhanced data for applications like resource management, environmental monitoring, and disaster management, building upon previous Earth observation missions.

A resilient corporate sector often indicates underlying economic strength, which can lead to job creation, higher wages, and continued investment, supporting overall economic growth.

Factors like efficient cost control, pricing power, and robust demand in specific industries (e.g., IT, FMCG) can help companies maintain strong earnings even in a challenging environment.

Resilience in earnings means that companies have managed to maintain or even improve their profitability and financial health despite facing headwinds like inflation, supply chain issues, or slower economic growth.

The RBI often maintains its policy rates when inflation remains above its target, even if there are concerns about growth, as controlling inflation is a key mandate.

Maintaining the repo rate, especially when inflationary pressures exist, often indicates a neutral stance, suggesting the current policy is deemed appropriate for the prevailing economic conditions, neither aggressively easing nor tightening.

The repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks. By adjusting this rate, the RBI influences borrowing costs and thus controls inflation and liquidity.

The varying levels of economic development among ASEAN's ten member states make it difficult to reach a consensus on uniform trade standards.

The framework involves the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU).

The framework aims to boost trade, investment, and economic integration between the two regional blocs.