Daily Quiz – 01.10.2026

1. The declaration recognises that the continued existence of a State threatened by sea-level rise need not necessarily depend upon its territory remaining above water.
2. The declaration seeks stability of maritime zones established under UNCLOS despite physical changes in coastlines caused by rising sea levels.

III. The declaration treats adaptation to sea-level rise primarily as a matter of coastal engineering, with nature-based measures having a supplementary role.

Which of the following inferences can be drawn from the above statements?

1. Legal continuity of vulnerable island States may be distinguished from the physical persistence of their land territory.
2. Changes in the physical configuration of coastlines need not necessarily result in an immediate loss of maritime rights recognised under the international legal framework.
3. The declaration gives greater legal significance to engineered coastal infrastructure than to ecosystem-based approaches for adaptation.

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1. The economic significance of rising household debt depends not merely on its aggregate level but also on the purpose for which households borrow and their capacity to service the debt.
2. Credit-financed consumption can provide a short-term stimulus to aggregate demand, but a persistent increase in debt-servicing obligations can reduce household disposable income and constrain future consumption.

Which of the following information supports/supports the above statement(s)?

1. Housing loans generally finance the acquisition of an asset, whereas borrowing for food, healthcare or rent does not ordinarily create a corresponding financial asset.
2. Rising loan repayments can make household consumption increasingly sensitive to interest rates and employment security.
3. India's household debt-to-GDP ratio remains below that of several emerging market economies.

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1. Italy shares its land boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia.
2. The Adriatic Sea lies to the east of Italy, while the Tyrrhenian Sea lies to its southwest.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?