Daily Current Affairs – 03.10.2026

1. Greece
2. Bulgaria
3. Georgia
4. Iran
5. Syria

How many of the above countries share a land boundary with Türkiye?

1. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority uses the Price to Retailer of qualifying formulations as an input while determining the ceiling price of scheduled formulations.
2. The ceiling-price mechanism for scheduled formulations incorporates a prescribed retailer margin over the relevant average Price to Retailer.

III. The price-control framework distinguishes scheduled formulations from non-scheduled formulations in terms of the manner in which their prices are regulated.

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

1. The pricing mechanism for scheduled formulations is based, at least in part, on prices prevailing in the pharmaceutical market.
2. The retailer's margin constitutes an independent ceiling on the total price that a manufacturer may charge for a scheduled formulation.
3. Inclusion of a medicine within the scheduled category subjects it to a price-control mechanism different from that applicable to non-scheduled formulations.

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1. India’s participation in an SCO meeting hosted by Pakistan need not imply a corresponding improvement in India–Pakistan bilateral relations.
2. Multilateral platforms such as the SCO can provide India with an avenue to maintain strategic engagement with countries with which it has significant bilateral differences.

Which of the following information supports/support the above statements?

1. Pakistan assumed the SCO presidency, resulting in the hosting of SCO-related meetings in Islamabad.
2. India has continued to participate in the SCO despite strained relations with Pakistan and has used multilateral forums to articulate its concerns regarding terrorism and Kashmir.
3. The SCO brings together India, Pakistan and China within a common multilateral framework, providing opportunities for dialogue even when bilateral relations remain difficult.

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