Daily Quiz – 03.07.2026

Statement I:The Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 2026 primarily represents an administrative transition to the Code on Social Security, 2020, while largely retaining the core structure of provident fund contributions and retirement savings.

Statement II:Under the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 2026, digital compliance measures such as electronic records, online claim processing, and structured withdrawal categories have been formally incorporated without altering the statutory rate of mandatory EPF contributions for most employees.

Statement III:Since the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 2026 has introduced timelines for pension claim settlement and provisions for higher pension, it fundamentally changes the pension calculation formula and the eligibility conditions for receiving pension benefits.

Which of the following relationships among the above statements is/are correct?

1. Statement II provides empirical and administrative support to Statement I by illustrating how the reform modernises implementation without substantially changing the basic EPF architecture.
2. Statement III logically complements Statement I because both indicate that the new schemes substantially redesign the fundamental structure of retirement benefits.
3. Statement III contradicts the central implication of Statement I by incorrectly assuming that procedural reforms necessarily imply changes in the substantive pension framework.

Options:

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2. It is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
3. It is currently a dormant volcano.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The proposed regulatory framework seeks to improve enforcement of government content-blocking orders by requiring VPN providers to maintain a local presence in India.
2. The 2022 Cert-In directions requiring VPN providers to retain specified customer information for a fixed period witnessed resistance from several global VPN providers.

III. VPNs pose a regulatory challenge because they can conceal a user's real location by routing internet traffic through servers located in other countries.

Which of the following information/evidence support(s) the above statements?

1. Several major VPN providers shifted their physical servers out of India after the 2022 Cert-In directive while continuing to provide services to Indian users through overseas servers.
2. The proposed framework envisages appointing compliance officers in India to address government grievances and facilitate enforcement.
3. VPNs encrypt internet traffic and assign users an IP address associated with the VPN server, enabling access to geo-restricted content.
4. VPN providers are prohibited from offering services in India under the Information Technology Act, 2000.

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