Daily Quiz – 18.06.2026

1. A disruption in the supply of a critical intermediate input used in consumer electronics and automobiles can increase production costs across multiple industries.
2. Higher prices of electronic goods and vehicles may contribute to cost-push inflation in an economy dependent on imported high-technology components.
3. Production bottlenecks in East Asian manufacturing hubs can transmit inflationary pressures to distant economies through global value chains.
4. An increase in the prices of semiconductors can affect both industrial output and consumer price levels.

The above statements have been associated with which of the following?

1. Imported inflation
2. Global supply-chain disruptions
3. Demand-pull inflation
4. Cost-push inflation

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1. It is characterized by persistent decline in biological productivity of land in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid regions due to both natural and anthropogenic factors.
2. Unsustainable agricultural practices, deforestation, overgrazing and climate variability are among its major drivers.
3. It can reduce soil fertility, threaten food security, increase vulnerability to drought and contribute to forced migration.
4. International efforts to address it are guided by a legally binding global convention adopted in 1994, focusing on sustainable land management and restoration.

The above statements have been associated with which of the following?

1. Land Degradation Neutrality
2. Desertification
3. Drought Risk Reduction
4. Sustainable Land Management

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1. The amount involved is generally transferred to the Consolidated Fund of India after accounting for operational expenses, contingency buffers and risk provisions.
2. A larger transfer can provide additional fiscal space to the government without immediately increasing market borrowings.
3. The quantum of transfer is determined using an economic capital framework that seeks to balance financial stability with income distribution.
4. The amount transferred is derived largely from earnings on domestic and foreign assets, liquidity operations and investment activities.

The above statements have been associated with which of the following?

1. Central Bank Surplus Distribution to the Government
2. Fiscal Deficit Management through Non-Tax Revenue Receipts
3. Monetisation of Public Debt by the Central Bank
4. Economic Capital Framework-based Reserve Management

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