Daily Quiz – 26.09.2026

1. It involves police personnel, Agriculture Department officials and administrative officers for monitoring farm fires.
2. Drone surveillance is used in coordination with DRIISHYA, along with intensified late-evening patrols.
3. Farmers are provided ₹1,200 per acre as part of the crop-residue management support.
4. Verified stubble-burning incidents may attract an FIR, challan and red entry in land records.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. Blue Bonds are specialised debt instruments that mobilise capital for the protection and sustainable use of ocean and water ecosystems.
2. The proceeds of Blue Bonds may be directed towards activities such as sustainable shipping, ocean renewable energy, marine biodiversity conservation and sustainable fisheries.

III. Since Blue Bonds are a sub-category of green bonds, their proceeds are necessarily restricted to projects involving renewable energy generation.

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

1. Blue Bonds can facilitate the financing of economic activities that seek to combine maritime development with environmental sustainability.
2. The environmental focus of Blue Bonds extends beyond energy-related projects to include conservation and sustainable resource use.
3. Being a sub-category of green bonds implies that Blue Bonds have the same sectoral scope as conventional green bonds.

Select the answer using the code given below:

1. The Strait of Hormuz lies between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
2. The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait lies between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
3. The Suez Canal connects the Persian Gulf directly with the Mediterranean Sea.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?