Daily Quiz – 29.06.2026

Statement I:

AI safety cannot rely only on model alignment because highly autonomous AI agents with access to external tools and enterprise systems require operational security controls in addition to behavioural alignment.

Statement II:

Google DeepMind's AI Control Roadmap proposes treating advanced AI agents as potential "insider threats" by adopting measures such as graduated permissions and continuous monitoring to reduce risks arising from misuse or misalignment.

Statement III:

If an AI agent has been successfully aligned with human objectives during training, granting it unrestricted access to sensitive systems does not significantly increase security risks.

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

1. Statement II provides an operational framework that supports the principle expressed in Statement I.
2. Statement III presents an assumption that contradicts the security approach implicit in Statement I.
3. Statements II and III are logically complementary because both advocate increasing an AI agent's autonomy after alignment.

Options:

1. During an international armed conflict, neutral merchant vessels are generally protected from attack under International Humanitarian Law (IHL), the law of naval warfare, and principles reflected in the law of the sea.
2. A neutral merchant vessel does not lose its protected status merely because it is engaged in commercial trade with a belligerent state.

III. The legality of enforcing a naval blockade and the legality of the use of force that establishes it are governed by different legal principles under international law.

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

1. The San Remo Manual (1994) permits action against neutral merchant vessels if they are carrying contraband, breaching a lawful blockade, resisting visit and search, or otherwise making an effective contribution to enemy military action.
2. Under UNCLOS, ships of all states enjoy transit passage through international straits such as the Strait of Hormuz, and such navigational rights continue to apply even during armed conflict, subject to applicable rules of international law.
3. A blockade may comply with the technical requirements of the law of naval warfare, yet the use of force establishing it may still be unlawful unless justified under the UN Charter, such as by Security Council authorisation or self-defence under Article 51.
4. Since oil exports generate revenue for a belligerent state, every neutral oil tanker carrying crude oil automatically becomes a lawful military objective under customary international law.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. It is located in Mysore district of Karnataka.
2. It was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1985.
3. It is known for tropical wet evergreen forests.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?