Daily Challenge
Thursday, 15 October 2026
Daily Challenge — 15 October 2026
Three UPSC Prelims-pattern questions — one each from the GS I, GS II and GS III subject areas. Attempt all three before checking your answers.
Salient Features of Indian Society
Consider the following pairs (Concept : Sociologist):
- Sanskritisation : M.N. Srinivas
- Universalisation and parochialisation : McKim Marriott
- Six features of caste : G.S. Ghurye.
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Correct answer: D
All three pairs are correct. Srinivas gave Sanskritisation (and Westernisation and dominant caste); McKim Marriott, from his Kishan Garhi study, gave universalisation and parochialisation; Ghurye listed six features of caste in Caste and Race in India (1932).Constitutional Framework
Who presided over the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 9 December 1946 as its temporary President?
Correct answer: B
Dr Sachchidananda Sinha, the oldest member, was the temporary President. Dr Rajendra Prasad was elected permanent President on 11 December 1946. H.C. Mukherjee was a Vice-President, and B.N. Rau was the constitutional adviser, not a presiding officer.National Income and Growth
Consider the following statements:
- Real GDP values the output of a year at the constant prices of a base year.
- If the GDP deflator rises during a year, nominal GDP growth for that year exceeds real GDP growth.
- Scholarships paid by the government are included in GDP.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct answer: B
Statement 1 is correct: real GDP uses base-year prices. Statement 2 is correct: nominal growth is approximately real growth plus the rise in the deflator, so a rising deflator makes nominal growth larger. Statement 3 is wrong: scholarships are transfer payments with no matching production and are excluded from GDP.