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UPSC DAILY CURRENT QUIZ: 18 MAY 2026

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With reference to the “PM SHRI Schools” scheme, consider the following statements:

It is a Central Sector Scheme aimed at developing more than 14,500 schools across the country.
The selected schools will showcase all components of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and act as exemplar schools.
It focuses only on secondary and senior secondary schools managed by the Central Government (like KVs and JNVs).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2 only

1 & 3 only

2 & 3 only

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Consider the following pairs of species and their primary natural habitats in India:

Species	IUCN Red List Status	Primary Natural Habitat
1. Lion-tailed Macaque	Endangered	Western Ghats rainforests
2. Sangai (Brow-antlered deer)	Endangered	Keibul Lamjao National Park
3. Indian Rhinoceros	Endangered	Brahmaputra floodplains