UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Why did Claude’s plugins spook markets?

Q1. With reference to Anthropic's recent Claude model releases, consider the following statements: 1. Claude Opus 4.5 was the first model in the family to introduce a one-million-token context window in beta. 2. Claude Opus 4.6 is designed to coordinate teams of multiple AI agents within a single workflow. 3. Claude Opus 4.5 was launched along with a desktop application for Claude Code. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Claude Opus 4.5 was the first model in the family to introduce a one-million-token context window in beta.
  2. Claude Opus 4.6 is designed to coordinate teams of multiple AI agents within a single workflow.
  3. Claude Opus 4.5 was launched along with a desktop application for Claude Code.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q2. How many open-source plug-ins did Anthropic release for Claude Cowork in the launch that triggered the 'SaaSpocalypse' sell-off in early 2026?

  • A. 7
  • B. 9
  • C. 11
  • D. 15

Q3. Which Anthropic model, launched shortly after Claude Cowork, is distinguished by a one-million-token context window (in beta) and the ability to coordinate teams of AI agents for tasks such as financial research?

  • A. Claude Opus 4.5
  • B. Claude Sonnet 4.6
  • C. Claude Opus 4.6
  • D. Claude Fable 5

Q4. In the context of the February 2026 global tech sell-off, the term 'SaaSpocalypse' most accurately refers to which one of the following?

  • A. Investor fears that agentic AI tools will replace, rather than merely augment, established Software-as-a-Service platforms
  • B. A coordinated ransomware campaign that disabled major cloud SaaS providers
  • C. A US Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to ban per-seat subscription pricing in enterprise software
  • D. The mass migration of SaaS workloads from public clouds to on-premise data centres for data-sovereignty reasons