IBPS GK Questions 2026

The campaign itself is named for the current round, but the plan a Gram Panchayat prepares in it is for the financial year that follows, which is how village planning is meant to work: the Sabha decides priorities well before the money for that year is allocated.

That is the title under which the People's Plan Campaign for the year is launched when Special Gram Sabhas assemble on the second of October, and under it every Gram Panchayat draws up its development plan for the next financial year through participatory, evidence-based planning.

That protection is why unit-level data from this survey are never released and why care is taken that published results cannot identify the firm that supplied a figure.

In the second round of the survey it took slightly more than half of the provisional aggregate capital expenditure for that year, a share of 50.17 per cent, worth Rs 5,73,900 crore, which is far ahead of every other activity category.

The correct answer is the National Statistics Office, which works under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and is running this round as CAPEX 2026, its third such exercise, between October and December.

That is where Paranur Toll Plaza stands, and it is the stretch on which Tamil Nadu received its first barrier-less tolling arrangement from the National Highways Authority of India.

Cameras at the plaza read the registration plate of every vehicle that crosses, and the FASTag-based Electronic Toll Collection system then debits the user fee from the account linked to that vehicle.

It lies on the Tambaram-Tindivanam section of NH-179B and has become the first location in Tamil Nadu where the National Highways Authority of India charges toll without a boom barrier, letting vehicles roll through while cameras and FASTag settle the fee.

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the National Helpline Against Atrocities in December 2021 and the service was later given this name.

As reported by the states and Union Territories, 217 Exclusive Special Courts have been set up in 15 States and Union Territories to try offences under the Act of 1989, the purpose being speedy trial and quicker disposal of cases.

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment stated that this amount was released to States and Union Territories across three financial years under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for the two Acts.

Average retail sugar prices have come down by this much from the peak they touched in August, and a further easing is expected as cheaper mill prices pass down the supply chain.

These were kept outside the general ceiling and given a limit twice as large, because Kolkata draws sugar from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka and forwards it to eastern India including the North-East, while the higher figure for Assam reflects the geography of the region, the logistics of moving goods…

Under the revised norms a dealer may not hold more than this quantity at any time or at any place in the country, and the rule runs from 15 October 2026 to 30 November 2026.

State Blood Transfusion Councils were felicitated at the national observance for their record in blood collection, and among the North-Eastern States, Mizoram stood first with Sikkim in the second position.

Give Blood. Save Lives." The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare set this theme for the observance, and officials explained that it points to the humanitarian spirit behind donation and calls on eligible citizens, particularly the young, to come forward.

The day is observed on this date every year to spread awareness about voluntary blood donation and to encourage healthy, eligible people to donate regularly and without payment.

The inaugural session will examine how economic policy can build resilience without giving up growth, openness or the credibility of institutions.

The Institute was founded by Professor V.K.R.V. Rao in 1952; N. K. Singh is President of its Board of Trustees, Dr Michael Debabrata Patra is Chairman of its Board of Governors and Professor Sabyasachi Kar is its Director.

The correct answer is Resilience in an Age of Flux, the theme announced by the Ministry of Finance for the fifth edition of the Conclave, to be held in New Delhi from 3 to 5 October 2026.