At the Ludhiana Vijayadashami event attended by the Union Home Minister, the effigy of Ravana that was burnt symbolised what?
- A.Chitta, that is drugs
- B.Corruption in public offices
- C.Stubble burning
- D.Illegal migration
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Explanation
The correct answer is chitta, that is drugs. The effigy burnt by Amit Shah at Ludhiana on 20 October 2026 was described as the symbolic Ravana of chitta, which let the festival’s central idea, the victory of good over evil, carry a message about the drug trade in Punjab. In his address the Home Minister said the burning of Ravana has always stood for good defeating evil and that Vijayadashami is a day for every person to destroy the ego, pride and greed within. Options B, C and D name problems that are discussed in public life and are the sort of plausible substitutions an examiner uses, but none of them was what the effigy stood for on this occasion. He also recalled that the Ramlila Committee of Ludhiana has been holding the Ravana Dahan for 200 years.
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Practice Questions
By which date did Union Home Minister Amit Shah say Punjab would be freed of the drug trade?
- A.31 December 2027
- B.31 December 2029
- C.15 August 2030
- D.26 January 2028
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Speaking at the Vijayadashami festival in Ludhiana on 20 October 2026, the Union Home Minister said the resolve taken that day was to free the whole of Punjab from the drug trade by that date and to make the state drug-free, and he described it as the greatest tribute possible…
Read the full explanation →Which statement about the Union Home Minister’s Ludhiana address is correct?
- A.He asked people to report the drug trade on the Narcotics Control Bureau’s toll-free helpline
- B.He announced a new central police force for Punjab
- C.He said all three murder cases were already with the CBI
- D.He announced a financial package for Ludhiana’s Ramlila Committee
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The correct answer is that he asked people to report the drug trade on the Narcotics Control Bureau’s toll-free helpline, saying that the government would act on the information the public provided.
Read the full explanation →Who was felicitated by the Defence Minister at the diaspora event in Dushanbe on 20 October 2026?
- A.An Indian ambassador to Tajikistan
- B.Prof Habibullo Rajabov, an Indologist
- C.A Tajik defence official
- D.A visiting Indian film director
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Read the full explanation →What did Rajnath Singh say about the growth in UPI transaction value?
- A.From Rs 7,000 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 314 lakh crore in 2025-26
- B.From Rs 70,000 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 140 lakh crore in 2025-26
- C.From Rs 7,000 crore in 2018-19 to Rs 95 lakh crore in 2025-26
- D.From Rs 1,000 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 500 lakh crore in 2025-26
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The Defence Minister used this comparison in Dushanbe to show how far India has moved towards a less-paper and less-cash economy, and he described the country as a global hub for real-time digital payments.
Read the full explanation →In his Dushanbe address, the Defence Minister said India has entered into free trade agreements with how many countries?
- A.18
- B.27
- C.38
- D.52
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Rajnath Singh said India has signed free trade agreements with that many countries, and he singled out the agreements with the United Kingdom and the European Union, which are expected to remove tariffs on 99 per cent of Indian exports to those two markets.
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