At what cost has the Barapullah Elevated Road Phase-3 in Delhi been built?
- A.Rs 1,235 crore
- B.Rs 1,635 crore
- C.Rs 1,941 crore
- D.Rs 2,350 crore
Correct answer
B. Rs 1,635 crore
Explanation
The correct answer is Rs 1,635 crore. The Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation dedicated the Barapullah Elevated Road Phase-3, built at that cost, to the people of Delhi. Option C is the most attractive distractor because it is the value of the whole package of projects inaugurated and begun on the occasion, which stands at more than that amount and includes the elevated road as well as the two works whose foundation stones were laid. Candidates must therefore separate the single project cost from the total package. Options A and D name figures that were not mentioned in connection with either the road or the package. A safe way to remember the pair is that the elevated road accounts for the larger part of the total, with the remainder going to the flyover and the underpass.
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Practice Questions
Barapullah Elevated Road Phase-3 provides signal-free connectivity between which two parts of Delhi?
- A.North Delhi and West Delhi
- B.East Delhi and South Delhi
- C.Central Delhi and North Delhi
- D.West Delhi and South Delhi
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Correct answer: B. East Delhi and South Delhi
Explanation
The correct answer is East Delhi and South Delhi. The Home Minister stated that the newly dedicated phase of the Barapullah corridor would give signal-free connectivity between the eastern and the southern parts of the capital, so that commuting becomes smoother, motorists get relief from traffic jams and travel time is saved. A signal-free corridor achieves this by carrying traffic over intersections on an elevated deck instead of stopping it at traffic lights. Options A, C and D pair other parts of the city; while Delhi has several corridors linking those areas, none of them is the connection described for this phase. The point to note for examinations is the specific pair of directions named, since a question may change just one of the two.
Foundation stones for which of the following were laid along with the dedication of Barapullah Elevated Road Phase-3?
- A.A metro corridor and a ring road
- B.The Modi Mill-Savitri Cinema Flyover and the Loni Underpass
- C.Two pedestrian skywalks
- D.A bus rapid transit corridor
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Correct answer: B. The Modi Mill-Savitri Cinema Flyover and the Loni Underpass
Explanation
The correct answer is the Modi Mill-Savitri Cinema Flyover and the Loni Underpass. Along with dedicating the completed elevated road, the Union Home Minister laid the foundation stones of these two works, which together with the road make up the package of projects worth more than Rs 1,941 crore. A flyover lifts traffic over a junction and an underpass takes it beneath, and both are built to remove traffic signals at busy crossings. Option A names a metro corridor and a ring road, which are different categories of project and were not part of this announcement. Options C and D, pedestrian skywalks and a bus rapid transit corridor, are also urban transport works but neither was named. Hence option B is correct.
Which of the following is a stated area of work under the Tribal Affairs and IGNCA MoU?
- A.Setting minimum support prices for forest produce
- B.Digital museums including tribal contributions to the freedom struggle
- C.Recruitment of teachers in Eklavya Model Residential Schools
- D.Granting forest rights titles under the Forest Rights Act
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Correct answer: B. Digital museums including tribal contributions to the freedom struggle
Explanation
The correct answer is digital museums including tribal contributions to the freedom struggle. The agreement names the development of dedicated galleries and digital museums showcasing tribal arts, artefacts and the historical contributions of tribal communities to India's freedom struggle as a key area of cooperation, alongside digital archives and interactive museum galleries. Option A is wrong because pricing of forest produce is a separate procurement matter and is not part of this cultural agreement. Option C is wrong because school recruitment is an administrative function of the education and tribal welfare machinery and finds no place in the MoU. Option D is wrong because granting titles under forest rights law is a statutory process carried out by state authorities. The other stated areas are documentation of vanishing arts, music and cuisines, protection of endangered tribal languages and oral traditions, and youth camps in educational institutions.
IGNCA, which signed the tribal heritage MoU, functions as an autonomous trust under which ministry?
- A.Ministry of Education
- B.Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- C.Ministry of Culture
- D.Ministry of Tourism
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Correct answer: C. Ministry of Culture
Explanation
The correct answer is the Ministry of Culture. The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts is an autonomous trust under that ministry, which is what makes this agreement a joining of two ministries' resources on one subject: tribal heritage. Option A is wrong because the Ministry of Education runs schooling and higher education and does not administer IGNCA. Option B is wrong because the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the other party to the MoU, contributing its tribal research ecosystem and its network of Tribal Research Institutes rather than housing IGNCA. Option D is wrong because tourism promotion is a separate function and has no administrative link with the centre. Under the agreement IGNCA brings academic, archival, research and curatorial expertise to the documentation and digitisation of tribal arts, languages, oral traditions and crafts.
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs signed an MoU on tribal cultural heritage with which institution?
- A.Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
- B.Anthropological Survey of India
- C.National School of Drama
- D.Indian Council of Historical Research
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Correct answer: A. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
Explanation
The correct answer is the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, or IGNCA, which is an autonomous trust functioning under the Ministry of Culture. The MoU was signed in New Delhi on 28 September 2026 for the preservation, documentation, digitisation, research and promotion of India's tangible and intangible tribal cultural heritage, and it brings the ministry's network of Tribal Research Institutes together with IGNCA's academic, archival and curatorial strengths. Option B is wrong because the Anthropological Survey of India, though it studies communities, was not a party to this agreement. Option C is wrong because the National School of Drama trains theatre practitioners and had no role here. Option D is wrong because the Indian Council of Historical Research funds historical research and was not named. The signing took place in the presence of the Secretary of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Ranjana Chopra.