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During which period is Special Campaign 6 for cleanliness and e-waste disposal being carried out?

  1. A.15 to 30 September 2026
  2. B.2 to 31 October 2026
  3. C.1 to 15 November 2026
  4. D.2 to 31 December 2026

Correct answer

B. 2 to 31 October 2026

Explanation

The correct answer is 2 to 31 October 2026. That is the implementation period announced by the government for the sixth edition of the special campaign, under which departments clear pendency, manage records and dispose of electronic waste. Option A names the preparatory phase, which ran from 15 to 30 September 2026 and was used to set targets rather than to implement them, so it is a careful distractor. Options C and D give periods that were not announced. In the case of the Department of Biotechnology, the drive is being carried out along with its scientific cadre units, divisions, autonomous institutions and public sector undertakings, and the Secretary along with the Joint Secretary who serves as nodal officer is reviewing progress. The campaign itself is coordinated by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances.

Read the full article: DBT Begins Special Campaign 6 With E-Waste Disposal Drive

Q1.NationalHard

How much revenue did the Department of Biotechnology earn from the disposal of e-waste and other scrap under Special Campaign 6?

  1. A.Rs 12,45,600
  2. B.Rs 39,33,055
  3. C.Rs 56,80,120
  4. D.Rs 1,04,70,000
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Correct answer: B. Rs 39,33,055

Explanation

The correct answer is Rs 39,33,055. The figure came from the disposal of electronic waste together with non-electronic scrap, and it sits alongside a set of other targets fixed in the preparatory phase: the review of 18,741 electronic files and 7,773 physical files, cleanliness and space-clearing work at 156 sites, the release of 46,486 square feet of usable space, and the disposal of 1,694 items of e-waste. Options A, C and D are amounts that were not reported. The department framed the exercise as creating both financial value for the public exchequer and usable space for government offices, and progress is being recorded through before-and-after photographs uploaded to the SCDPM portal. Candidates should learn these figures as one cluster, since the campaign is reported department by department.

Q2.NationalMedium

On which day did the Department of Biotechnology observe Swachh Bharat Diwas with an e-waste disposal drive?

  1. A.1 October 2026
  2. B.2 October 2026
  3. C.15 September 2026
  4. D.31 October 2026
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Correct answer: B. 2 October 2026

Explanation

The correct answer is 2 October 2026. The department marked Swachh Bharat Diwas on that day with an e-waste disposal drive led by the Secretary at its headquarters in the CGO Complex in Delhi, where officers were urged to identify and dispose of obsolete items and unserviceable material both at work and at home. Option A, 1 October 2026, is the date of a different activity, the one-hour mass cleanliness drive named Ek Din, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath held in a public park near the JLN Metro Station and followed by sapling plantation under Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam. Option C is within the preparatory phase and option D is the closing date of the campaign, neither of which matches. The department also held a waste-to-art activity called Kabbad Se Kala on the theme Swachhata Se Samridhi.

Q3.NationalMedium

Who directed the three Tamil classics starring Sivaji Ganesan that were donated to the national film archive?

  1. A.K. Balachander
  2. B.A. P. Nagarajan
  3. C.Sridhar
  4. D.Bharathiraja
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Correct answer: B. A. P. Nagarajan

Explanation

The correct answer is A. P. Nagarajan. All three donated prints, of Thiruvarutchelvar, Thillana Mohanambal and Thiruvilayadal, were directed by him and starred Sivaji Ganesan, which is why the set is treated as a single significant addition to the national collection rather than three unconnected titles. Options A, C and D name other well known Tamil directors, which makes them plausible, but they are not linked to these prints. The condition of the films is also worth noting for the preservation angle: each shows magenta colour fading and vertical projector scratches, the result of decades of projection and of storage in tropical and unfavourable surroundings. NFDC Managing Director Prakash Magdum said safeguarding the country’s cinematic heritage depends on individuals and organisations as much as on institutional collections.

Q4.NationalEasy

Where is the NFDC-National Film Archive of India located?

  1. A.Pune
  2. B.Chennai
  3. C.Mumbai
  4. D.Kolkata
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Correct answer: A. Pune

Explanation

The correct answer is Pune. The three donated Tamil prints were handed over to the NFDC-National Film Archive of India in that city, and the Film and Television Institute of India, where the donor works as a Film Research Officer, is based there as well. Option B, Chennai, is a careful distractor: the prints were located and collected from Chennai on 13 September 2026 before being moved, but the archive itself is not there. Option C, Mumbai, and option D, Kolkata, are centres of Indian cinema and of film culture but do not host the national archive. Candidates should remember the three titles together with their years, Thiruvarutchelvar of 1967, Thillana Mohanambal of 1968 and Thiruvilayadal of 1965, along with the actor Sivaji Ganesan and the director A. P. Nagarajan.

Q5.NationalMedium

Which of the following films is NFAI’s first-ever copy among the three Tamil prints donated in October 2026?

  1. A.Thillana Mohanambal
  2. B.Thiruvilayadal
  3. C.Thiruvarutchelvar
  4. D.Rathakaneer
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Correct answer: C. Thiruvarutchelvar

Explanation

The correct answer is Thiruvarutchelvar. The archive did not hold this title in any format before the donation, so the print fills a real gap in the national collection, and the donor gave it priority once she learnt of the gap. Option A, Thillana Mohanambal, is wrong because the archive already holds several preservation elements of that film and the donation only adds a second surviving release print. Option B, Thiruvilayadal, is wrong because one preservation element of it was already in the collection; the donated print, apparently an optically altered version in the CinemaScope format, becomes the second. Option D, Rathakaneer, is wrong because that print was donated earlier, in January 2026, and was not part of this set of three. All three films star Sivaji Ganesan and were directed by A. P. Nagarajan.