From which date did hallmarking of gold jewellery become mandatory in India?
- A.1 April 2000
- B.23 June 2021
- C.1 September 2025
- D.8 June 2026
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Explanation
The correct answer is 23 June 2021. On that date gold hallmarking stopped being optional and became compulsory, at first in 256 districts; as more assaying and hallmarking centres came up, the requirement now extends to 392 districts. Option A points to the year 2000, when the hallmarking scheme for gold was launched, but it was voluntary then and the Bureau of Indian Standards was simply named the sole agency to run it; the scheme for silver followed in 2005. Option C, 1 September 2025, is the date from which a HUID code became compulsory on every silver article hallmarked under the voluntary silver scheme, not a gold date. Option D, 8 June 2026, is when the system began uploading photographs of each article along with its automatically recorded weight. Since the 2021 rule, over 65 crore gold articles have been given HUID numbers.
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Practice Questions
How many digits does the Hallmark Unique Identification code on a piece of jewellery have?
- A.Four
- B.Six
- C.Eight
- D.Twelve
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The Hallmark Unique Identification, or HUID, is a six-digit alphanumeric code generated by the Bureau of Indian Standards server for each article once it has been tested at a recognised assaying and hallmarking centre.
Read the full explanation →Under which Indian Standard is gold jewellery hallmarked in seven caratages?
- A.IS 2112:2025
- B.IS 1417
- C.IS 916
- D.IS 995
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This standard sets out the caratages in which gold jewellery may be hallmarked, with fineness expressed in parts per thousand: 9K at 375, 14K at 585, 18K at 750, 20K at 833, 22K at 916, 23K at 958 and 24KS at 995, which is seven grades in all.
Read the full explanation →How much office space was reclaimed by the Department of Health and Family Welfare under Special Campaign 6?
- A.1,25,114 square feet
- B.3,27,500 square feet
- C.5,82,449 square feet
- D.7,41,000 square feet
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The space was freed mainly through the records management exercise, in which 1,20,115 of the 1,25,114 physical files reviewed were weeded out and 32,542 of the 37,481 e-files reviewed were closed.
Read the full explanation →How many public grievances were disposed of by the Department of Health and Family Welfare under Special Campaign 6?
- A.6,026
- B.9,480
- C.12,840
- D.18,240
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The Department disposed of that many public grievances during the campaign, and alongside them it cleared 6,026 related appeals. It also addressed 119 references received from Members of Parliament and simplified 19 rules and processes.
Read the full explanation →Special Campaign 6, under which the Union Health Ministry met all its targets, was conducted during which period?
- A.2 to 31 August 2026
- B.2 to 31 October 2026
- C.1 to 30 September 2026
- D.1 to 31 December 2026
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The Department of Health and Family Welfare reached 100 per cent of the targets set for it under Special Campaign 6, which ran over that month with a focus on making cleanliness an institutional habit, reducing pendency and improving administrative efficiency across government offices.
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