How many artisans, and how many women among them, are taking part in the Guwahati Shilp Samagam Mela?
- A.50 artisans, including 20 women
- B.75 artisans, including 31 women
- C.90 artisans, including 45 women
- D.60 artisans, including 31 women
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Explanation
The correct answer is 75 artisans, including 31 women. They are showing roughly 40 varieties of handloom and handicraft products at Farm Gate, Khanapara, in Guwahati, where the fair is open to the public from 11 in the morning to 9 at night and will continue until 28 October. The number matters because a paper setter commonly pairs the total with the share of women artisans, and here the women make up a little under half the participants. The first option understates both figures. The third invents a larger total and a larger number of women than the fair has. The fourth keeps the correct count of women but lowers the total, which is the sort of half-right distractor that catches a candidate who remembers only one of the two numbers. Remember both together.
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Practice Questions
Which ministry organises the Shilp Samagam Mela?
- A.The Ministry of Textiles
- B.The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- C.The Ministry of Culture
- D.The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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The fair is its marketing-support initiative for artisans and beneficiaries tied to its three national corporations: the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation, the National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation and the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation.
Read the full explanation →What is the full form of BHARAT-TULIP, the programme promoted at the Shilp Samagam Mela?
- A.Traditional Artisans' Upliftment Livelihood Programme
- B.Tribal Upliftment and Livelihood Improvement Plan
- C.Textile Units' Livelihood Incentive Programme
- D.Traditional Udyam Livelihood Investment Plan
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BHARAT-TULIP is aimed at marketing the products of artisans belonging to the target groups of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, using both physical outlets and e-commerce platforms so that a maker in a small town can reach a buyer anywhere.
Read the full explanation →Where did the first Shilp Samagam Mela of the 2026 series conclude?
- A.Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- B.Guwahati, Assam
- C.Mysuru, Karnataka
- D.Nagpur, Maharashtra
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The first fair of the series ended there on 19 October after nine days at the Dasara Exhibition Ground, and thousands of visitors came through it.
Read the full explanation →Which set of traditional sports was played in the local tournaments held during the week?
- A.Gilli-danda, lagori, kabaddi and malkhamb
- B.Kabaddi, kho-kho, tug of war and kushti
- C.Kho-kho, archery, kushti and sepak takraw
- D.Volleyball, kabaddi, kho-kho and wrestling on mats
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NSS units organised local tournaments in these four games, and more than 21,500 participants took part in them, the aim being healthy recreation, teamwork and positive engagement for rural youth.
Read the full explanation →Which bodies implemented the sixth-week activities of the campaign in villages?
- A.The Sports Authority of India with state sports councils
- B.The Directorate of NSS along with 15 NSS Regional Directorates
- C.The Narcotics Control Bureau with district administrations
- D.Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan alone
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They carried out the week across more than 160 institutions and the villages those institutions have adopted, mobilising over 80,000 participants that included young people, Gram Panchayat members, village elders and local residents.
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