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How many Indian villages were without 4G connectivity in 2026, according to the Department of Telecommunications?

  1. A.45,180
  2. B.24,680
  3. C.11,372
  4. D.18,291

Correct answer

C. 11,372

Explanation

The correct answer is 11,372. The Department of Telecommunications reported that the number of villages without 4G connectivity has come down to this figure in 2026. Option A, 45,180, is the figure for 2022, the starting point of the comparison; the drop from that number to 11,372 works out to a reduction of nearly 75 per cent over four years. Option B, 24,680, is also drawn from the same story but means something different: it is the number of previously unconnected villages that the 4G Saturation Project was designed to cover. Option D, 18,291, is the number of sites BSNL has actually commissioned under that rollout plan, not a count of villages. Candidates should keep these four numbers apart, because examiners like to shuffle them. A further 26,000 mobile network sites have been sanctioned for the next phase of expansion to close the remaining gaps.

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Practice Questions

Q2.Science & TechnologyEasy

The 4G Saturation Project reported here is run by which Union ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  2. B.Ministry of Communications
  3. C.Ministry of Rural Development
  4. D.Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Communications

The Department of Telecommunications, which runs the 4G Saturation Project, sits in this ministry, and the announcement on rural connectivity was issued in its name.

Q3.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which method was examined at the dialogue for the safe destruction of persistent organic pollutants such as DDT and PCB-contaminated material?

  1. A.Deep-well injection
  2. B.Open burning at landfill sites
  3. C.Cement kiln co-processing
  4. D.Ocean dumping in sealed drums
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Correct answer: C. Cement kiln co-processing

The technical session on persistent organic pollutants and hazardous waste, led by SINTEF's Chief Scientist Dr. Kare Helge Karstensen with Dr. Ramesh Kumar of CSIR-NEERI, looked at the ability of cement kilns to destroy hazardous organic contaminants under controlled high-temperature conditions, while fuel derived from waste takes the place of…

Q4.Science & TechnologyMedium

Under which bilateral framework, agreed during the Prime Minister's visit to Norway in May, was the waste to resource dialogue held?

  1. A.Blue Economy Compact
  2. B.Green Strategic Partnership
  3. C.Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
  4. D.Clean Energy Mission Statement
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Correct answer: B. Green Strategic Partnership

India and Norway lifted their relationship to a Green Strategic Partnership when the Indian Prime Minister travelled to Norway in May, and circular economy, clean technology and research were placed at its heart.

Q5.Science & TechnologyEasy

Which organisations joined CSIR in holding the India-Norway Dialogue on Waste to Resource Solutions in the Cement and Construction Sector?

  1. A.SINTEF and the Research Council of Norway
  2. B.Innovation Norway and the Norwegian Polar Institute
  3. C.Equinor and the Norwegian Mapping Authority
  4. D.The Norwegian Water Resources Directorate alone
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Correct answer: A. SINTEF and the Research Council of Norway

The dialogue on waste to resource solutions for the cement and construction sector was put together by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research of India along with SINTEF, a Norwegian research organisation, and the Research Council of Norway.