How many participants from Tamil Nadu will take part in Kashi Tamil Sangamam 5.0, and in how many groups?
- A.About 1,000 in five groups
- B.About 1,400 in seven groups
- C.About 2,100 in seven groups
- D.About 1,400 in fourteen groups
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Explanation
The correct answer is about 1,400 in seven groups. Each of the seven groups will carry roughly 200 participants from Tamil Nadu, and every group follows an eight-day itinerary made up of four days of travel and four days of visits and structured programmes in Varanasi, Prayagraj and Ayodhya. Option A understates the number and names the wrong number of groups; the figure of 1,000 belongs instead to the nationwide Students’ Engagement Programme, which will reach that many higher education institutions. Option C inflates the total, and option D keeps the right total but doubles the number of groups, which would leave each group at about a hundred people rather than two hundred. Registration under seven categories, from students to spiritual leaders, is open on the IIT Madras portal until 13 November 2026.
Read the full article: Kashi Tamil Sangamam 5.0 to Run 28 November to 12 December 2026
Practice Questions
What is the theme of Kashi Tamil Sangamam 5.0?
- A.“Thirukkural Payilvom – Thirukkural Abhyas Karen”
- B.“Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat”
- C.“Tamil Mozhi Valarchi”
- D.“Sangam to Kashi”
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The fifth edition of the programme, to be held from 28 November to 12 December 2026, is designed around that classical Tamil text and aims to bring its ethical and moral wisdom closer to students and young learners through classroom engagement, multilingual resources and public outreach.
Read the full explanation →Which three cities form the itinerary of Kashi Tamil Sangamam 5.0?
- A.Varanasi, Prayagraj and Ayodhya
- B.Varanasi, Lucknow and Mathura
- C.Varanasi, Prayagraj and Chennai
- D.Madurai, Rameswaram and Varanasi
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The itinerary for each group covers these three cities with cultural, academic, domain-specific and spiritual engagements spread over four programme days, after four days of travel.
Read the full explanation →Who was felicitated by the Defence Minister at the diaspora event in Dushanbe on 20 October 2026?
- A.An Indian ambassador to Tajikistan
- B.Prof Habibullo Rajabov, an Indologist
- C.A Tajik defence official
- D.A visiting Indian film director
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He was honoured at the Dushanbe event for his contribution to Hindi literature and education, including a detailed study of philology, and he is described as the first recipient of the Padma Shri from Tajikistan, which is the detail most likely to be asked.
Read the full explanation →What did Rajnath Singh say about the growth in UPI transaction value?
- A.From Rs 7,000 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 314 lakh crore in 2025-26
- B.From Rs 70,000 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 140 lakh crore in 2025-26
- C.From Rs 7,000 crore in 2018-19 to Rs 95 lakh crore in 2025-26
- D.From Rs 1,000 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 500 lakh crore in 2025-26
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The Defence Minister used this comparison in Dushanbe to show how far India has moved towards a less-paper and less-cash economy, and he described the country as a global hub for real-time digital payments.
Read the full explanation →In his Dushanbe address, the Defence Minister said India has entered into free trade agreements with how many countries?
- A.18
- B.27
- C.38
- D.52
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Rajnath Singh said India has signed free trade agreements with that many countries, and he singled out the agreements with the United Kingdom and the European Union, which are expected to remove tariffs on 99 per cent of Indian exports to those two markets.
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