How many physical files has the Ministry of Steel and its public sector enterprises targeted for disposal under Special Campaign 6?
- A.9,056
- B.12,234
- C.14,164
- D.20,763
Correct answer
D. 20,763
Explanation
The correct answer is 20,763. The steel ministry and its central public sector enterprises have set that number of physical files for disposal during the month, along with 9,056 electronic files, and they have planned 301 cleanliness activities at their offices and locations. Option A is the steel ministry's electronic file target rather than its physical file target, so it belongs to the same announcement but to the wrong column. Option B is the number of physical files the environment ministry identified for review, and option C is the number of electronic files that ministry identified, so both come from the other ministry's list. The steel ministry has also singled out 37 pending public grievances and wants that pendency brought down to zero, besides handling references from Members of Parliament, the Prime Minister's Office, the Cabinet and state governments.
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Practice Questions
The implementation phase of Special Campaign 6 is being observed during which period?
- A.15 September to 30 September 2026
- B.2 October to 31 October 2026
- C.1 November to 30 November 2026
- D.2 October to 2 November 2026
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Correct answer: B. 2 October to 31 October 2026
Explanation
The correct answer is 2 October to 31 October 2026. Both the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Steel said on the opening day that the implementation phase of the campaign would run through that month. Option A is the preparatory phase rather than the implementation phase; the steel ministry and its public sector enterprises completed their preparations and set their targets between those September dates, which is why the choice is tempting but wrong. Option C moves the campaign into the following month, which no part of either announcement supports. Option D stretches the window by two days beyond the stated closing date of 31 October. During the month the ministries work on cleanliness at campaign sites, disposal of pending matters, records and space management, process simplification and the removal of redundant items and furniture, with nodal officers reporting progress on the monitoring portal.
What is the stated focus area of this year's Special Campaign 6?
- A.Digitisation of land records
- B.Effective collection, segregation and disposal of e-waste
- C.Single-use plastic phase-out
- D.Energy audit of government buildings
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Correct answer: B. Effective collection, segregation and disposal of e-waste
Explanation
The correct answer is the effective collection, segregation and disposal of e-waste. The campaign retains its older aims of cleanliness and clearing pendency, but electronic waste is the subject singled out for this round, and a standard operating procedure for scientific disposal of such waste has been sent to every subordinate office, autonomous organisation and regional office. Option A, digitisation of land records, belongs to a different programme and is nowhere in the campaign guidelines described here. Option C, phasing out single-use plastic, is a separate environmental commitment and not this campaign's theme. Option D, energy audits of government buildings, is likewise unrelated to the announced focus. The environment ministry has already listed the items it will send for disposal, which include information technology and telecommunication equipment, consumer electronics with photovoltaic panels, laboratory instruments and medical devices.
Which department's guidelines govern the Special Campaign, and on whose portal is progress monitored?
- A.Department of Personnel and Training
- B.Department of Expenditure
- C.Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
- D.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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Correct answer: C. Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
Explanation
The correct answer is the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, usually shortened to DARPG. The campaign is being run in line with its guidelines, it has finalised the standard operating procedure for scientific disposal of electronic waste, and ministries report their progress on its Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters portal, which is updated through the month. Option A, the Department of Personnel and Training, handles service matters and recruitment policy but is not the owner of this campaign. Option B, the Department of Expenditure, deals with public finance and has no stated role here. Option D, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, frames policy on electronics but the e-waste procedure for this campaign came from DARPG. Nodal officers in each ministry coordinate the work and ensure that reporting on the portal stays current.
Karad, the city which fully segregates and processes its sanitary and biomedical waste, lies in which district?
- A.Sangli, Maharashtra
- B.Satara, Maharashtra
- C.Kolhapur, Maharashtra
- D.Solapur, Maharashtra
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Correct answer: B. Satara, Maharashtra
Explanation
The correct answer is Satara district of Maharashtra. The municipal council there collects 300 to 350 kg of sanitary waste a day from hospitals, clinics, households and other premises, placed red bins inside public toilets, and worked with women residents to form awareness groups that carried the message through residential areas. It allotted land for a Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility of 600 kg a day, which the Karad Hospital Association operates and maintains, and the council pays nothing for the treatment of the waste it collects. The central incinerator reaches temperatures of up to 1,200 degrees Celsius, gases are filtered, and emissions are watched in real time through a link to the State Pollution Control Board system. The other three options are neighbouring districts of western Maharashtra, close enough to be tempting but not the right one.
How many plastic bottles and bottle caps were used in building the Aspirational Toilets at Koparkhairane, Navi Mumbai?
- A.9,500 bottles and 28,400 caps
- B.11,700 bottles and 35,200 caps
- C.14,200 bottles and 41,000 caps
- D.7,600 bottles and 19,800 caps
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Correct answer: B. 11,700 bottles and 35,200 caps
Explanation
The correct answer is 11,700 bottles and 35,200 caps. The structure built by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation at Sector 14, Koparkhairane, uses 426 square metres of recycled plastic sheeting, which includes 5.3 metric tonnes of single-use plastic, and the builders also reused 85 repurposed computer keyboards and 284 kg of scrap metal. A fountain running on treated sewage water completes the design, and the site stands near the Nisargudyan urban garden where 8,000 to 9,000 visitors come each day. The other options carry invented counts of the sort an examiner uses to test whether a candidate has learnt the bottle figure together with the cap figure. The toilet also has separate sections for men and women, units for children and for persons with disabilities, baby care stations and sanitary pad vending machines.