How many schools took part in the fifth edition of Veer Gatha?
- A.4,788 schools
- B.48,000 schools
- C.Over 1.9 lakh schools
- D.About 9 lakh schools
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Explanation
The correct answer is over 1.9 lakh schools. The fifth edition of Veer Gatha reached more than 1.92 crore students across over 1.9 lakh schools, a very large jump from where the programme began. Option A is wrong because 4,788 schools is the figure for the first edition, when the programme covered about 8 lakh students; mixing the first edition with the fifth is the mistake the question is designed to catch. Option B is wrong, as no such count appears for either edition of the programme. Option D is wrong because about 9 lakh is close to the student count of the first edition rather than any school count, and no edition has involved that many schools. Students should hold both ends of the comparison in memory: roughly 8 lakh students and 4,788 schools at the start, against over 1.92 crore students and 1.9 lakh schools in the fifth edition, with 28,005 students from 91 CBSE-affiliated schools in 18 countries joining from abroad.
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Practice Questions
Who launched the revamped Gallantry Awards portal in New Delhi?
- A.The Defence Secretary
- B.Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth
- C.Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh
- D.The Chief of Defence Staff
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Read the full explanation →Veer Gatha participation from CBSE-affiliated schools abroad covered how many countries?
- A.12 countries
- B.18 countries
- C.25 countries
- D.91 countries
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Veer Gatha drew 28,005 students from 91 CBSE-affiliated schools located in 18 countries, which is how the programme stretched beyond India’s borders.
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- A.Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit
- B.Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari
- C.Air Marshal Sanjay Seth
- D.Air Chief Marshal Rajesh Kumar Singh
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The correct answer is Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, the Chief of the Air Staff, who was present at the inaugural session along with the Raksha Mantri.
Read the full explanation →In the Indian Air Force, UDAAN stands for which of the following?
- A.Unit for Digitisation, Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Application Networking
- B.Unmanned Drone Aviation and Air Navigation
- C.Unified Defence Analytics and Aerospace Network
- D.Udan Digital Aviation and Allied Networks
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Read the full explanation →What is the theme of the Air Force Commanders' Conference addressed by the Raksha Mantri in November 2026?
- A.Air Power for Atmanirbhar Bharat
- B.The Year of Empowerment: Maximising Efficiency Through Decentralisation
- C.Jointness, Integration and Theatreisation
- D.Year of Technology Absorption
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This is the theme of the two-day Air Force Commanders' Conference held in New Delhi, which the Defence Minister addressed on 12 November 2026.
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