How many students have been selected under INSPIRE-MANAK up to 2025-26?
- A.7,444
- B.46,926
- C.50,009
- D.18,27,580
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Explanation
The correct answer is 18,27,580. That is the cumulative number of students selected under the INSPIRE-MANAK scheme up to 2025-26, a figure the Department of Science and Technology reported at the felicitation ceremony. Option A is wrong because 7,444 is the number of students who exhibited their projects and models at the 11 National Level Exhibition and Project Competitions organised before this one. Option B is wrong because 46,926 is the number selected during 2023-24, and option C is wrong because 50,009 is the number selected during 2024-25; the twelfth edition brought together pupils chosen in those two financial years. Candidates should hold these four figures apart, since all of them come from the same release and can easily be swapped in a question. The scheme covers Classes VI to XII and is implemented with the National Innovation Foundation-India.
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Practice Questions
How many young innovators were felicitated at the 12th National Level Exhibition and Project Competition?
- A.42
- B.52
- C.62
- D.72
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The Union Minister of State for Science and Technology felicitated 62 young innovators at the twelfth edition of the National Level Exhibition and Project Competition, held under the INSPIRE-MANAK scheme in New Delhi.
Read the full explanation →What does MANAK stand for in the INSPIRE-MANAK scheme?
- A.Million Minds Augmenting National Aspirations and Knowledge
- B.Mission for Advancing National Aptitude and Knowledge
- C.Model Academy for Nurturing Applied Knowledge
- D.Manthan for National Aspirations and Capability
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The scheme is a flagship initiative of the Department of Science and Technology, carried out with the National Innovation Foundation-India, an autonomous body under the department.
Read the full explanation →Where will the winning teams represent India at the Grand Finale of the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge?
- A.Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- B.Geneva, Switzerland
- C.Singapore
- D.Nairobi, Kenya
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The winners of the Junior and Senior categories of the India Nationals will represent the country at the Grand Finale to be held at Geneva during the AI for Good Global Summit in June 2027, where teams from participating countries will compete.
Read the full explanation →Which team won the Junior Category of the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2026?
- A.Team Mech Minds
- B.Team Singularity
- C.Team Botics Alpha
- D.Team Vajra
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The Junior Category of the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2026 was won by Team Singularity of Gopalan International School, Karnataka.
Read the full explanation →The 2026 mission of the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India was linked to which Sustainable Development Goal?
- A.SDG 3 — Good Health and Well-being
- B.SDG 4 — Quality Education
- C.SDG 9 — Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- D.SDG 13 — Climate Action
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The mission set for this edition was public health emergency response, and it was tied to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal on good health and well-being.
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