How many teachers and educators were selected for the National Teachers Awards conferred on 5 September 2026?
- A.75
- B.82
- C.91
- D.50
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Explanation
The correct answer is 82. The release records that 82 teachers and educators were selected for the National Teachers Awards this year, and that they came from three departments. The break-up is worth memorising because a paper setter can ask for any one part of it: 48 teachers from the Department of School Education and Literacy, 21 teachers and faculty members from higher educational institutions and polytechnics, and 13 skill trainers from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Add those three numbers and you get the total of 82, which is a quick way to check yourself in the examination hall. Option A, option C and option D are not supported anywhere in the release; they are the kind of round or near-miss figures that distractors are usually built from. Note also that the awards were conferred by President Droupadi Murmu at a function in New Delhi on Teachers' Day, 5 September 2026, while the Prime Minister had met the same winners at his residence a day earlier.
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Practice Questions
Which department accounted for the largest share of the National Teachers Awards winners in 2026?
- A.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- B.Department of Higher Education
- C.Department of School Education and Literacy
- D.Ministry of Tribal Affairs
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Of the 82 awardees, 48 came from that department, which is well over half the total and easily the largest block.
Read the full explanation →Teachers' Day in India is observed on the birth anniversary of which former President?
- A.Dr Rajendra Prasad
- B.Dr Zakir Husain
- C.Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- D.Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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The releases of the day tie the occasion directly to him: President Droupadi Murmu paid floral tributes to Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, a former President of India, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, and the Prime Minister said that Teachers' Day is also a day to pay homage to Dr S. Radhakrishnan.
Read the full explanation →Who presented the PM Surya Ghar Excellence Award to the Ministry of Railways in November 2026?
- A.The President of India
- B.The Prime Minister
- C.The Vice-President of India
- D.The Union Minister of Railways
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The award went to the Ministry of Railways for topping the category of Maximum Buildings Solarized by Central Ministries and Departments under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana.
Read the full explanation →Which ministry received the PM Surya Ghar Excellence Award for solarising the largest number of buildings?
- A.Ministry of Power
- B.Ministry of Railways
- C.Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
- D.Ministry of Defence
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It secured the top position in the category of Maximum Buildings Solarized by Central Ministries and Departments under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, and Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan handed over the award at the Renewable Energy Summit and Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
Read the full explanation →How much rooftop solar capacity has the Ministry of Railways commissioned, and what was its target?
- A.351 MW against a target of 424 MW
- B.424 MW against a target of 500 MW
- C.251 MW against a target of 351 MW
- D.500 MW against a target of 600 MW
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These are the two capacity figures to carry for this story: the railways has commissioned 351 MW of rooftop solar, while the goal it has set itself is 424 MW, so a little over four-fifths of the target is in place.
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