In which year was the Namami Gange Programme launched?
- A.2011
- B.2014
- C.2016
- D.2019
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Explanation
The correct answer is 2014. The Namami Gange Programme was launched in that year as an integrated conservation mission with the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution and the conservation and rejuvenation of the National River Ganga. Its pillars include sewerage treatment infrastructure, river-front development, river-surface cleaning, biodiversity, afforestation, public awareness, industrial effluent monitoring and Ganga Gram. Option A is wrong because the mission did not begin in that earlier year. Option C is wrong because by then the programme was already running and had begun sanctioning sewerage infrastructure projects. Option D is wrong because the programme is much older than that; by the stage described in the note it had taken up a large number of sewerage projects and created a substantial part of the sewage treatment capacity planned under it.
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Practice Questions
Where is the country's first four-storey sewage treatment plant for a municipality built under Namami Gange?
- A.Prayagraj
- B.Bhatpara
- C.Muni Ki Reti
- D.Bithoor
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The plant was therefore raised vertically, and its land need works out to far less per unit of capacity than the conventional alternative.
Read the full explanation →Which technology, introduced in India through Namami Gange, uses fixed artificial media and plant roots and has operational plants at Bhatpara and Prayagraj?
- A.Food Chain Reactor
- B.Johkasou
- C.Electrocoagulation
- D.Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket
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This technology was brought to India through the programme and improves upon the activated sludge process and the sequential batch reactor by adding fixed artificial media and plant roots, which gives it a smaller footprint, lower power use and nutrient removal.
Read the full explanation →Over which period is the Green Diwali Campaign being run?
- A.1 October to 31 October 2026
- B.20 October to 8 November 2026
- C.20 October to 20 November 2026
- D.8 October to 8 November 2026
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The nationwide drive opened on 20 October 2026 and continues to 8 November 2026, a window chosen so that it covers the days before the festival, when firecrackers are bought, as well as the days after it, when air quality usually stays poor.
Read the full explanation →The Green Diwali Campaign has been aligned with which national mission?
- A.Mission LiFE
- B.Swachh Bharat Mission
- C.National Hydrogen Mission
- D.Mission Amrit Sarovar
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Citizens have been asked to celebrate a clean and green Diwali in line with this mission, whose approach is to change everyday habits rather than wait for large interventions, and the pledge items follow from it directly: no firecrackers, earthen diyas and energy-efficient lights, no single-use plastic, waste segregated at…
Read the full explanation →The Green Diwali Campaign gives special focus to how many cities covered under the National Clean Air Programme?
- A.102
- B.122
- C.130
- D.150
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The campaign is nationwide, but the cities covered under the National Clean Air Programme, numbering 130, have been singled out for special attention, because that is where the burden on air quality is heaviest and where a cracker-free festival makes the greatest difference.
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