On which date will the Department of School Education and Literacy hold its nationwide e-waste awareness and collection drive in schools?
- A.14 October 2026
- B.16 October 2026
- C.28 October 2026
- D.31 October 2026
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Explanation
The correct answer is 28 October 2026. The Department of School Education and Literacy has fixed that day for a drive in schools across the country to raise awareness about electronic waste and to collect it, as part of Special Campaign 6.
Option A is the date of International e-Waste Day, which the Department marked by putting up an e-waste mural and e-waste bins at Kartavya Bhavan 2. Option B is the day the Secretary of the Department held a video conference with the States, the Union Territories and autonomous bodies to review how the drive was being prepared, so it is a preparatory meeting and not the drive itself. Option D is the closing day of Special Campaign 6, which runs through the month from 2 October. Candidates are often asked to separate these four dates, so each should be tied to its own event.
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Practice Questions
Which body leads the campus cleanliness and e-waste collection activities in schools under Special Campaign 6?
- A.National Service Scheme units
- B.Eco Clubs for Mission LiFE
- C.National Green Corps Rangers
- D.Bharat Scouts and Guides troops
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The school level work under Special Campaign 6 is carried out under their aegis. Schools across the country have taken up cleaning drives on their campuses so that classrooms and grounds stay hygienic, and have run e-waste awareness and collection drives aimed at both pupils and teachers.
Read the full explanation →The e-waste mural installed by DoSEL at Kartavya Bhavan 2 was made from how much e-waste gathered by school students?
- A.25 kg
- B.50 kg
- C.75 kg
- D.150 kg
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To mark International e-Waste Day, which falls on 14 October, the Department of School Education and Literacy put up a mural made out of 50 kg of discarded electronics that school pupils had gathered, and installed e-waste bins alongside it at Kartavya Bhavan 2.
Read the full explanation →Which two technologies did the CAQM review highlight for monitoring stubble burning?
- A.Satellites and ground radar
- B.Drones and low cost sensors
- C.Weather balloons and lidar
- D.Mobile laboratories and smog towers
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The review covered their deployment for technology based monitoring and for analysing trends in farm fires, in addition to field level surveillance by officials and a close watch over the hotspot areas.
Read the full explanation →CRM machinery, discussed during the review, stands for which of the following?
- A.Crop Rotation Management machinery
- B.Crop Residue Management machinery
- C.Climate Risk Mitigation machinery
- D.Central Rural Mechanisation machinery
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These are the machines that handle paddy straw left in the field after the harvest, and the Commission reviewed both their availability and their actual deployment in the two districts.
Read the full explanation →Which officer led the CAQM team that reviewed paddy stubble management in Firozpur and Faridkot?
- A.Dr T. S. Panwar, Member (Technical)
- B.The Chairperson of CAQM
- C.The Deputy Commissioner of Moga
- D.The Chief Secretary of Punjab
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He headed the high level team that went to the two districts of Punjab to examine how the measures against paddy stubble burning are being carried out during the harvesting season.
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