On which day does Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 culminate with a nationwide Shramdaan?

The correct answer is Swachhata Mein Sahbhag; Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat. That is the theme of the 10th edition of Swachhata Hi Seva, which is being observed from 17 September to 2 October 2026 and was launched jointly by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation. The campaign follows a Whole of Government and a Whole of Society approach. Option B is a general slogan and not the theme announced for this edition. Option C recalls the wording used for an earlier edition of the campaign, which is exactly the sort of distractor a paper setter likes, but it is not the theme now in force. Option D borrows from Swachhata se Samriddhi, the pillar that deals with the circular economy and Waste-to-Wealth work; a pillar is not the theme, so it is wrong.

The correct answer is the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, the urban and the rural arms of the sanitation effort respectively, which launched this edition together. Option C names the wrong pair: the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances runs Special Campaign 6, the separate office-cleanliness and pendency drive held from 2 October to 31 October 2026, while the Department of Consumer Affairs is one of the many participants rather than a launching body. Option A names bodies that have no announced role in launching this campaign. Option D is also incorrect, although the Bureau of Indian Standards is taking part in the drive along with the National Test House, the NCCF, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and the Regional Reference Standards Laboratories.

The correct answer is the Ram Van Gaman Path. The pillars mark the route taken by Shri Ram during his period of exile, and the stated purpose of inaugurating them is that they carry the message of the Ram Van Gaman Path and the virtues of Shri Ram to generations to come. Option A borrows the name of the Ram Setu movement, which was separately commemorated among the service initiatives presented at the ceremony but is not what the pillars mark. Options C and D name routes that were not mentioned in connection with the pillars. Aspirants should hold the number eleven, the word Stambh for pillar, and the Ram Van Gaman Path together, since a question will usually supply two of the three and ask for the missing one.

The correct answer is 11. Eleven Shri Ram Stambhs were inaugurated digitally at the programme, and these pillars commemorate the route taken by Shri Ram during his exile so that the message of the Ram Van Gaman Path reaches later generations. Options A and B, seven and nine, are lower counts and do not match what was inaugurated. Option D, fifteen, is higher than the actual number. The figure is the most quotable detail of the ceremony, and it is usually asked together with what the pillars stand for, so both halves belong in the same note. Candidates should also remember the other initiatives presented at the event, such as the Ganga Aarti at Prayagraj and the donation of artificial limbs at Ayodhya.

The correct answer is the Union Home Minister. Amit Shah, who holds the Home Affairs portfolio along with the Ministry of Cooperation, addressed the inaugural ceremony of the centenary year celebrations organised in New Delhi to mark the birth anniversary of the former Vishwa Hindu Parishad president Ashok Singhal, with several dignitaries present. Option A is wrong because the Prime Minister did not inaugurate this ceremony. Option C is wrong because the President was not the one who addressed the inaugural function. Option D is wrong because the Culture portfolio, although it deals with commemorations, was not the one represented here. For examination purposes the safest note is to link the occasion, the person commemorated and the minister who inaugurated it in a single line, with the venue New Delhi added.