PRAGATI 2026, the national seminar on standardisation in Ayurveda and Yoga, was organised by which body?
- A.Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
- B.Bureau of Indian Standards
- C.National Medical Commission
- D.Quality Council of India
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Bureau of Indian Standards. BIS is the national standards body of India, responsible for standardisation and conformity assessment, and its AYUSH department organised the seminar at Belagavi in Karnataka as well as a parallel session on Sowa-Rigpa at Leh. Option A, the food safety regulator, sets standards for food articles and not for traditional medicine education and practice. Option C, the National Medical Commission, regulates modern medical education; the corresponding body for traditional systems is the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine, which supported these events. Option D, the Quality Council of India, works on accreditation and is a different institution from the national standards body. The seminar brought together 600 participants and was hosted with the KLE Shri BMK Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya and the KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research.
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Practice Questions
The 5th Sowa-Rigpa Sectional Committee meeting of BIS was held at which place?
- A.Belagavi, Karnataka
- B.Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
- C.Leh, Ladakh
- D.Gangtok, Sikkim
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The meeting, with a brainstorming session alongside it, was held at the National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa in Leh, which sits in the Union Territory of Ladakh and is the natural home for work on this system, since Sowa-Rigpa is the traditional medicine of the Himalayan belt.
Read the full explanation →Who is the chairperson of the BIS Sowa-Rigpa Sectional Committee and founding director of the National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa?
- A.Dr Padma Gurmet
- B.Shrishti Dixit
- C.Vaidya Jayant Deopujari
- D.Dr Arjun Singh
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The correct answer is Dr Padma Gurmet, a Padma Shri awardee who chairs the Sowa-Rigpa Sectional Committee of the Bureau of Indian Standards and founded the National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa at Leh.
Read the full explanation →The Toll Plaza Feedback feature on the Rajmargyatra app is an initiative of which authority?
- A.Indian Road Congress
- B.National Highways Authority of India
- C.Central Road Research Institute
- D.National Highways Logistics Management Limited
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The purpose is to strengthen citizen participation and to support efforts to make journeys on national highways safer, smoother and more convenient.
Read the full explanation →Which category of users receives an automatic notification inviting toll plaza feedback after crossing a plaza?
- A.Users who pay by cash
- B.Annual pass users
- C.Commercial vehicle owners only
- D.Users travelling at night
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After such a user crosses a national highway toll plaza, the Rajmargyatra app sends a notification inviting the user to share the experience of that plaza.
Read the full explanation →NHAI has introduced the Toll Plaza Feedback feature on which mobile application?
- A.Rajmargyatra
- B.FASTag Saathi
- C.Sugam Sadak
- D.Highway Mitra
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The National Highways Authority of India has added the Toll Plaza Feedback option to this mobile app so that users of national highways can report their experience at a toll plaza.
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