The award to NRIDA recognises the innovative use of which material in rural road construction?
- A.Fly ash
- B.Plastic waste
- C.Steel slag
- D.Copper slag
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Explanation
The correct answer is steel slag. The nomination highlighted road works in Jharkhand under PMGSY-III where steel slag, a waste left over from steel making, replaced conventional road material. The project covered a length of 381.57 km and brought overall construction cost down by 26 per cent, helped further by the nearness of industrial steel plants, which reduced the cost of transporting the material. Option A, fly ash, is indeed used in embankments and in cement, but it is not the material named in this award. Option B, plastic waste, has been used in bituminous roads in several states, yet it was not the subject of this nomination. Option D, copper slag, is another industrial residue, included here only as a close distractor. The examinable line is steel slag plus Jharkhand plus PMGSY.
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Practice Questions
Which body confers the U.P. Medal for Innovative Technology in Roads, won by NRIDA for the year 2025?
- A.National Highways Authority of India
- B.Indian Roads Congress
- C.Central Road Research Institute
- D.Bureau of Indian Standards
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The announcement said the medal would be handed to NRIDA at the annual function of the body's 85th Annual Session in Hyderabad.
Read the full explanation →How much road length have the Ministry of Rural Development and NRIDA sanctioned using sustainable technologies?
- A.1,39,901 km
- B.1,81,923 km
- C.2,18,923 km
- D.81,923 km
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That is the length of road works sanctioned so far by the Ministry of Rural Development and NRIDA using sustainable technologies.
Read the full explanation →What cash incentive does each award carry, along with a trophy and a scroll?
- A.Rs 5 lakh
- B.Rs 10 lakh
- C.Rs 20 lakh
- D.Rs 50 lakh
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Besides a trophy and a scroll, the awarded district or organisation receives an incentive of twenty lakh rupees, and that amount has to be put into implementing a project or programme, or into bridging resource gaps in any area of public welfare.
Read the full explanation →How many awards are given under the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2026?
- A.12
- B.16
- C.18
- D.21
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The scheme for this round recognises the contribution of civil servants through sixteen awards spread over three categories, with five awards for the holistic development of districts, five for the Aspirational Blocks Programme and six for innovations by central ministries, States, Union Territories and districts.
Read the full explanation →How many aspirational blocks are covered by the Aspirational Blocks Programme category of these awards?
- A.329
- B.500
- C.513
- D.640
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Districts that contain aspirational blocks take part in this category, and it covers five hundred and thirteen such blocks spread across three hundred and thirty one districts of the country.
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