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The Drug De-addiction Centre named in the account published on 9 November 2026 is in which state?

  1. A.Bihar
  2. B.Uttar Pradesh
  3. C.Madhya Pradesh
  4. D.Rajasthan

Correct answer

B. Uttar Pradesh

Explanation

The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh. The centre is the Drug De-addiction Centre at Sultanpur, a district of that state, and the man whose recovery is described was a resident of the same district. The facility is supported under the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, and it gave him medical treatment, timely medicines, healthcare services, rehabilitation and safe accommodation, together with counselling, motivation, yoga sessions and emotional guidance. Options A, C and D are other large states whose names are easy to attach to a district one has not heard of, but Sultanpur lies in Uttar Pradesh. After treatment the man started his own business, improved his financial position and recovered the confidence and respect he had lost, which the Ministry presented as the intended outcome of such support.

Read the full article: NAPDDR: Sultanpur De-addiction Centre Rebuilds a Life

Q1.Government SchemesMedium

What does the abbreviation NAPDDR stand for?

  1. A.National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction
  2. B.National Agency for Prevention of Drug Dependence and Rehabilitation
  3. C.National Awareness Programme on Drug Danger and Recovery
  4. D.National Alliance for Prohibition of Drugs and De-addiction Research
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Correct answer: A. National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction

It is the plan of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment under which Drug De-addiction Centres receive support, and the centre at Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh named in this account is one such facility.

Q2.Government SchemesMedium

Which Union Ministry runs the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction?

  1. A.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  2. B.Ministry of Home Affairs
  3. C.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  4. D.Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
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Correct answer: C. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

The plan belongs to that Ministry, and it was the same Ministry that published this account of a man from Sultanpur district who came out of substance dependence with the help of a Drug De-addiction Centre supported under the plan.

Q3.Government SchemesMedium

The Scheduled Caste scholar from Tamil Nadu described in the Ministry's account is pursuing his doctorate at which university?

  1. A.Tampere University, Finland
  2. B.Uppsala University, Sweden
  3. C.Aarhus University, Denmark
  4. D.University of Oslo, Norway
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Correct answer: A. Tampere University, Finland

He comes from Tamil Nadu, completed an M.Tech before taking up doctoral work, and his research is in experimental cancer biology, covering animal model development, molecular signalling and therapeutic approaches to glioblastoma and other disorders related to brain cancer.

Q5.Government SchemesMedium

Which Union Ministry administers the National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste Students?

  1. A.Ministry of Education
  2. B.Ministry of Tribal Affairs
  3. C.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  4. D.Ministry of Science and Technology
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Correct answer: C. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

The correct answer is the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, which runs this fellowship and which published both the accounts of supported scholars.