Vigilance Awareness Week is observed every year in the week that covers the birth anniversary of which leader?
- A.Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
- B.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- C.Lal Bahadur Shastri
- D.Jawaharlal Nehru
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Explanation
The correct answer is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The week is deliberately placed around his birthday, which falls on 31 October, and that is why this year's observance runs from 26 October to 1 November 2026 rather than on fixed calendar dates. Option A is wrong because Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was born in April, and the observances linked to him fall in that month. Option C is wrong because Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on 2 October, a date shared with Mahatma Gandhi and marked separately. Option D is wrong because Jawaharlal Nehru was born in November and his birthday is marked as Children's Day, not as a vigilance observance. The link with Sardar Patel also explains why integrity pledges across ministries are read out in the last week of October each year.
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Practice Questions
What is the theme of Vigilance Awareness Week 2026?
- A.Probity for Prosperity
- B.Vigilance for Viksit Bharat
- C.Say No to Corruption, Commit to the Nation
- D.Integrity Begins at Home
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The theme set for the week is 'Satyanishtha se Samriddhi', which the government renders in English as Probity for Prosperity, and it treats honesty, integrity and openness as the pillars that hold up good governance and public trust in institutions.
Read the full explanation →Who administered the Integrity Pledge at the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at the start of Vigilance Awareness Week 2026?
- A.Anupriya Patel
- B.Prataprao Jadhav
- C.J. P. Nadda
- D.Punya Salila Srivastava
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The correct answer is J. P. Nadda, the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, who read out the Integrity Pledge to senior officers at Kartavya Bhawan-1 in New Delhi.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT one of the commitments made in the Integrity Pledge?
- A.Neither to give nor to take a bribe
- B.To report instances of corruption to the appropriate authority
- C.To act in the public interest and lead by personal example
- D.To declare all movable and immovable property every quarter
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A quarterly declaration of movable and immovable property is not part of the Integrity Pledge; the pledge is a statement of personal commitment, not a disclosure requirement.
Read the full explanation →At Rashtriya Ekta Diwas 2026, from how many districts once affected by armed Naxalism have artists been drawn for the National School of Drama presentation?
- A.96 districts
- B.126 districts
- C.150 districts
- D.212 districts
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The Union Home Secretary said the National School of Drama would present its programme with an array of around 2,000 artists drawn from 126 districts of the country that had at some point witnessed the menace of armed Naxalism, and that these artists would show through their performances what they…
Read the full explanation →What is the theme of the cultural performances and tableaux at Rashtriya Ekta Diwas 2026?
- A.Jai Hind
- B.Vande Mataram
- C.Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat
- D.Naxal Mukt Bharat
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The Union Home Secretary said the theme of the cultural items at the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations, the tableaux included, is Vande Mataram, and that this is its 150th year, from which several new features of the parade have been drawn.
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