What is the theme of Swachhata Hi Seva 2026, which began on 17 September 2026?
- A.Swachhata Mein Sahbhag; Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat
- B.Swabhav Swachhata, Sanskaar Swachhata
- C.Garbage Free India
- D.Ek Din, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath
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Explanation
The correct answer is Swachhata Mein Sahbhag; Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat. The PIB backgrounder of 20 September 2026 gives this as the theme of Swachhata Hi Seva 2026, which began on 17 September. The campaign places students and young people at the centre of lasting behaviour change.
Option D is the trap. 'Ek Din, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath' is part of the same campaign, but it is the banner for the collective shramdaan that citizens will carry out on 1 October, not the campaign's theme. Options B and C are not given in the release as the 2026 theme, so they are wrong as well. Keep the campaign calendar straight: it began on 17 September, the shramdaan is on 1 October, and special Gram Sabhas are held in villages on 2 October.
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Practice Questions
Under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin, an ODF Plus village that manages both solid and liquid waste but has not yet reached the top stage is classified as:
- A.Aspiring
- B.Rising
- C.Model
- D.Emerging
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The backgrounder explains that ODF Plus villages are classified into three progressive stages. Aspiring villages manage either solid or liquid waste.
Read the full explanation →As of 17 September 2026, how many villages in India had attained ODF Plus status?
- A.5.25 lakh
- B.5.38 lakh
- C.5.69 lakh
- D.6.10 lakh
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According to the PIB backgrounder, India had attained 5.69 lakh ODF Plus villages as of 17 September 2026. An ODF Plus village sustains its Open Defecation Free status, manages solid and liquid waste and maintains visual cleanliness.
Read the full explanation →In which year was the Swachhata Hi Seva campaign, an annual drive for citizen participation in cleanliness, launched?
- A.2014
- B.2017
- C.2019
- D.2021
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The PIB backgrounder says Swachhata Hi Seva was launched in 2017 as an annual campaign that brings government institutions, local bodies, organisations and citizens together around a shared responsibility for cleanliness.
Read the full explanation →Who chairs the Governing Council, the apex body of the CAPEX Support Scheme for critical mineral processing?
- A.The Cabinet Secretary
- B.The Secretary, Ministry of Mines
- C.The Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog
- D.The Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises
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The scheme has a three-tier governance structure. At the apex sits the Governing Council, chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of Mines, which gives strategic guidance, reviews progress, makes the final selection of beneficiaries and sanctions the capital support; it may also approve changes to the scheme guidelines with the Union…
Read the full explanation →For which two minerals does the CAPEX Support Scheme fund processing plants?
- A.Lithium and cobalt
- B.Lithium and nickel
- C.Nickel and graphite
- D.Cobalt and rare earths
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The scheme funds four plants in all, two for lithium with a capacity of at least 30 kt each and two for nickel with a capacity of at least 50 kt each.
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