Where is the World Circular Economy Forum 2026 being held?
- A.New Delhi
- B.Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- C.Helsinki, Finland
- D.Bhuj, Gujarat
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Explanation
The correct answer is Gandhinagar, Gujarat. India is hosting the forum there from 15 to 18 September 2026, and this is the first time that the World Circular Economy Forum is being held in South Asia. The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Chief Minister of Gujarat will jointly inaugurate it on the opening day. Option A is wrong because New Delhi is not the venue, although the announcement came from the Union Ministry based there. Option C is wrong because Finland is a partner through the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra and the Government of Finland, but the host city for this edition is in India. Option D is wrong because Bhuj in Kachchh hosted a separate environment review meeting and not this forum. Venue questions are common, so fix the host city firmly in mind.
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Practice Questions
What is the theme of the World Circular Economy Forum 2026?
- A.Circular Economy: Transition for People and Prosperity
- B.Waste to Wealth for a Green Tomorrow
- C.Reuse, Recycle, Rebuild
- D.Circularity for Climate Resilience
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The forum at Gandhinagar is being organised under this theme, and its objective is to showcase India's initiatives for promoting circularity and to strengthen international cooperation.
Read the full explanation →How many stakeholders and countries are expected at the World Circular Economy Forum 2026?
- A.Over 1,000 stakeholders from more than 45 countries
- B.Over 2,000 stakeholders from more than 65 countries
- C.Over 3,000 stakeholders from more than 85 countries
- D.Over 1,500 stakeholders from more than 55 countries
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Those taking part include business leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, researchers, policymakers, academicians and changemakers. An international expo alongside the forum will feature more than 125 national and international exhibitors showing practical circular solutions developed by startups and investment-ready innovations.
Read the full explanation →Since ethanol supply year 2014-15, how much foreign exchange has the ethanol blending programme saved?
- A.More than Rs 62,000 crore
- B.More than Rs 1.01 lakh crore
- C.More than Rs 1.66 lakh crore
- D.More than Rs 1.97 lakh crore
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The ministry listed four cumulative outcomes of the blending programme since ethanol supply year 2014-15: foreign exchange savings above that amount, substitution of about 316 lakh metric tonnes of crude oil, avoidance of about 952 lakh metric tonnes of carbon dioxide, and transfers of more than Rs 1.66 lakh crore…
Read the full explanation →What ethanol content was recorded on average in the samples tested in Karnataka?
- A.19.30 per cent
- B.21.50 per cent
- C.26 per cent
- D.31 per cent
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All 56 samples tested in Karnataka, taken from different locations and from all three oil marketing companies, conformed to the prescribed specification, with ethanol content ranging between 19 and 20 per cent and averaging that figure.
Read the full explanation →Which Bureau of Indian Standards specification applies to ethanol-blended motor gasoline?
- A.IS 1460
- B.IS 2796
- C.IS 17021
- D.IS 15607
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This is the Bureau of Indian Standards specification for ethanol-blended motor gasoline, and E20 petrol supplied by the three public sector oil marketing companies across the country is required to conform to it.
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