Where was the 19th Urban Mobility India Conference and Exhibition 2026 inaugurated on 23 October 2026?
- A.New Delhi
- B.Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- C.Bengaluru, Karnataka
- D.Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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Explanation
The correct answer is Bhubaneswar in Odisha. The two-day conference was inaugurated there by the Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Tokhan Sahu, in the presence of the state's Housing and Urban Development Minister, and it was the first time the city had hosted this annual event, which is a detail worth noting. Option A is wrong: although the conference is run by a central ministry whose headquarters are in the capital, this edition was deliberately taken to a state capital in eastern India. Options C and D name cities that have hosted large urban and metro events in the past but were not the venue this time. Candidates should also remember the venue inside the city, Hotel Mayfair Sanctuary, and that the National Urban Conclave 2026 was scheduled at the same venue immediately afterwards, on 24 and 25 October 2026.
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Practice Questions
What is the theme of the 19th Urban Mobility India Conference 2026?
- A.Mobility for All: Clean, Green and Safe
- B.Urban Accessibility and Liveability in Digital Age
- C.Transit Oriented Development for Viksit Bharat
- D.Smart Cities, Smarter Commuters
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The theme guided the whole programme, which looked at improving access within cities, integrating transport infrastructure and using digital technologies to raise the quality of urban life, and the opening session carried the same title in its conclave form.
Read the full explanation →According to the figures given at the conference, how long was India's operational metro network in 2014?
- A.248 km
- B.998 km
- C.1,185 km
- D.1,500 km
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The Minister of State said the operational metro network had expanded from that figure in 2014 to more than 1,185 km across 26 cities, with work under way on a further 998 km, so three numbers travel together in this question and they are easy to mix up.
Read the full explanation →Under which policy is the Urban Mobility India Conference organised as an annual initiative?
- A.National Urban Transport Policy, 2006
- B.National Transit Oriented Development Policy, 2017
- C.National Urban Housing Policy, 2007
- D.National Electric Mobility Mission, 2013
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The conference is run every year by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under that policy, through the Institute of Urban Transport (India), and the policy itself stresses capacity building at state and city level while promoting equitable and sustainable urban transport systems.
Read the full explanation →In which city are the 19th Urban Mobility India Conference and the second National Urban Conclave being held in October 2026?
- A.Indore
- B.Bhubaneswar
- C.Ahmedabad
- D.New Delhi
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The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is holding both events at Hotel Mayfair Sanctuary in the Odisha capital, with the state government as partner, and the curtain-raiser press conference was also held there.
Read the full explanation →What is the theme of the 19th Urban Mobility India Conference and Exhibition 2026?
- A.Urban Accessibility and Liveability in Digital Age
- B.Cities for All, Mobility for All
- C.Urban Rising - Rethinking Urban Systems, Solutions and Delivery
- D.Green Mobility for Viksit Bharat
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The ministry's joint secretary announced this theme for the two-day conference in Bhubaneswar, and said sessions would look at sustainable low-carbon public transport, integration of modes, first and last mile connectivity, Mobility as a Service and real-time technology for passengers.
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