Which ministry organises the Shilp Samagam Mela?
- A.Ministry of Textiles
- B.Ministry of Culture
- C.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- D.Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. It has been organising Shilp Samagam Melas since 2022 so that artisans from Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes, Safai Karamchari families and persons with disabilities can reach buyers directly. The clue lies in who benefits: the four corporations running the stalls, NSFDC, NBCFDC, NSKFDC and NDFDC, all sit under this ministry. Option A, the Ministry of Textiles, handles handloom and handicraft policy more broadly but is not the organiser of this fair. Option B, the Ministry of Culture, looks after heritage, museums and cultural bodies, not these welfare corporations. Option D, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, supports small enterprise and khadi work but does not run this mela. Union Minister Dr Virendra Kumar, along with Ministers of State Ramdas Athawale and Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya, visited the stalls.
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Practice Questions
Where is the Shilp Samagam Mela 2026 being organised?
- A.Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
- B.Dilli Haat, INA, New Delhi
- C.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- D.Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
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The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is holding the fifteen-day Shilp Samagam Mela 2026 at Dilli Haat in the INA complex of the national capital, and the fair runs until 15 November 2026.
Read the full explanation →Across how many thematic zones are the stalls of Shilp Samagam Mela 2026 laid out?
- A.Five
- B.Six
- C.Seven
- D.Nine
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The fair is arranged in seven themed zones, named कला आँगन, प्रकाश चौक, पूजा पथ, सजावट बाज़ार, घराना, स्वाद चौक and मंच, which between them cover crafts, lamps and lighting, articles of worship, decoration, textiles, food and stage performance.
Read the full explanation →Roughly how much in cumulative sales did the four corporations record at Shilp Samagam Mela 2026 between 1 and 8 November 2026?
- A.Rs 25.46 lakh
- B.Rs 35.46 lakh
- C.Rs 45.46 lakh
- D.Rs 55.46 lakh
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Over the first eight days of November 2026 the stalls of the four participating corporations, NSFDC, NBCFDC, NSKFDC and NDFDC, together took approximately Rs 55.46 lakh, a figure the ministry read as a strong public response and as proof that a wider market exists for goods made by these communities.
Read the full explanation →The Scheduled Caste scholar from Tamil Nadu described in the Ministry's account is pursuing his doctorate at which university?
- A.Tampere University, Finland
- B.Uppsala University, Sweden
- C.Aarhus University, Denmark
- D.University of Oslo, Norway
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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.
Read the full explanation →On being upgraded from Junior Research Fellow to Senior Research Fellow in 2024, approximately how much additional government assistance did the beneficiary receive?
- A.Rs 25,000
- B.Rs 50,000
- C.Rs 75,000
- D.Rs 1,00,000
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That upgradation is the point at which support under the fellowship rises, and the extra amount strengthened his financial position so that he could carry on with his academic work.
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