Which ministry received the PM Surya Ghar Excellence Award for solarising the largest number of buildings?
- A.Ministry of Power
- B.Ministry of Railways
- C.Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
- D.Ministry of Defence
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Ministry of Railways. It secured the top position in the category of Maximum Buildings Solarized by Central Ministries and Departments under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, and Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan handed over the award at the Renewable Energy Summit and Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The ministry had identified 15,868 railway buildings as feasible for rooftop arrays and has fitted 12,495 of them, which is 79 per cent, besides commissioning 351 MW of capacity against a target of 424 MW. The other options name ministries that did not win this particular category. The scheme itself is a central rooftop solar programme, and the award recognises progress in solarising a ministry's own buildings rather than the running of the scheme, so the energy ministries in options A and C are not the answer.
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Practice Questions
How much rooftop solar capacity has the Ministry of Railways commissioned, and what was its target?
- A.351 MW against a target of 424 MW
- B.424 MW against a target of 500 MW
- C.251 MW against a target of 351 MW
- D.500 MW against a target of 600 MW
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These are the two capacity figures to carry for this story: the railways has commissioned 351 MW of rooftop solar, while the goal it has set itself is 424 MW, so a little over four-fifths of the target is in place.
Read the full explanation →Who presented the PM Surya Ghar Excellence Award to the Ministry of Railways in November 2026?
- A.The President of India
- B.The Prime Minister
- C.The Vice-President of India
- D.The Union Minister of Railways
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The award went to the Ministry of Railways for topping the category of Maximum Buildings Solarized by Central Ministries and Departments under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana.
Read the full explanation →How many health professionals were honoured at the conference where the award was presented?
- A.24
- B.36
- C.42
- D.60
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That many distinguished health professionals from different parts of the country were honoured at the wellness conference for their contributions in their respective fields, and the Wellness Visionary Award for Holistic Healing given to the Director of the National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa was among the honours conferred there.
Read the full explanation →Who has been conferred the Wellness Visionary Award for Holistic Healing?
- A.Dr Padma Gurmet, Director of the National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa
- B.Satish Mahana, Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- C.The Vice-Chancellor of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University
- D.The Director of the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences
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The award recognises his contribution to traditional medicine and to holistic health care, and it was conferred by a university in Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
Read the full explanation →Which university conferred the Wellness Visionary Award, and at which conference?
- A.Banaras Hindu University, at the National Ayush Summit
- B.Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, at the 3rd International Conference on Wellness
- C.University of Jammu, at the Himalayan Health Conclave
- D.University of Delhi, at the 5th International Conference on Wellness
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The three-day conference was held at the university campus from 30 October to 1 November 2026, and the Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly inaugurated it in the presence of eminent health professionals, academics and leaders from the health sector.
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