Which ministry runs the Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar campaign?
- A.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- B.Ministry of Earth Sciences
- C.Ministry of Jal Shakti
- D.Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Ministry of Earth Sciences. The campaign is spearheaded by that ministry, and the minister who launched it, Dr Jitendra Singh, holds Earth Sciences as Minister of State with Independent Charge. The three wrong options are all ministries whose work touches the sea, the coast or cleanliness in some way, which is exactly why a candidate can be led astray; but none of them is named here. Two further links are worth carrying into the examination hall. The campaign draws on the Swachh Bharat vision for its cleanliness idea, and it draws on the Deep Ocean Mission, launched by the Prime Minister, for its ocean science idea. The ministry brings citizens, students, youth, coastal communities and volunteer organisations together for the drive under the banner of Jan Bhagidari, or public participation.
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Practice Questions
Which edition of Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar was launched on 1 September 2026?
- A.Third
- B.Fourth
- C.Fifth
- D.Sixth
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The release says the campaign builds on its success over the last four years, which is the internal check an aspirant can apply: four earlier editions plus the one being launched makes this the fifth.
Read the full explanation →What is the new national event introduced in this edition of the campaign?
- A.Ocean Olympiad
- B.Sagar Marathon
- C.Coastal Human Chain
- D.Beach Cycling Rally
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It is aimed at students and young people and is meant to build awareness of the environment; citizens can register for it and test their knowledge of the seas.
Read the full explanation →What is the length of India's coastline as quoted by the Minister at the launch?
- A.Over 7,500 km
- B.Over 9,000 km
- C.Over 11,000 km
- D.Over 15,000 km
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In his video message the Minister said India has one of the longest stretches of coastal area in the world, spanning more than that distance and extending from the eastern to the western parts of the country, and he used the figure to explain why a week-long national drive is…
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.
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