Who chaired the November 2026 review meeting on measures to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCR?
- A.The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- B.The Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs
- C.The Chief Minister of Delhi
- D.The Chairperson of the Commission for Air Quality Management
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, who took the chair at the review of what Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan have done to cut pollution in the capital region. Option D names Rajesh Verma, who chairs the Commission for Air Quality Management; he was present and gave an overview of implementation across the states, but he did not chair the meeting. Option B is wrong because the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs was represented only in the arrangement for regular review of hotspot plans, not in the chair. Option C is wrong because Delhi was represented by its environment minister, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, who joined online along with his counterparts from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The minister has held more than 30 such reviews with the state governments and municipal bodies over the past year.
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Practice Questions
How many polluting industries in non-conforming areas was the CPCB directed to seal immediately?
- A.91
- B.147
- C.191
- D.233
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These are the units standing in non-conforming areas which, in spite of being told repeatedly, had not even placed an order for air pollution control devices, and the Central Pollution Control Board was directed to seal them at once.
Read the full explanation →PAVAN, which brings air quality, emission, weather, satellite and compliance data onto one platform, belongs to which body?
- A.India Meteorological Department
- B.Commission for Air Quality Management
- C.National Green Tribunal
- D.Municipal Corporation of Delhi
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PAVAN stands for the Platform for Air Quality Vigilance and Analytics for NCR, and it is CAQM’s own platform, built so that air quality readings, emission data, meteorological information, satellite inputs and compliance records can be seen together instead of in separate silos.
Read the full explanation →In the road dust review, how much of the targeted road length in NCR had been redeveloped?
- A.3,221 km of 5,480 km
- B.5,480 km of 6,747 km
- C.2,298 km of 3,221 km
- D.2,345 km of 5,480 km
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Road-owning agencies were told to give priority to repairing potholes, damaged footpaths and central verges and to pave roads end to end as the CAQM framework requires, backed by surveys using artificial intelligence.
Read the full explanation →Where does India rank in the world in installed wind power capacity?
- A.Second
- B.Third
- C.Fourth
- D.Sixth
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Installed wind capacity in the country had reached 59.20 GW by 29 October 2026, and the sector added 6.05 GW during the financial year 2025-26, its highest annual addition so far.
Read the full explanation →What is the total outlay of PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana?
- A.Rs 5,070 crore
- B.Rs 19,744 crore
- C.Rs 35,800 crore
- D.Rs 75,021 crore
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The rooftop solar scheme was launched in February 2024 with that outlay and a target of one crore households.
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