Who chairs the Ganga Flood Control Board?
- A.The Prime Minister
- B.The Union Minister of Jal Shakti
- C.The Chairman of the Ganga Flood Control Commission
- D.A Member of NITI Aayog
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Union Minister of Jal Shakti. The Ganga Flood Control Board is chaired by the Union Minister of Jal Shakti, and its 19th meeting was accordingly presided over by C. R. Patil at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on 27 October 2026. Option C is wrong but is the most tempting distractor, because the Chairman of the Ganga Flood Control Commission does hold a defined place on the Board as its Member Secretary, which is a different office from the chair. Option A is wrong because the Prime Minister has no stated role on this Board, whose membership consists of the Chief Ministers of the Ganga Basin states or their representatives along with representatives of the central ministries concerned. Option D is wrong because a Member of NITI Aayog, in this case Prof. K. V. Raju, attended the meeting as a participant and not as its chairperson.
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Practice Questions
When was the Ganga Flood Control Board constituted by the Government of India?
- A.18 April 1972
- B.18 April 1976
- C.15 August 1972
- D.26 January 1980
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The Government of India set up the Ganga Flood Control Board on this date so that measures against floods, bank erosion and drainage problems in the Ganga Basin could be planned and implemented in a coordinated way instead of being left to individual states.
Read the full explanation →The Punah Bharan Mobile App launched at the 19th Ganga Flood Control Board meeting serves which purpose?
- A.Forecasting cyclones along the eastern coast
- B.Scientifically identifying sites for artificial groundwater recharge
- C.Registering complaints about drinking water supply
- D.Tracking the cleaning of the Ganga's tributaries
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The Punah Bharan Mobile App, released by the Union Minister of Jal Shakti at the 19th meeting of the Ganga Flood Control Board, is designed to help select suitable locations for artificial recharge work on scientific grounds, so that recharge structures are placed where they will actually raise groundwater levels.
Read the full explanation →What does IMCT, the team to be sent to the areas hit by Cyclone Arnab, stand for?
- A.Inter-Ministerial Central Team
- B.Integrated Monitoring and Control Team
- C.Inter-Ministerial Coordination Team
- D.India Meteorological Central Team
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The Home Minister said such teams would be sent soon after Cyclone Arnab to assess the impact of the disaster and to determine the further assistance the affected states and the Union Territory require.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following was NOT among the states or Union Territory whose Chief Minister the Home Minister spoke to after Cyclone Arnab?
- A.Odisha
- B.Chhattisgarh
- C.Tamil Nadu
- D.Puducherry
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The Home Minister spoke to the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Chhattisgarh and of the Union Territory of Puducherry, so options A, B and D were all on the list and Tamil Nadu was not.
Read the full explanation →In the wake of which cyclone did the Union Home Minister speak to the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Odisha and Chhattisgarh?
- A.Cyclone Montha
- B.Cyclone Arnab
- C.Cyclone Dana
- D.Cyclone Remal
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It was after this cyclone that the Union Minister of Home Affairs and of Cooperation, Amit Shah, telephoned the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Odisha and Chhattisgarh and assured the three states and the Union Territory of every assistance to ease the hardship caused by the disaster.
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