Who presented the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025-26 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi?
- A.The President of India
- B.The Prime Minister
- C.The Vice-President
- D.The Union Home Minister
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Explanation
The correct answer is the President of India. President Droupadi Murmu honoured the cleanest cities of the country at the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025-26, held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. Speaking there, she said cleanliness cannot be achieved by one institution alone and asked for citizen participation, behavioural change and administrative accountability, and for plastic waste management to be taught in schools. Option B is wrong because the Prime Minister did not give away the awards, although the minister credited his leadership for turning the Swachh Bharat Mission into a people's movement. Option C is wrong because the Vice-President had no role at this ceremony. Option D is wrong because the Union Home Minister does not handle urban sanitation; the awards were convened by the Department of Urban Development in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and the Union Minister present was Manohar Lal, with Minister of State Tokhan Sahu.
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Practice Questions
Which city was ranked first among the Clean Cities of the Super Swachh League in Swachh Survekshan 2025-26?
- A.Indore
- B.Surat
- C.Navi Mumbai
- D.Vijayawada
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In the Super Swachh League the top three Clean Cities were Navi Mumbai of Maharashtra, Surat of Gujarat and Vijayawada of Andhra Pradesh, in that order, so Navi Mumbai heads the list.
Read the full explanation →How many cities were covered by Swachh Survekshan 2025-26?
- A.73 cities
- B.1,700 cities
- C.4,751 cities
- D.3,751 cities
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The survey has widened sharply over a decade: it assessed 73 cities when it began in 2016 and covers 4,751 cities in this round, which is its tenth edition.
Read the full explanation →Which town was ranked first in the new Swachh River Front Town category of Swachh Survekshan 2025-26?
- A.Varanasi
- B.Rewa
- C.Bilaspur
- D.Puri
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This edition of the survey introduced awards for river front towns, coastal towns and Himalayan cities for the first time, and in the Swachh River Front Town category the order was Rewa of Madhya Pradesh, Bilaspur of Chhattisgarh and Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh.
Read the full explanation →In Swachh Survekshan 2025-26, urban local bodies were assessed on how many indicators?
- A.28 indicators
- B.36 indicators
- C.43 indicators
- D.57 indicators
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In the 10th edition, urban local bodies were marked on 43 indicators grouped into 10 assessment areas, which included visible cleanliness, access to sanitation, solid waste management, the segregation, collection and transport of waste, used water management, mechanisation of desludging services, advocacy for Swachhata, institutional strengthening, the welfare of sanitation…
Read the full explanation →Under the Swachh Shehar Jodi initiative, how many mentor and mentee cities have been paired?
- A.43 mentor and 150 mentee cities
- B.70 mentor and 191 mentee cities
- C.100 mentor and 200 mentee cities
- D.33 mentor and 70 mentee cities
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Swachh Shehar Jodi links these cities across 33 States and Union Territories, and the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025-26 will also honour its best performers.
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