Who received the Sacred Relics of Buddha at the Nalung Helipad in Namsai and inaugurated the exposition there?
- A.The Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh
- B.The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
- C.The Union Minister of Culture and Tourism
- D.The Director General of the International Buddhist Confederation
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, Lt Gen Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik (Retd.), who received the Relics at the Nalung Helipad and was Chief Guest at the inauguration at the Golden Pagoda. Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, State ministers and religious leaders accompanied him. The Chief Minister, Pema Khandu, and the Union Minister of Culture and Tourism, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, had inaugurated the first phase at Tawang Monastery on 31 October 2026, which makes options A and C true of an earlier event but not of Namsai. Raghav Prasad Bhatnagar, Director General of the International Buddhist Confederation, was present at Namsai but did not receive the Relics or inaugurate the exposition, so option D is wrong. The relics reached Namsai on 14 November 2026 and remain open for public darshan there until 20 November 2026.
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Practice Questions
At which site in Arunachal Pradesh were the Sacred Relics of Shakyamuni Buddha enshrined for the third and final phase of the exposition?
- A.Tawang Monastery
- B.Thubchog Gatsel Ling Monastery, Bomdila
- C.Golden Pagoda, Namsai
- D.Parshuram Kund, Lohit
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The Relics arrived there on 14 November 2026 and are open for public darshan until 20 November 2026. Tawang Monastery, or Gaden Namgyal Lhatse, hosted the first phase from 31 October 2026, so option A is the opening venue rather than the final one.
Read the full explanation →What is the cumulative footfall reported at the Tawang and Bomdila legs of the Sacred Relics exposition?
- A.More than 31,000
- B.More than 35,000
- C.More than 50,000
- D.More than 66,000
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The exposition at Tawang Monastery, held from 31 October to 7 November 2026, drew over 31,000 devotees, and the one at the Thubchog Gatsel Ling Monastery in Bomdila, from 8 to 13 November 2026, drew over 35,000, so the two together have taken the count past 66,000.
Read the full explanation →The exhibition 'Unearthing the Sacred Piprahwa: The Story of the Holy Buddha Relics and Their Discovery' was organised by which body?
- A.Archaeological Survey of India
- B.National Museum, New Delhi
- C.International Buddhist Confederation
- D.Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
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It put up this exhibition at the Meditation Centre of the Golden Pagoda, tracing the archaeological discoveries at Piprahwa in Uttar Pradesh, the tradition of venerating Buddhist relics, and the return of the Piprahwa jewel collection to India in 2025 after more than a century.
Read the full explanation →Where was it proposed to set up a Centre of Excellence on Millets?
- A.Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology
- B.Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad
- C.M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai
- D.Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
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Dr Mangi Lal Jat proposed establishing the centre there, and separately proposed stronger research collaboration with the Indian Institute of Millets Research at Hyderabad, which is why option B is a near miss rather than the answer: the Hyderabad institute is the research partner and the route for market linkage…
Read the full explanation →What millet area target was proposed for Odisha by 2047 at the Bhubaneswar national event?
- A.2 lakh hectares
- B.3.5 lakh hectares
- C.5 lakh hectares
- D.8 lakh hectares
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Addressing the two-day national event at Bhubaneswar on 10 November 2026, the Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Dr Mangi Lal Jat, proposed expanding Odisha’s millet area from 1.79 lakh hectares at present to five lakh hectares by 2047, with production reaching eight lakh metric tonnes.
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