Who released the commemorative postage stamp in honour of Mata Bhagwati Devi at the Gayatri Parivar centenary celebration in New Delhi?
- A.The President of India
- B.The Lok Sabha Speaker
- C.The Vice-President
- D.The Minister of Culture
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Lok Sabha Speaker. Om Birla, who holds that office, attended the Shatabdi Samaroh organised by the Gayatri Parivar in New Delhi, paid tribute to Acharya Shriram Sharma and Mata Bhagwati Devi, and released the commemorative postage stamp brought out in her honour. In his address he said the centenary was not only a remembrance of the past but a celebration of a creative movement that had changed countless lives, and he asked the organisation to carry the light of Akhand Jyoti to every village until the last person in society was touched by it. Options A, C and D name the President, the Vice-President and the Minister of Culture, none of whom is reported at this function. A student should link the office of the Speaker with this stamp, because questions on commemorative stamps usually ask who released one and on what occasion.
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Practice Questions
Under the leadership of Mata Bhagwati Devi, the Mahila Jagran Abhiyan was launched in which year?
- A.1958
- B.1975
- C.1986
- D.1990
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The Lok Sabha Speaker said that the campaign for the awakening of women begun in that year under the leadership of Mata Bhagwati Devi was a far sighted effort which inspired women to recognise their own capability and to take an active part in the building of society.
Read the full explanation →The resolve we will change and the era will change is associated with which personality honoured at the Shatabdi Samaroh 2026?
- A.Acharya Shriram Sharma
- B.Mata Bhagwati Devi
- C.Dr Chinmaya Pandya
- D.Om Birla
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The Lok Sabha Speaker said that the Acharya spread the light of spiritual consciousness across the country through Akhand Jyoti and inspired people with the ideals of building the individual, the family, society and the nation, and that his inspiring resolve became a guiding principle for people in India and…
Read the full explanation →What was the purpose of the online digital poll conducted among participants at the Clean Delhi workshop?
- A.To elect office bearers of the sanitation staff association
- B.To identify the key challenges affecting cleanliness in Delhi
- C.To rank wards for a municipal cleanliness award
- D.To decide the location of new waste-to-energy plants
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The poll produced feedback on operational gaps, citizen behaviour, service delivery difficulties and the openings for improvement, which is exactly the material planners need if solutions are to work on the ground.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following bodies was represented at the Clean Delhi workshop by senior officials?
- A.Only the Municipal Corporation of Delhi
- B.NDMC, MCD and DDA
- C.Only the New Delhi Municipal Council
- D.Delhi Jal Board and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
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The correct answer is NDMC, MCD and DDA, that is the New Delhi Municipal Council, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the Delhi Development Authority, whose senior officials took part along with officers of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Read the full explanation →In the context of urban sanitation discussed at the Clean Delhi workshop, what does the abbreviation GVP stand for?
- A.Garbage Vulnerable Points
- B.Green Verification Protocol
- C.Gross Vehicle Parking
- D.Garbage Volume Projection
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These are the spots in a city where waste keeps accumulating however often it is cleared, and tackling such recurring points was one of the ten critical questions the workshop was built around, along with measures to stop littering and to keep waste out of water bodies.
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