UPSC Civil Services GK Questions 2026

The correct answer is the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, on which the ministry held Swachh Vayu Diwas and gave away the fifth round of Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan awards.

The release repeats this figure three times, once for the coverage of the programme, once for the cities that took part in the ranking exercise, and once for the cities whose air quality management is tracked on the PRANA portal, so it is the single number a candidate must carry…

The Vice-Chancellor of the National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur listed the items planned for the day, and this vision document sits among them along with safety dossiers on medicinal plants, Standard Treatment Guidelines for skin diseases, a report on the Ayush services sector and the exchange of memoranda of understanding.

The correct answer is Nagpur, Maharashtra, named in the announcement as the place of the main celebration on 23 September 2026.

The ministry explained that the theme is meant to join the country's inheritance in Ayurveda to the health needs of the years ahead, which is why the word tomorrow sits in it.

The Commission's note recalls that Section 14 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 was amended by the Election Laws (Amendment) Act of 2021, and that the amendment provides four qualifying dates in a year on which a citizen may be enrolled as a voter.

The Commission's list places Nandigram along with Rejinagar in West Bengal, both vacant because the sitting members resigned.

The correct answer is 6 October 2026, the date of poll in the schedule annexed to the Commission's announcement.

DEFSAC stands for the Defence Forces Secure Access Card, and the release says it will replace the paper system now in use with interoperable smart cards that work on radio frequency identification.

The release puts the Arudhra Radar in the Navy's list, together with the design, development and later purchase of Marine Gas Turbines, and says plainly that the radar will take the place of the existing Air Route Surveillance Radars.

The release states that the meeting was held under the chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, so the Defence Minister heads this council.

The Defence Acquisition Council, meeting under the chairmanship of the Raksha Mantri, gave Acceptance of Necessity to acquisition proposals of the three Services at an estimated cost of about that amount.

The release says the 89th edition was held across the country at more than that many locations, with more than 5 million young people taking part and carrying the message of a drug-free youth for a developed India.

The release states that it organises the initiative in collaboration with the Cycling Federation of India, the Raahgiri Foundation and MY Bharat, and that Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, who heads this ministry, led the 89th edition in Surat.

The release names this theme for the 89th edition and links it to the Nasha Mukti Sankalp Abhiyan, under which the Union Minister, the Deputy Chief Minister and the participants together took the Nasha Mukt Pledge.

The release says the 89th edition was organised there with the theme 'Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat', led by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya together with Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi.

The release says the team will display its famous Dolphin Leap manoeuvre and will also present a new manoeuvre by this name.

The release describes the Sarang team as the only five-helicopter display team in the world, which is the single most distinctive fact about it and the one most likely to be tested.

The release states that the Sarang team flies this helicopter, that it is designed and manufactured in India, and that the team's displays show off both the skill of the pilots and the capability of the country's indigenous aerospace industry.

The Ministry of Defence said the Sarang Helicopter Display Team of the Indian Air Force had reached Egypt to take part in the second edition of the El Alamein International Airshow, which is held at El Alamein International Airport from 8 to 10 September 2026.