UPSC GK Questions 2026

Speaking after the launch of the development works, the Minister said that having set the goal of a Naxal-free India, the government has now fixed the target of a drug-free India by that date.

That is the combined value of the works the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation dedicated and began in Ahmedabad on this day, in the presence of the Chief Minister of Gujarat.

The pilgrimage is administered in India by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, working with the Haj Committee of India, so the quota and the arrangements are negotiated by that Ministry; the Joint Secretary (Haj) of the Ministry and the Chief Executive Officer of the Haj Committee of India were part…

The agreement for the coming pilgrimage was signed in that city, immediately after the bilateral meeting held at the Jeddah Superdome between the Indian and Saudi ministers in charge of the pilgrimage.

When India and Saudi Arabia signed the Bilateral Haj Agreement for Haj-2027 at Jeddah, the country quota allotted to India was confirmed at this figure.

The correct answer is 1,07,494 participations, recorded across the 153 institutions where the programme was held.

Diwali Sneh Milan was its eighth weekly intervention and brought the second month of the campaign to a close, with gatherings at 153 institutions and 1,07,494 participations.

MY Bharat and the National Service Scheme held Diwali Sneh Milan gatherings at this many institutions and recorded 1,07,494 participations in all.

The correct answer is Ankur, the bilingual magazine produced by the trainees, which will be unveiled at the valedictory function presided over by Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena.

The correct answer is Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Chief of the Naval Staff, who will attend as chief guest and reviewing officer of the parade.

The passing out parade set for 13 November 2026 covers the ninth batch of Indian Navy Agniveers and Indian Coast Guard Naviks, and the strength of this batch makes it the largest ever to complete training at INS Chilka.

The correct answer is the Inland Waterways Authority of India, which works under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and is leading the project.

The cruise service has been developed along this stretch of the river, and the inauguration itself was fixed at Sonia Vihar on 10 November 2026.

The Yamuna received this designation under the National Waterways Act, 2016, and it is on this waterway that Delhi's first recreational river cruise has been developed, along the Sonia Vihar to Jagatpur stretch.

The department had identified 999 sites as its target for cleanliness activities under Special Campaign 6 and went past it by covering 1179 sites.

The theme of this edition of the campaign was the effective collection, segregation and disposal of electronic waste, so the central public sector enterprises and organisations under the Ministry of Power identified the e-waste generated at their establishments and handled it in the manner these rules require.

During Special Campaign 6, run from 2 to 31 October 2026, the Ministry of Power completed 342 cleanliness drives at its offices and those of its public sector enterprises, and that work released this much space for use.

Special Campaign 6 placed particular emphasis on handling electronic waste responsibly, and Indian Railways disposed of more than 1.50 lakh units of e-waste under this head, earning 10.43 crore rupees.

Rail Jan Samvad was organised as part of Special Campaign 6 to let rail users place their feedback and suggestions before senior railway officials in person.

During Special Campaign 6, held from 2 to 31 October 2026, Indian Railways earned this amount from the sale of scrap, which is above the target of 600 crore rupees set for the campaign.