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UPSC GK Questions 2026

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UPSC GK Questions with Answers

Q12481.NationalHard

Which of the following statements about the sites proposed for the air show is correct?

  1. A.Only the Ajanta Caves are on the UNESCO World Heritage List
  2. B.Both the Ajanta and the Ellora Caves are on the UNESCO World Heritage List
  3. C.Only Lonar Crater Lake is on the UNESCO World Heritage List
  4. D.None of the three proposed sites has any UNESCO recognition
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Correct answer: B. Both the Ajanta and the Ellora Caves are on the UNESCO World Heritage List

Both are recognised across the world for their outstanding cultural and historical significance, and the minister’s letter drew attention to this standing while proposing them as venues.

Q12482.NationalMedium

Which minister has requested the Defence Ministry to organise Surya Kiran displays at Maharashtra’s tourism sites?

  1. A.The Union Minister of Tourism
  2. B.The Union Minister of State for Ayush
  3. C.The Union Minister of Culture
  4. D.The Union Minister of Civil Aviation
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Correct answer: B. The Union Minister of State for Ayush

Prataprao Jadhav, who holds independent charge of the Ministry of Ayush and is also Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has written to the Defence Minister asking that the aerobatic display team of the Indian Air Force be permitted to perform at Lonar, Ajanta and…

Q12485.NationalHard

With which organisation will the Ministry of Culture hold its Ek Din, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath shramdaan and plantation drive at Purana Qila, Delhi?

  1. A.National Archives of India
  2. B.Archaeological Survey of India
  3. C.National School of Drama
  4. D.Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
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Correct answer: B. Archaeological Survey of India

The shramdaan and plantation drive named Ek Din, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath is to be held at Purana Qila in Delhi in coordination with that body, which looks after protected monuments.

Q12487.NationalMedium

The implementation phase of Special Campaign 6.0 covers which period?

  1. A.16 September to 30 September
  2. B.1 October to 15 October
  3. C.2 October to 31 October
  4. D.2 October to 2 November
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Correct answer: C. 2 October to 31 October

The campaign is built in two parts. The first is a preparatory phase, which ran from the sixteenth to the thirtieth of September 2026, and in which each participating ministry fixed the cleaning and disposal targets it would meet.

Q12488.NationalEasy

Which department has launched Special Campaign 6.0?

  1. A.Department of Personnel and Training
  2. B.Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
  3. C.Department of Expenditure
  4. D.Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
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Correct answer: B. Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances

It runs this government-wide drive, in which ministries and their attached, subordinate and autonomous bodies clean their premises, weed out old files and clear pending references.

Q12489.Government SchemesHard

At the district level, which body is the main platform for validating drinking water coverage, and who chairs it?

  1. A.District Water and Sanitation Mission, chaired by the District Magistrate
  2. B.District Planning Committee, chaired by the Zila Panchayat President
  3. C.District Rural Development Agency, chaired by the Chief Development Officer
  4. D.District Water Regulatory Board, chaired by the Divisional Commissioner
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Correct answer: A. District Water and Sanitation Mission, chaired by the District Magistrate

The Secretary of the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation stressed that villages under the two tribal missions should be reviewed regularly through meetings of this body, which is headed by the Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate of the district.

Q12490.Government SchemesMedium

Which of the following is the correct full form of DA-JGUA?

  1. A.Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan
  2. B.Dharti Aaba Jal Gram Udaan Abhiyan
  3. C.Deen Dayal Aadivasi Janjati Gramin Unnati Abhiyan
  4. D.Dharti Aaba Janjati Gram Ujjwal Abhiyan
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Correct answer: A. Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan

DA-JGUA is one of the two tribal missions whose drinking water needs were reviewed by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation; the other is PM-JANMAN, the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan.

Q12492.Government SchemesEasy

How much has been earmarked under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 to address drinking water gaps in PM-JANMAN and DA-JGUA villages?

  1. A.Rs 2,500 crore
  2. B.Rs 5,000 crore
  3. C.Rs 7,500 crore
  4. D.Rs 12,000 crore
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Correct answer: B. Rs 5,000 crore

This is the dedicated provision set aside under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 for closing drinking water gaps in the tribal villages covered by the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan and the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan.

Q12494.AppointmentsMedium

Immediately before becoming Secretary of the environment ministry, Narendra Bhooshan was Secretary of which department?

  1. A.Department of Land Resources
  2. B.Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
  3. C.Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
  4. D.Department of Science and Technology
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Correct answer: A. Department of Land Resources

His appointment as Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change followed his tenure as Secretary of the Department of Land Resources, which works under the Ministry of Rural Development.

Q12497.Government SchemesMedium

Where did the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare hold its Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 shramdaan?

  1. A.Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi
  2. B.Kartavya Bhavan-1, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Marg, New Delhi
  3. C.Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi
  4. D.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
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Correct answer: B. Kartavya Bhavan-1, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Marg, New Delhi

The Ministry chose a working government precinct rather than a ceremonial venue, which fits the point it was making: that clean surroundings are the everyday responsibility of the people who use a place.

Q12498.Government SchemesMedium

Dr. Rakesh Gupta, who took part in the drive, is Additional Secretary and Director General of which organisation?

  1. A.National Health Mission
  2. B.Indian Council of Medical Research
  3. C.National AIDS Control Organisation
  4. D.Directorate General of Health Services
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Correct answer: C. National AIDS Control Organisation

Dr. Rakesh Gupta serves as Additional Secretary in the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and as Director General of NACO, and in that capacity he was among the senior officers who joined the shramdaan in New Delhi.

Q12499.Government SchemesMedium

Who led the shramdaan organised by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in New Delhi on 1 October 2026?

  1. A.Dr. Rakesh Gupta
  2. B.Smt. Aradhana Patnaik
  3. C.Dr. Rajiv Bahl
  4. D.Dr. Loveneesh G. Krishna
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Correct answer: C. Dr. Rajiv Bahl

He is Secretary of the Department of Health Research and also holds charge as Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research, and he led the voluntary cleanliness drive held near Gate No. 3 of Kartavya Bhavan-1 on Dr. Rajendra Prasad Marg in New Delhi.

Q12500.Government SchemesEasy

What is the theme of the Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign?

  1. A.'Swachhata Se Samriddhi'
  2. B.'Ek Din, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath'
  3. C.'Mera Shahar, Meri Zimmedari'
  4. D.'Ek Bharat, Swachh Bharat'
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Correct answer: B. 'Ek Din, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath'

This is the theme under which the Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign is being run across the country, and the spirit of joint action it stands for was what the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare echoed when its officers and staff joined a shramdaan in New Delhi on…

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