Uttar Pradesh Current Affairs Quiz — All time
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What is the capacity of India's first MWh-scale Vanadium Redox Flow Battery inaugurated at NTPC NETRA in November 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 3 MWh
The VRFB system inaugurated by Manohar Lal has a capacity of 3 MWh.
NTPC's R&D centre NETRA, where India's first MWh-scale vanadium flow battery was inaugurated, is located in which city?
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Correct answer: B — Greater Noida
NETRA, NTPC's R&D centre, is at Greater Noida.
Which of the following Vande Bharat Express trains was flagged off by PM Modi from Varanasi on 8 November 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Banaras–Khajuraho
The four trains were Banaras–Khajuraho, Firozpur–Delhi, Lucknow–Saharanpur and Ernakulam–Bengaluru.
With the four new trains flagged off on 8 November 2025, the number of operational Vande Bharat trains in India crossed which figure?
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Correct answer: C — 160
PM Modi said that with these four trains, the total number of operational Vande Bharat trains had exceeded 160.
Consider the following trains: 1. Lucknow–Saharanpur Vande Bharat 2. Patna–Howrah Vande Bharat Which of the above was/were among the four Vande Bharat trains flagged off from Varanasi on 8 November 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Lucknow–Saharanpur was among the four (with Banaras–Khajuraho, Firozpur–Delhi and Ernakulam–Bengaluru); Patna–Howrah was not.
The Dev Deepawali celebrations in Varanasi on 5 November 2025 were dedicated to what?
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Correct answer: A — Operation Sindoor
This year's Dev Deepawali in Varanasi was dedicated to Operation Sindoor and the soldiers who died.
At which ghat in Varanasi was the 3D projection show 'Kashi Katha' presented on Dev Deepawali 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Chet Singh Ghat
The 3D projection mapping show 'Kashi Katha' was presented at Chet Singh Ghat.
Phase II of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which began on 4 November 2025, covers how many States and Union Territories?
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Correct answer: B — 9 States and 3 UTs
SIR Phase II covers 9 States and 3 UTs (Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep and Puducherry).
Consider the following statements about SIR Phase II (November 2025): 1. The Election Commission ordered it under Article 324 of the Constitution and Section 21 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950. 2. Its enumeration period runs until 4 December 2025. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
ECI ordered the SIR under Article 324 and Section 21 of the RP Act, 1950, and the enumeration period runs from 4 November to 4 December 2025.
Approximately how many electors are covered by Phase II of the Special Intensive Revision that began in November 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 51 crore
Phase II covers nearly 51 crore electors across 321 districts and 1,843 Assembly constituencies.
Which of the following is NOT among the States/UTs covered by SIR Phase II, which began on 4 November 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Assam
Phase II covers Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep and Puducherry; Assam is not in the list.
In which year was IIT Kanpur's Distinguished Alumnus Award, conferred on CEC Gyanesh Kumar in November 2025, started?
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Correct answer: D — 1989
The Distinguished Alumnus Award, started in 1989, is the highest award given by IIT Kanpur to its alumni.
CEC Gyanesh Kumar received IIT Kanpur's Distinguished Alumni Award on 2 November 2025 during which of the institute's Foundation Day celebrations?
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Correct answer: C — 66th
The award was conferred during the celebration of IIT Kanpur's 66th Foundation Day.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is an IIT Kanpur alumnus in which discipline?
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Correct answer: A — B.Tech in Civil Engineering (1985)
Gyanesh Kumar graduated from IIT Kanpur with a B.Tech in Civil Engineering in 1985.
The Jore Sahib enshrined at Takhat Sri Harmandir Ji Patna Sahib on 1 November 2025 are sacred relics of whom?
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Correct answer: C — Guru Gobind Singh Ji and Mata Sahib Kaur Ji
The Jore Sahib is the blessed footwear of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and Mata Sahib Kaur Ji.
What was the name of the nine-day yatra that carried the Holy Jore Sahib from Delhi to Patna before their enshrinement on 1 November 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Guru Charan Yatra
The enshrinement marked the culmination of the nine-day 'Guru Charan Yatra' from Delhi to Patna.
In October 2025, Lucknow joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in which creative field?
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Correct answer: C — Gastronomy
UNESCO named Lucknow a Creative City of Gastronomy, recognising its Awadhi culinary heritage.
Lucknow became India's second UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy. Which was the first?
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Correct answer: A — Hyderabad
Indian Express and India Today report Lucknow is the second Indian city with the gastronomy title, after Hyderabad.
Lucknow's designation as a UNESCO Creative City was announced during the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference held in:
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Correct answer: D — Samarkand
The designation came during the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Under the POWERGRID-NEA agreement of 29 October 2025, Inaruwa in Nepal will be linked by a 400 kV line to which Indian location?
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Correct answer: A — New Purnea
One of the two systems is the Inaruwa (Nepal)-New Purnea (India) 400 kV cross-border transmission link.
Which pair forms the second 400 kV India-Nepal cross-border transmission system agreed on 29 October 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Lamki (Dododhara)-Bareilly
The second system is the Lamki (Dododhara) (Nepal)-Bareilly (India) 400 kV cross-border transmission system.
NHAI's SOP of October 2025 to curb air pollution on Delhi-NCR highways includes forest creation along highways using which plantation method?
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Correct answer: D — Miyawaki method
The SOP includes implementing the Miyawaki method of plantation for forest creation along the highways.
In which year was the National Seeds Corporation (NSC), a Mini Ratna Category-I company, established?
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Correct answer: D — 1963
PIB: since its establishment in 1963, NSC has been producing and supplying quality seeds to farmers.
Which system did Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launch along with an online seed booking platform on 27 October 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Seed Management 2.0
PIB: Chouhan launched the 'Seed Management 2.0' system and an online seed booking platform for farmers.
Where is Yashoda Medicity, inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu on 26 October 2025, located?
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Correct answer: B — Indirapuram, Ghaziabad
PIB: the President inaugurated Yashoda Medicity at Indirapuram, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
According to Indian Railways (25 October 2025), how many Vande Bharat Express services were in operation across India?
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Correct answer: D — 156
PIB (Railways): 156 Vande Bharat Express services are currently in operation; a special Vande Bharat between New Delhi and Patna ran for Chhath in addition to regular services.
The Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) amount of ₹18.3 lakh released by the National Biodiversity Authority in October 2025 operates under which law?
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Correct answer: B — Biological Diversity Act, 2002
PIB: the amount is Access and Benefit Sharing money under the framework of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
The Lampokhari Lake area, whose Biodiversity Management Committee received ABS money from the NBA in October 2025, is in which state?
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Correct answer: A — Sikkim
PIB: the BMC is in the Lampokhari Lake area, Aritar, Sikkim; the other recipient was Narrau village BMC in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.
Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), in force in Delhi-NCR on Diwali 2025, corresponds to which AQI band?
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Correct answer: B — 301–400 ('Very Poor')
CAQM order: Stage-II of GRAP corresponds to 'Very Poor' air quality, Delhi AQI 301–400.
Before Stage II was invoked on 19 October 2025, since when had Stage I of GRAP been in force in Delhi-NCR?
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Correct answer: D — 14 October 2025
CAQM order: Stage-I of the extant GRAP was in force vide order dated 14.10.2025; Stage-II was added on 19.10.2025.
Consider the following statements about the invocation of GRAP Stage II in October 2025: 1. It was invoked by the Central Pollution Control Board. 2. It involves a 12-point action plan applied across the entire NCR in addition to Stage I actions. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. CAQM: the Sub-Committee on GRAP of the Commission for Air Quality Management (not CPCB) invoked the 12-point Stage II plan across the entire NCR, in addition to Stage I; CPCB only supplies the AQI bulletin.
The BrahMos Integration and Testing Facility Centre, from which the first batch of missiles was flagged off on 18 October 2025, is located in which city?
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Correct answer: B — Lucknow
PIB: the first batch was manufactured at the BrahMos Integration and Testing Facility Centre in Lucknow, a key part of the UP Defence Industrial Corridor.
According to the Raksha Mantri, approximately how many missile systems will the Lucknow BrahMos facility produce every year?
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Correct answer: A — 100
PIB: 'In terms of output, approximately 100 missile systems will be produced in the facility every year.'
Consider the following statements about the BrahMos Integration and Testing Facility Centre, Lucknow: 1. It was virtually inaugurated by the Raksha Mantri on 11 May 2025. 2. It is spread over 200 acres and was built at a total cost of Rs 1,000 crore. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. PIB: the facility was virtually inaugurated on 11 May 2025; it is spread over 200 acres but cost Rs 380 crore. Rs 1,000 crore was the investment in PTC Industries' Strategic Materials Technology Complex, also in Lucknow.
The Titanium and Superalloy Materials Plant dedicated to the nation by the Raksha Mantri on 18 October 2025 belongs to which company?
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Correct answer: C — PTC Industries
PIB: the plant is at PTC Industries' Strategic Materials Technology Complex in Lucknow.
PTC Industries signed an MoU on 18 October 2025 to form a joint venture for propulsion systems, guided bombs and small aeroengines with which defence PSU?
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Correct answer: D — Bharat Dynamics Limited
PIB: an MoU was signed between PTC Industries Limited and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) to form a joint venture for propulsion systems, guided bombs and small aeroengines for missiles, UAVs and loitering munitions.
Consider the following statements about PTC Industries' Strategic Materials Technology Complex, Lucknow: 1. It has a production capacity of over 6,000 tonnes per annum of aviation-grade titanium and superalloys from domestic and recycled sources. 2. PTC Industries received a Letter of Technical Acceptance from CEMILAC for a Titanium Rear Fin Root Casting for the AMCA programme. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. PIB: the plant's capacity is over 6,000 tonnes per annum from domestic and recycled sources; CEMILAC (DRDO) issued a LoTA for the Titanium Rear Fin Root Casting for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft.
At the Gram Chaupal in Gorakhpur on 18 October 2025, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said GST on agricultural machinery had been reduced from 12% and 18% to what rate?
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Correct answer: D — 5%
PIB: the GST rates on agricultural machinery have been reduced from 12% and 18% to 5%.
Where is the NSG's new Special Operations Training Centre, whose foundation stone was laid on 14 October 2025, being built?
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Correct answer: A — Manesar, Gurugram
PIB: Amit Shah performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the Special Operations Training Centre at the NSG campus in Manesar, Gurugram.
According to the Home Minister in October 2025, a new NSG hub is being established in which city?
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Correct answer: D — Ayodhya
PIB: a new NSG hub is being established in Ayodhya, following hubs in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Jammu.
Consider the following statements about the NSG's Special Operations Training Centre (SOTC): 1. It is being built on 8 acres at a cost of ₹141 crore. 2. It will train anti-terror units of state police forces in addition to NSG personnel. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. PIB: the SOTC is being built on 8 acres at ₹141 crore; not only NSG personnel but also anti-terror units of police forces across the country will be trained there.
In which monastery in Elista were Lord Buddha's holy relics enshrined during their October 2025 exposition in Kalmykia?
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Correct answer: C — Geden Sheddup Choikorling Monastery
PIB: the relics are enshrined for public veneration at the Geden Sheddup Choikorling Monastery in Elista, known as the 'Golden Abode of Shakyamuni Buddha'.
The global philatelic display opened in Elista in October 2025 featured Buddhist stamps from how many countries?
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Correct answer: A — 90
PIB: the Global Philatelic Display, curated by Vinod Kumar of Dharwad, features Buddhist stamps from 90 countries.
The 'Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2025' at IMC 2025 was co-hosted by the Department of Telecommunications and which UN agency?
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Correct answer: D — International Telecommunication Union
PIB: the event was co-hosted by DoT and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU); it is a flagship of ITU's AI for Good programme.
Where will the winners of the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2025 represent India at the Global Grand Finale?
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Correct answer: B — Geneva, July 2026
PIB: Team Heyansh (Junior) and The Ambitious Avengers (Senior) will represent India at the Global Grand Finale in Geneva, Switzerland, in July 2026.
Consider the following statements about the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2025: 1. Students aged 10 to 18 developed solutions focusing on agriculture and food security. 2. It was organised in partnership with the Technology Innovation Hub of IIT Bombay. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. PIB: students aged 10–18 tackled agriculture and food security; the partner was the I-Hub Foundation for Cobotics (IHFC), the Technology Innovation Hub of IIT Delhi, not IIT Bombay.
Where is the ₹119.94 crore Smart & Integrated Fishing Harbour, whose foundation stone was laid on 11 October 2025, being built?
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Correct answer: A — Karaikal, Puducherry
PIB: the Smart & Integrated Fishing Harbour in Karaikal, Puducherry, is being developed at a cost of ₹119.94 crore.
Consider the following statements about the fisheries projects launched on 11 October 2025: 1. The ₹170 crore trout fisheries project in Uttarakhand is funded under PMMSY. 2. The ₹100 crore Integrated Aqua Park at Hirakud, Sambalpur, Odisha, is under PMMSY. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. PIB: the Uttarakhand trout project is under the Fisheries Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF), not PMMSY; the Hirakud Integrated Aqua Park is a ₹100 crore PMMSY project.
At the 10 October 2025 review of Delhi-NCR air pollution, which app was designated as the single online app for disseminating the Air Quality Index?
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Correct answer: C — SAMEER
PIB: Bhupender Yadav suggested that the SAMEER app will be the single online app for disseminating the Air Quality Index and directed CAQM to issue instructions accordingly.
Consider the following statements about the Delhi-NCR air pollution review of 10 October 2025: 1. The Minister reviewed the installation of OCEMS in Orange Category industries only. 2. Paddy straw management was reviewed in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — Neither 1 nor 2
Neither is correct. PIB: OCEMS installation was reviewed in Red Category and 17 categories of polluting industries, and paddy straw management was reviewed in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
Where was the 93rd anniversary parade of the Indian Air Force held on 8 October 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Air Force Station Hindan, Ghaziabad
PIB: the 93rd anniversary of the IAF was commemorated at Air Force Station Hindan, Ghaziabad, on 08 Oct 2025.
At the Air Force Day parade 2025, the Chief of the Air Staff described the IAF as the world's:
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Correct answer: D — fourth largest Air Force
PIB: the Chief of the Air Staff highlighted the IAF's journey to becoming the 'Fourth largest Air Force in the World'.
International Abhidhamma Day commemorates the Buddha preaching the Abhidhamma to the gods of which heaven?
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Correct answer: B — Tavatimsa
PIB: Abhidhamma Day commemorates the occasion when the Buddha preached the Abhidhamma to the gods of Tavatimsa Heaven, led by his mother Mahamaya, and later shared it with Arahant Sariputta.
Consider the following statements: 1. International Abhidhamma Day 2025 was celebrated on Sharad Purnima at Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida. 2. Pali, the canonical language of Theravada texts including the Abhidhamma Pitaka, has been declared a Classical Language by the Government of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. PIB: IBC and partners celebrated International Abhidhamma Day on Sharad Purnima (6–7 October 2025) at GBU, Greater Noida; the Government declared Pali a Classical Language, recognising it as the canonical language of Theravada texts including the Abhidhamma Pitaka.
Pandit Chhannulal Mishra, who died in October 2025, was an exponent of which gharana of Hindustani classical music?
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Correct answer: D — Banaras gharana
Pandit Chhannulal Mishra was one of the foremost exponents of the Banaras gharana.
In which year was Pandit Chhannulal Mishra conferred the Padma Vibhushan?
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Correct answer: B — 2020
He received the Padma Bhushan in 2010 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2020.
Consider the following statements about Pandit Chhannulal Mishra: 1. He was born in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, in 1936. 2. He was Narendra Modi's proposer from the Varanasi constituency in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both statements are correct as per the PIB condolence release and PTI reports.
How much additional tax devolution did the Union Government release to States on 1 October 2025 as an advance instalment?
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Correct answer: C — ₹1,01,603 crore
The Centre released ₹1,01,603 crore on 1 October 2025, in addition to the regular instalment due on 10 October.
Which State received the largest share of the advance tax devolution released on 1 October 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh received the largest share at ₹18,227 crore.
According to Dr Jitendra Singh in September 2025, India's pharma exports were valued at nearly how much?
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Correct answer: B — $27.8 billion
He said pharma exports were nearly $27.8 billion and expected to cross $30 billion by year-end.
A report on which subject was released at the 16th meeting of the Empowered Task Force on Ganga Rejuvenation in September 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Geomorphic and ecological impacts of sand mining in large rivers
The meeting chaired by C.R. Paatil released a report on the geomorphic and ecological impacts of sand mining in large rivers.
In which city did 'MSME Seva Parv-2025: Virasat se Vikas' begin on 28 September 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Varanasi
The event was inaugurated at the Rudraksh International Cooperation and Convention Centre, Varanasi.
Under the XV Finance Commission, untied grants to rural local bodies can be used for subjects listed in which Schedule of the Constitution?
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Correct answer: C — Eleventh Schedule
Untied grants can be used for location-specific needs under the 29 subjects in the Eleventh Schedule, except salaries and establishment costs.
Which state received the largest share of the XV Finance Commission untied grants released on 25 September 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh received ₹1,548.38 crore, Bihar ₹801.01 crore and Himachal Pradesh ₹67.96 crore.