UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC seeks status report on Ganga bank encroachments

Q1. Through how many main-stem riparian States does the River Ganga flow before draining into the Bay of Bengal?

  • A. Three
  • B. Four
  • C. Five
  • D. Seven

Q2. The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), to which the Supreme Court in 2026 directed a status report on Ganga bank encroachments, was constituted as an Authority under which one of the following statutes?

  • A. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
  • B. The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
  • C. The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
  • D. The River Boards Act, 1956

Q3. Which one of the following Union Ministries is the nodal ministry for the Namami Gange Programme and the National Mission for Clean Ganga?

  • A. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  • B. Ministry of Jal Shakti
  • C. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  • D. Ministry of Earth Sciences

Q4. Under the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order, 2016, the National Ganga Council — the apex body in the three-tier institutional architecture for the Ganga — is chaired by which one of the following functionaries?

  • A. The Prime Minister of India
  • B. The Union Minister of Jal Shakti
  • C. The Cabinet Secretary
  • D. The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh