UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Cabinet approves ₹9,585-crore scheme to cut pollution in Delhi-NCR
Q1. With reference to the ₹9,585-crore scheme approved by the Union Cabinet in June 2026 for replacement of old trucks and buses in the Delhi-NCR area, the scheme is funded through the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB), which functions under which one of the following Union Ministries?
- A. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- B. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
- C. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
- D. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Q2. In the context of the Union Cabinet's June 2026 scheme to curb pollution in Delhi-NCR, the abbreviation 'NCRPB', which serves as the funding conduit for the scheme, stands for which one of the following?
- A. National Capital Region Pollution Board
- B. National Clean-Air Regulatory and Pollution Bureau
- C. National Capital Region Planning Board
- D. NCR Public Transport Board
Q3. With reference to the ₹9,585-crore scheme approved by the Union Cabinet in June 2026 for replacing BS-IV and older trucks and buses in the Delhi-NCR airshed, consider the following States/Union Territories:
1. Delhi
2. Haryana
3. Punjab
4. Uttar Pradesh
Which of the above are correctly identified as participating States/UTs of the scheme?
- Delhi
- Haryana
- Punjab
- Uttar Pradesh
- A. 1, 2 and 4 only
- B. 1, 3 and 4 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q4. In the ₹9,585-crore scheme approved by the Union Cabinet in June 2026 for replacement of BS-IV and older trucks and buses in Delhi-NCR, how many States/Union Territories have been identified as participating jurisdictions for implementation of the scheme?
- A. Three
- B. Four
- C. Five
- D. Six