Infrastructure & Energy Current Affairs Quiz — All time
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India and Singapore signed a Letter of Intent on 25 March 2025 to work towards which corridor?
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Correct answer: C — Green and Digital Shipping Corridor
The LOI on maritime digitalisation and decarbonisation is a step towards an MoU on a Singapore-India Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC).
Which Singapore body's chief executive signed the India–Singapore Letter of Intent on green and digital shipping on 25 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
The LOI was signed by R Lakshmanan, Joint Secretary, MoPSW, and Teo Eng Dih, Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
How many coal mines were successfully auctioned in the 11th round of commercial coal mine auctions, as announced on 24 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Twelve
Twelve mines (eight fully explored and four partially explored) were auctioned.
What was the average revenue share achieved in the 11th round of commercial coal mine auctions (results announced March 2025)?
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Correct answer: C — 36.27%
The auctions achieved an average revenue share of 36.27%.
In the 11th round of commercial coal mine auctions, the Banai & Bhalumunda mines, won by Jindal Power, are in which state?
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Correct answer: A — Chhattisgarh
Banai & Bhalumunda in Chhattisgarh, with a peak rated capacity of 12 MTPA, went to Jindal Power at a 48% final offer.
How many electric buses has the Centre approved for Odisha under the PM e-Bus Sewa Scheme, as noted at Manohar Lal's review in Bhubaneswar on 23 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 400
PIB (23 Mar 2025): the Central Government has approved the deployment of 400 electric buses for Odisha under the Pradhan Mantri e-Bus Sewa Scheme.
At the power sector review with Manohar Lal on 23 March 2025, how much operational coal-based thermal power capacity did the Odisha Government say the State has?
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Correct answer: D — 20 GW
PIB (23 Mar 2025): the State Government informed that Odisha currently has 20 GW of operational coal-based thermal power capacity, with an additional 10 GW in the pipeline.
Manohar Lal called for developing four Odisha urban centres as growth hubs on 23 March 2025. Which of the following was NOT one of them?
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Correct answer: C — Rourkela
PIB (23 Mar 2025): the Minister emphasised developing Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri and Khordha as growth hubs; Rourkela was not named, so Rourkela is NOT one of them.
On which date did India's coal production cross one billion tonnes in the financial year 2024-25?
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Correct answer: C — 20 March 2025
The Ministry of Coal said production crossed 1 BT on 20 March 2025.
What was India's total coal production in FY 2023-24, which was surpassed in March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 997.83 MT
The 1 BT milestone came 11 days ahead of the previous fiscal's production of 997.83 million tonnes.
According to the Ministry of Coal in March 2025, about what share of India's electricity is generated by coal-based plants?
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Correct answer: D — About 74%
Around 74% of India's electricity is generated by coal-based power plants; coal is about 55% of the energy mix.
Consider the following statements made by the Ministry of Coal when coal output crossed 1 billion tonnes in March 2025: 1. Coal accounts for about 55% of India's energy mix. 2. India's coal imports rose during April–December 2024 compared with the previous year. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The ministry said coal is about 55% of the energy mix, and that coal imports declined by 8.4% in April–December 2024, saving about $5.43 billion.
How many user fee collection agencies did NHAI debar in March 2025 for irregular toll collection?
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Correct answer: C — 14
NHAI debarred 14 agencies and forfeited performance securities worth over ₹100 crore.
The Dugda Coal Washery, which became the first coal washery in India to be monetised (March 2025), is located in which district?
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Correct answer: B — Bokaro
BCCL monetised the 2 MTPA Dugda Coal Washery located in Bokaro, Jharkhand.
Which Coal India subsidiary monetised the Dugda Coal Washery in March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Bharat Coking Coal Limited
Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), a CIL subsidiary, monetised the 2 MTPA Dugda Coal Washery.
On which mode will the six-lane JNPA Port (Pagote)–Chowk greenfield highway, approved by the CCEA on 19 March 2025, be developed?
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Correct answer: D — Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) (Toll)
The project will be developed on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) (Toll) mode at a total capital cost of ₹4,500.62 crore.
The JNPA Port (Pagote)–Chowk greenfield highway approved in March 2025 ends on which national highway?
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Correct answer: A — NH-48 (Mumbai–Pune Highway)
The alignment starts at JNPA port on NH 348 at Pagote and ends on the Mumbai–Pune Highway (NH-48), also linking the Mumbai–Pune Expressway and NH-66.
Which company manufactured the indigenous electrolysers flagged off on 18 March 2025 for the green hydrogen plant at Deendayal Port, Kandla?
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Correct answer: C — Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
The electrolysers were manufactured by L&T under Make in India and flagged off from L&T's Hazira facility.
How much hydrogen per hour is the 1 MW green hydrogen plant at Deendayal Port, Kandla, designed to produce, as stated in March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 18 kg
The plant at DPA Kandla is to produce 18 kg of hydrogen per hour.
Which city is setting up India's first green waste processing plant on the public-private partnership model under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, as announced in March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Indore
MoHUA said Indore is launching India's first PPP-model green waste processing plant under SBM-Urban, at Bicholi Hapsi.
Where will the electronics technology for India's Hyperloop project be developed, as announced by Ashwini Vaishnaw on 15 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Integral Coach Factory, Chennai
Vaishnaw said all the electronics technology for the Hyperloop project will be developed at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai.
What is the length of the Hyperloop test tube at IIT Madras, described by the Railway Minister in March 2025 as the longest Hyperloop test facility in Asia?
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Correct answer: B — 410 metres
The minister said the 410-metre-long Hyperloop test tube at IIT Madras is the longest Hyperloop test facility in Asia.
Consider the following statements about the IIT Madras Hyperloop project, as described by the Railway Minister on 15 March 2025: 1. The Ministry of Railways has provided financial funding and technical assistance to the project. 2. The test facility is located at IIT Madras's main campus in Guindy. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the Hyperloop test facility is at the IIT Madras Discovery Campus; the minister visited the Guindy campus separately for the Open House 2025 exhibition.
How many projects did the 89th Network Planning Group meeting under PM GatiShakti evaluate on 14 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Eight
The 89th NPG evaluated eight projects: four road, three railway and one metro.
The road tunnel under the Brahmaputra evaluated by the 89th NPG will connect which two places in Assam?
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Correct answer: A — Gohpur and Numaligarh
The four-lane tunnel under the Brahmaputra will link Gohpur and Numaligarh, cutting the distance from 240 km to 34 km.
Which metro rail project was evaluated at the 89th Network Planning Group meeting?
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Correct answer: B — Rajkot Metro
The only metro project was the 41.11 km greenfield Rajkot Metro in Gujarat.
Consider the following statements about the PM GatiShakti Network Planning Group (NPG): 1. Its 89th meeting was chaired by a Joint Secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). 2. The Haridaspur–Paradip doubling it evaluated aims to move coal from the Talcher coalfields to Paradip Port. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: DPIIT Joint Secretary Pankaj Kumar chaired the meeting, and the 74.09 km Haridaspur–Paradip doubling is meant to ease coal movement from Talcher to Paradip Port.
PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana crossed which milestone of rooftop solar installations in March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 10 lakh
The MNRE said 10.09 lakh installations had been completed as of 10 March 2025.
Which two Union Territories were reported in March 2025 to have achieved 100% of their government-building rooftop solar targets under PM Surya Ghar?
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Correct answer: A — Chandigarh and Daman & Diu
The MNRE said Chandigarh and Daman & Diu had achieved 100% of their government-building rooftop solar targets.
The IWAI–Delhi government MoU of 11 March 2025 aims to develop cruise tourism on which river?
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Correct answer: B — Yamuna
The MoU covers a 4-km stretch of the Yamuna (National Waterway-110) between Sonia Vihar and Jagatpur in Delhi.
The Yamuna cruise stretch covered by the March 2025 IWAI–Delhi MoU lies between which two places?
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Correct answer: D — Sonia Vihar and Jagatpur
The 4-km stretch is between Sonia Vihar and Jagatpur, upstream of the Wazirabad Barrage.
Consider the following statements about the Yamuna cruise project under the IWAI–Delhi MoU of March 2025: 1. It is on National Waterway-110, upstream of the Wazirabad Barrage. 2. Diesel-powered catamarans carrying 100 passengers each will be deployed. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: electric-solar hybrid boats carrying 20–30 passengers each will be used.
By how much did India's coal imports fall in April–December 2024 compared with the same period of 2023-24?
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Correct answer: C — 8.4%
Coal imports fell 8.4% to 183.42 MT from 200.19 MT, saving about $5.43 billion in foreign exchange.
The Multi-Modal Logistics Park in Varanasi, for which NHLML and IWAI signed an MoU on 11 March 2025, will integrate with which National Waterway?
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Correct answer: A — National Waterway-1
The 150-acre Varanasi MMLP will integrate with National Waterway-1 (Ganga), as well as NH7 and the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor.
Which renewable energy company's acquisition by ONGC NTPC Green Private Limited did the CCI approve on 11 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Ayana Renewable Power
The CCI approved the acquisition of 100% of Ayana Renewable Power Private Limited by ONGC NTPC Green, a JV of ONGC Green and NTPC Green Energy.
Which House of Parliament passed the Bills of Lading Bill, 2025, on 10 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha passed the Bills of Lading Bill, 2025, on 10 March 2025; the Rajya Sabha passed it later.
How many sections did the Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856, which the 2025 Bill replaces, have?
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Correct answer: B — Three
The government described the 1856 Act as a brief three-section law governing the transfer of rights and confirmation of shipment.
Consider the following statements about the Bills of Lading Bill, 2025: 1. It substantially changes the rights and liabilities of carriers under the 1856 Act. 2. It empowers the Central Government to issue directions for implementing the law. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is wrong: the Bill simplifies language and reorganises provisions without altering their substance. Statement 2 is correct, along with a new repeal-and-saving clause.
What was the theme of GRIDCON 2025, organised by POWERGRID in New Delhi in March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Innovations in Grid Resilience
GRIDCON 2025, held at Yashobhoomi from 9 to 11 March, had the theme 'Innovations in Grid Resilience'.
Where was the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways' Chintan Shivir 2025, which ended on 8 March 2025, held?
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Correct answer: D — Srinagar
The two-day Chintan Shivir was held in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
Within what time were all major ports asked to tender for at least one Green Tug, at the Shipping Ministry's Chintan Shivir of March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 3 months
All major ports are to tender for at least one Green Tug within the next three months.
At the Shipping Ministry's Chintan Shivir of March 2025, how much was IWAI to invest in three National Waterways in Jammu and Kashmir?
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Correct answer: A — ₹100 crore
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) will invest ₹100 crore in three National Waterways in Jammu and Kashmir.
The scheme notified on 7 March 2025 lets cooperative sugar mills convert their ethanol plants to also use which feedstocks?
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Correct answer: A — Maize and damaged food grains
The conversion lets cooperative sugar mills use grains like maize and damaged food grains (DFG), so ethanol can be produced year-round.
Consider the following statements about the scheme for cooperative sugar mills notified on 7 March 2025: 1. Interest subvention is 6% per annum or 50% of the rate of interest charged by banks, whichever is lower. 2. The subvention is for five years, including a one-year moratorium. 3. The scheme was notified by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
The subvention is 6% a year or 50% of the bank rate, whichever is lower, for five years including a one-year moratorium. The scheme was notified by the Department of Food and Public Distribution, under the modified Ethanol Interest Subvention Scheme.
How many floating jetties will IWAI provide in Jammu and Kashmir under the river cruise MoU of March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Ten
IWAI will provide ten floating jetties: two on the Chenab, seven on the Jhelum and one on the Ravi.
Which national waterway number has been declared on the Jhelum river in Jammu and Kashmir?
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Correct answer: A — NW-49
The Jhelum is NW-49. The Chenab is NW-26 and the Ravi is NW-84.
Under the IWAI–J&K MoU of March 2025, the single floating jetty on the Ravi (NW-84) will be at:
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Correct answer: B — Sohar
One jetty will be at Sohar on the Ravi; the two on the Chenab are at Akhnoor and Reasi.
The Sonprayag–Kedarnath ropeway approved by the Cabinet on 5 March 2025 is how long?
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Correct answer: C — 12.9 km
The Sonprayag–Kedarnath ropeway is 12.9 km long; the Govindghat–Hemkund Sahib Ji ropeway is 12.4 km.
On which mode will the Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib ropeways approved in March 2025 be developed?
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Correct answer: B — Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT)
Both ropeways will be built on DBFOT mode in public-private partnership.
What is the approved capital cost of the Govindghat–Hemkund Sahib Ji ropeway?
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Correct answer: A — ₹2,730.13 crore
The Hemkund Sahib ropeway costs ₹2,730.13 crore; the Kedarnath ropeway costs ₹4,081.28 crore.
The trek to Hemkund Sahib Ji, which the new ropeway will serve, is also the gateway to which UNESCO World Heritage site?
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Correct answer: B — Valley of Flowers National Park
The Hemkund Sahib trek from Govindghat via Ghangaria is the gateway to the Valley of Flowers in Chamoli district.
Consider the following statements about the Parvatmala Pariyojana (National Ropeways Development Programme): 1. It was announced in the Union Budget 2022-23 for implementation on PPP mode. 2. It is implemented by National Highways Logistics Management Limited, a wholly owned SPV of NHAI. 3. It is administered by the Ministry of Tourism. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is wrong: Parvatmala comes under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, which mandated NHLML to implement ropeways.
Which company's hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks began India's first-ever trials, flagged off on 4 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Tata Motors
Gadkari and Pralhad Joshi flagged off the trials of Tata Motors' hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks.
How many hydrogen-powered vehicles will be deployed in the heavy-duty truck trial flagged off on 4 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 16
The trial will deploy 16 vehicles with different configurations and payloads for up to 24 months.
Which of the following freight areas is NOT among those named for the hydrogen truck trials flagged off on 4 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Chennai
The trucks will run on routes around Mumbai, Pune, Delhi-NCR, Surat, Vadodara, Jamshedpur and Kalinganagar. Chennai was not named.
Consider the following statements about the hydrogen truck trial launched on 4 March 2025: 1. It is funded by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy under the National Green Hydrogen Mission. 2. It tests both hydrogen internal combustion engine and fuel cell trucks. 3. The National Green Hydrogen Mission, under which it is funded, was approved by the Union Cabinet in January 2021. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is wrong: the Cabinet approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission on 4 January 2023.
What was the theme of the fifth edition of Lineman Diwas, observed on 4 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Seva, Suraksha, Swabhiman
The fifth Lineman Diwas was celebrated on the theme 'Seva, Suraksha, Swabhiman'.
Which statutory body under the Ministry of Power organised Lineman Diwas 2025 in New Delhi?
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Correct answer: A — Central Electricity Authority
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) organised the day with Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.
How many hydrogen refuelling stations are included in the five pilot projects for hydrogen buses and trucks sanctioned by MNRE (announced 3 March 2025)?
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Correct answer: A — 9
The five pilot projects include 37 vehicles and 9 hydrogen refuelling stations.
Consider the following statements about the hydrogen transport pilot projects announced by MNRE on 3 March 2025: 1. Of the 37 vehicles, 15 are hydrogen fuel cell-based and 22 use hydrogen internal combustion engines. 2. The vehicles will run on 10 routes, including Bhubaneswar–Konark–Puri. 3. The projects are funded under the PM e-DRIVE scheme. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: 15 fuel cell and 22 hydrogen ICE vehicles will run on 10 routes including Bhubaneswar–Konark–Puri. Statement 3 is wrong: the pilots come under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, with about ₹208 crore of central support.
The demonstration hydrogen plant whose groundbreaking was held at Chembur, Mumbai, on 3 March 2025 will use which process?
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Correct answer: B — Iodine-Sulphur thermochemical water splitting
The Heavy Water Board and BARC plant will produce hydrogen by thermochemical splitting of water based on the Iodine-Sulphur (I-S) process.
Which body, in collaboration with BARC, began construction of the Iodine-Sulphur process hydrogen demonstration plant in Mumbai on 3 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Heavy Water Board
The Heavy Water Board (HWB) started construction with BARC at its facilities in RCF, Chembur.
The Central Warehousing Corporation, which celebrated its 69th Foundation Day on 2 March 2025, was established in which year?
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Correct answer: C — 1957
The CWC was set up in 1957 and marked its 69th Foundation Day on 2 March 2025.
At CWC's 69th Foundation Day (2 March 2025), Pralhad Joshi said the government aims to bring logistics costs down to around what level?
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Correct answer: D — 8%
He said the National Logistics Policy and PM Gati Shakti aim to cut logistics costs from 13-14% to the global standard of around 8%.
Consider the following statements about the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), which marked its 69th Foundation Day on 2 March 2025: 1. The CWC is a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956. 2. The Warehousing Corporations Act, 1962, under which the CWC functions, is administered by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
The CWC is a statutory corporation constituted under the Warehousing Corporations Act, 1962 (Section 3), not a company under the Companies Act; that Act is administered by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution). Only the second statement is correct.
What was India's cumulative coal production from April 2024 to February 2025, as reported by the Ministry of Coal on 1 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 928.95 MT
Cumulative production reached 928.95 MT, up 5.73% from 878.55 MT in the same period a year earlier.
By what percentage did coal production from captive and other entities grow in April 2024–February 2025, according to the Ministry of Coal?
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Correct answer: C — 30.16%
Captive and other entities produced 173.58 MT, up 30.16%; 31.90% was the growth in their dispatch and 5.73% the growth in total production.
The northern portion of the Hyderabad Regional Ring Road, evaluated by the 88th Network Planning Group meeting on 1 March 2025, is being developed under which programme?
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Correct answer: D — Bharatmala Pariyojana
The 158.64 km greenfield expressway from Girmapur to Choutuppal is a project under Bharatmala Pariyojana.
The Kolkata–Hindon–Goa flight under UDAN, launched on 1 March 2025, operates from Hindon airport, located in which district?
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Correct answer: B — Ghaziabad
Hindon airport, an IAF station with dual-use capability, is located in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.