According to the Prime Minister's statement of 5 November 2026, how long was India's Metro network in 2014?
- A.148 km
- B.248 km
- C.348 km
- D.448 km
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Explanation
The correct answer is 248 km. The Prime Minister said that in 2014 the country had just 248 km of Metro lines, and that these lines ran in only five cities. He set this against the position today, when the network measures nearly 1,200 km and reaches 26 cities. Options A, C and D are near neighbours of the right figure and are the kind of distractor an examiner builds by shifting the first digit, so the number must be remembered exactly. The companion figures are just as important: five cities in 2014 against 26 cities now, and daily ridership of over one crore passengers. The Prime Minister also used Pune as an illustration, saying that had expansion continued at the pre-2014 pace, a city like Pune would have waited years, perhaps decades, for its Metro, an outcome he described as unacceptable.
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Practice Questions
In how many cities does India's Metro network operate at present, as stated by the Prime Minister?
- A.16
- B.21
- C.26
- D.31
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The Prime Minister said the Metro network now covers nearly 1,200 km across 26 cities, compared with 248 km across just five cities in 2014.
Read the full explanation →Which city did the Prime Minister name while asking how long the wait for a Metro would have been at the pace of expansion followed before 2014?
- A.Nagpur
- B.Pune
- C.Kanpur
- D.Surat
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The Prime Minister opened his remarks with a question, asking how long a city like Pune would have had to wait for a Metro if the network had gone on growing at the speed it managed before 2014.
Read the full explanation →How much office space was reclaimed by the Department of Health and Family Welfare under Special Campaign 6?
- A.1,25,114 square feet
- B.3,27,500 square feet
- C.5,82,449 square feet
- D.7,41,000 square feet
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The space was freed mainly through the records management exercise, in which 1,20,115 of the 1,25,114 physical files reviewed were weeded out and 32,542 of the 37,481 e-files reviewed were closed.
Read the full explanation →How many public grievances were disposed of by the Department of Health and Family Welfare under Special Campaign 6?
- A.6,026
- B.9,480
- C.12,840
- D.18,240
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The Department disposed of that many public grievances during the campaign, and alongside them it cleared 6,026 related appeals. It also addressed 119 references received from Members of Parliament and simplified 19 rules and processes.
Read the full explanation →Special Campaign 6, under which the Union Health Ministry met all its targets, was conducted during which period?
- A.2 to 31 August 2026
- B.2 to 31 October 2026
- C.1 to 30 September 2026
- D.1 to 31 December 2026
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The Department of Health and Family Welfare reached 100 per cent of the targets set for it under Special Campaign 6, which ran over that month with a focus on making cleanliness an institutional habit, reducing pendency and improving administrative efficiency across government offices.
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