By what percentage have postgraduate medical seats increased, as stated by the Vice-President?
- A.172 per cent
- B.177 per cent
- C.140 per cent
- D.186 per cent
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Explanation
The correct answer is 177 per cent. Postgraduate seats have risen by 177 per cent, from about 31,000 earlier to more than 86,000 now. Option A, 172 per cent, is the growth in MBBS seats, which went from about 51,000 to over 1.4 lakh, and the two numbers are deliberately close so the pair is easy to mix up in an examination hall. Option C, 140 per cent, and option D, 186 per cent, were not used in the speech at all. A simple way to hold the figures is that the smaller rise belongs to the undergraduate seats and the larger one to postgraduate seats, while medical colleges themselves grew from 387 before 2014 to 846 at present. The Vice-President cited these numbers while arguing that the next step for medical institutions must be research and innovation.
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Practice Questions
The Vice-President addressed the Ruby Jubilee celebrations of which university in October 2026?
- A.Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
- B.Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada
- C.Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati
- D.Osmania University, Hyderabad
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Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan addressed its 40th anniversary, called the Ruby Jubilee, in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, released a souvenir on the university's forty-year journey and asked its researchers to aim for global recognition in medical science.
Read the full explanation →According to the Vice-President, how many medical colleges does India have at present?
- A.387
- B.648
- C.846
- D.1,046
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The Vice-President said the number of medical colleges in the country has more than doubled, rising to 846 at present.
Read the full explanation →Who is the Chancellor of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences?
- A.P. Chandrasekhar
- B.Kolusu Parthasarathy
- C.S. Abdul Nazeer
- D.M. K. Ramesh
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The correct answer is S. Abdul Nazeer, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh, who is the Chancellor of the university and attended the Ruby Jubilee celebrations.
Read the full explanation →According to the West Bengal Chief Minister, what is the state's railway budget allocation for 2026-27?
- A.Rs 4,380 crore
- B.Rs 7,500 crore
- C.Rs 14,205 crore
- D.Rs 75,000 crore
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Chief Minister Shri Suvendu Adhikari, speaking at the flagging-off ceremony, said the annual average railway allocation for West Bengal during the years from 2009 to 2014 was Rs 4,380 crore, and that it has risen to the figure in option C for the current year.
Read the full explanation →How many stations in Jharkhand are being redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme?
- A.47
- B.52
- C.57
- D.67
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While flagging off the new express train, the Railway Minister said that this many stations in Jharkhand are being rebuilt under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, and that work has already been finished at several of them, among them Godda, Govindpur Road, Lohardaga, Madhupur and Muri.
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