How long is the stretch of the Brahmaputra that has been declared National Waterway-2?
- A.768 km
- B.891 km
- C.1,300 km
- D.218 km
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Explanation
The correct answer is 891 km. The reach of the Brahmaputra between Sadiya and Dhubri measures 891 kilometres and was notified as National Waterway-2 in 1988, although scheduled cargo movement on it began only in December 2017. Option A is wrong because 768 kilometres is the distance the methanol barge covers on the waterway inside India before it reaches the Indo-Bangladesh border, after which it takes the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route. Option C is wrong because about 1,300 kilometres is the length of the entire voyage, from Bogibeel in Dibrugarh to Narayanganj near Dhaka, and not the length of the declared waterway. Option D is wrong because 218 is not a distance at all: cargo carried on India's national waterways rose to 218 million tonnes in 2025-26 from 18 million tonnes in 2013-14. Candidates should keep the three numbers separate, since question setters mix them.
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Practice Questions
From which terminal was the first international cargo from upper Assam since independence flagged off?
- A.Pandu Terminal, Guwahati
- B.Bogibeel Terminal, Dibrugarh
- C.Dhubri Terminal
- D.Jogighopa Terminal
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The barge DLB Patkai, pushed by the tug Kushal Konwar, left Bogibeel on 5 October 2026 carrying 540 metric tonnes of methanol for Bangladesh, and it is the first consignment sent from upper Assam to a foreign port since India became independent in 1947.
Read the full explanation →Which company produced the methanol shipped from Bogibeel to Dhaka?
- A.Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited
- B.Assam Petro-Chemicals Limited
- C.Oil India Limited
- D.Numaligarh Refinery Limited
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The 540 metric tonnes of methanol loaded at Bogibeel were made by this state-owned company at its Namrup works, and the consignment is bound for Pangaon Port in Dhaka.
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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