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How many coal rakes a day did Indian Railways dispatch on average to thermal power plants in the first half of FY 2026-27?

  1. A.87
  2. B.340
  3. C.430
  4. D.530

Correct answer

C. 430

Explanation

The correct answer is 430 rakes a day. This was the average daily dispatch of coal rakes to thermal power plants over the first six months of the financial year, and it was 7.1 per cent higher than the dispatch rate in the corresponding half of the year before. Option A is a real figure from the same release but means something quite different: it is the number of additional rakes per day in the current month compared with the same month last year, not the total daily average. Option B and option D sit on either side of the right answer and exist only to punish a candidate who recalls the shape of the number without the digits. Aspirants should separate the stock figure, that is the daily average, from the incremental figure, that is the number of extra rakes, because examiners deliberately mix the two.

Read the full article: Railways Sets All-Time High Coal Loading Record in October

Practice Questions

Q1.EconomyMedium

What was the growth in Indian Railways' coal loading in October 2026 up to the 18th of the month, compared with the same period a year earlier?

  1. A.7.1 per cent
  2. B.14 per cent
  3. C.22.5 per cent
  4. D.32.5 per cent
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Correct answer: C. 22.5 per cent

That is the growth the railways registered in coal loading during the month up to the eighteenth day, measured against the corresponding stretch of the previous year, and it amounts to an all-time high for coal loading.

Q2.EconomyEasy

Apart from the Ministry of Power, which ministry is Indian Railways coordinating with to ensure efficient coal evacuation?

  1. A.Ministry of Mines
  2. B.Ministry of Coal
  3. C.Ministry of Heavy Industries
  4. D.Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Coal

The railways works with it on moving coal out of the mines efficiently, while its coordination with the Ministry of Power is about sustaining transport and supply so that thermal plants hold enough stock to generate reliably.

Q3.EconomyEasy

The NSDC programme launched through the Social Stock Exchange prepares youth from Madhya Pradesh for employment in which two countries?

  1. A.Japan and Germany
  2. B.Japan and Australia
  3. C.Germany and Canada
  4. D.South Korea and Germany
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Correct answer: A. Japan and Germany

The programme will prepare 600 young people from economically weaker Other Backward Classes households in Madhya Pradesh for work abroad, with 300 of them readied for Japan and 300 for Germany through residential training in the Japanese and German languages together with employability training.

Q4.EconomyHard

In the NSDC skilling programme financed through the Social Stock Exchange, what share of the cost does the Government of Madhya Pradesh bear on successful placement of candidates abroad?

  1. A.15 per cent
  2. B.35 per cent
  3. C.50 per cent
  4. D.75 per cent
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Correct answer: C. 50 per cent

The programme uses a blended financing structure with three parts: beneficiary participation meets 15 per cent of the cost, money raised on the Social Stock Exchange meets 35 per cent, and the Government of Madhya Pradesh provides the remaining 50 per cent once candidates are successfully placed in jobs abroad.