How many ocean cruise passengers did India record in 2025-26, according to the Ports Ministry?
- A.2,62,661
- B.3,62,661
- C.4,62,661
- D.5,62,661
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Explanation
The correct answer is 4,62,661, that is 462,661 ocean cruise passengers in the financial year, along with 212 vessel calls. The Minister described this as a rise of 5.5 times in passenger traffic and 2.1 times in vessel calls compared with 2013-14, and said sea cruising was among the fastest growing segments of the maritime economy. Options A, B and D are wrong because they alter the figure the ministry reported; only one of the four is the number placed on record for cruise passengers in that year. The Cruise Bharat Mission, launched in September 2024, sets a target of one million sea cruise passengers by March 2029, so the reported traffic is still well short of the goal. On the rivers, 143 cruise terminals and landing points are already operational.
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Practice Questions
By 2047, the share of coastal and inland waterway shipping in India's freight movement is to be raised to which level?
- A.8 per cent
- B.10 per cent
- C.12 per cent
- D.20 per cent
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The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways told the Consultative Committee meeting in Puri that the government is working to double the present share of coastal and inland waterway shipping in freight movement, which stands at 6 per cent, and that the doubling would take it to 12 per…
Read the full explanation →Which port authority will develop the Puri International Cruise Terminal with the Government of Odisha?
- A.Visakhapatnam Port Authority
- B.Paradip Port Authority
- C.Kolkata Port Authority
- D.Chennai Port Authority
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The Union Minister announced that the Puri International Cruise Terminal would be developed by the Paradip Port Authority in partnership with the Government of Odisha, and that the project was likely to cost about fifteen hundred crore rupees.
Read the full explanation →Where did Piyush Goyal deliver the keynote address in which he spoke of the USD 1 trillion export target?
- A.Young Leaders Discourse Forum, Kirori Mal College, New Delhi
- B.India International Trade Fair, New Delhi
- C.Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Kakinada
- D.World Economic Forum, Davos
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The Minister addressed students there, calling on them to be ambitious and reminding them that they would be in their forties when India marks 100 years of independence, so their choices would shape the country's future.
Read the full explanation →How much did India export during April to September of the current financial year?
- A.USD 410 billion
- B.USD 480 billion
- C.USD 520 billion
- D.USD 560 billion
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Exports in the first six months of the financial year, from April to September, reached that figure, which is a growth of 14 per cent.
Read the full explanation →What is India's export target for the current year?
- A.USD 900 billion
- B.USD 950 billion
- C.USD 1 trillion
- D.USD 1.2 trillion
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The Minister said India had deliberately chosen an ambitious export target for the current year, amounting to growth of about 16 per cent over the record of USD 863 billion achieved in the previous year, and that he was confident the country would get there.
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