How much freight did Indian Railways load in August 2026?
- A.130.9 million tonnes
- B.137.9 million tonnes
- C.147.9 million tonnes
- D.127.3 million tonnes
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Explanation
The correct answer is 137.9 million tonnes. Indian Railways loaded that quantity during August 2026 and recorded a year-on-year growth of 5.4 per cent. Freight revenue in the same month rose by 6.27 per cent over the corresponding month of the previous year, which shows that the freight business strengthened in value as well as in volume. The loading was driven by demand from coal, iron ore, steel, fertilizers and other commodity groups. Option A, 130.9 million tonnes, is the figure for August 2025 and is therefore the base year figure rather than the answer. Option C and option D carry tonnages that do not appear in the release at all. Questions of this type usually place the current year figure and the base year figure side by side, so learn both numbers and keep them in the right order.
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Practice Questions
What was the cumulative number of commissioned Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals as on 31 August 2026?
- A.139
- B.144
- C.149
- D.154
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Five new Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals were commissioned during August 2026, which took the cumulative count to this figure at the end of the month.
Read the full explanation →After the regularisation of 14 services in August 2026, how many Amrit Bharat services are in operation?
- A.72
- B.80
- C.86
- D.94
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During August 2026 fourteen Amrit Bharat services were converted from special trains into regular trains, and that conversion took the total number of Amrit Bharat services to this figure.
Read the full explanation →What was the theme of the 14th India Chem 2026 held in Mumbai?
- A.Advantage Bharat: An Emerging Global Chemicals Hub
- B.Chemicals for a Viksit Bharat
- C.Green Chemistry, Green Growth
- D.Make in India, Mix in India
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The 14th edition of India Chem was organised in Mumbai from 22 to 24 October 2026 as a three-day event aimed at drawing investment and promoting sustainable growth in chemicals and petrochemicals.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT one of India's three operational Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Regions?
- A.Dahej in Gujarat
- B.Paradeep in Odisha
- C.Visakhapatnam-Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh
- D.Haldia in West Bengal
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India has three operational PCPIRs: Dahej in Gujarat, Visakhapatnam-Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh and Paradeep in Odisha. Haldia is not among them, so option D is the exception.
Read the full explanation →What is the total financial outlay of the BHAVYA Rasayan scheme for dedicated chemical parks?
- A.Rs 1,000 crore
- B.Rs 3,030 crore
- C.Rs 5,000 crore
- D.Rs 30,000 crore
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The Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana Rasayan scheme, approved in July 2026, carries that total outlay, of which Rs 3,000 crore is earmarked for common infrastructure and basic utilities and Rs 30 crore for administrative expenditure.
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