On which date was the first appeal to buy khadi made from the Mann Ki Baat programme?
- A.2 October 2014
- B.3 October 2014
- C.4 October 2014
- D.26 September 2021
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Explanation
The correct answer is 3 October 2014, the day of the programme's opening episode, from which citizens were asked to buy at least one khadi product. Option A is wrong because 2 October is Gandhi Jayanti, the day on which khadi sales are later measured, including the single-day sale of more than Rs 28 crore cited in the 139th episode, but the broadcast itself was not on that date. Option C is wrong because 4 October 2014 is the day after the appeal, when a record quantity of goods was sold at KVIC's flagship outlet; it is the result of the appeal, not the appeal. Option D is wrong because 26 September 2021 carried the 81st episode, one of the later repetitions of the same request, which was also made on 25 September 2022, on 24 September 2023 and in the 126th episode of 28 September 2025. Remembering the first date and the record that followed it is enough for most papers.
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Practice Questions
What was the turnover of India's khadi and village industries sector in the 2025-26 financial year, as stated by KVIC?
- A.More than Rs 1.34 lakh crore
- B.More than Rs 1.87 lakh crore
- C.More than Rs 2.04 lakh crore
- D.More than Rs 2.51 lakh crore
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The Khadi and Village Industries Commission said the sector's turnover crossed that mark in the 2025-26 financial year, and that the same year it gave work to more than 2.04 crore people.
Read the full explanation →The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) works under which Union ministry?
- A.Ministry of Textiles
- B.Ministry of Rural Development
- C.Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
- D.Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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KVIC is the commission placed under that ministry, and its chairman Manoj Goel spoke in that capacity when he put the khadi and village industries sector's turnover above Rs 1.87 lakh crore with employment of more than 2.04 crore people.
Read the full explanation →How many people were employed by the khadi and village industries sector, according to the figures given by KVIC for 2025-26?
- A.More than 1.52 crore
- B.More than 1.87 crore
- C.More than 2.04 crore
- D.More than 2.51 crore
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KVIC chairman Manoj Goel said the sector supported employment on that scale in the 2025-26 financial year, in the same statement in which he placed its turnover above Rs 1.87 lakh crore.
Read the full explanation →In which block and district is the Integrated Manufacturing Cluster of about 1,670 acres located?
- A.Barachatti block, Nawada district
- B.Dobhi block, Gaya district
- C.Bihta block, Patna district
- D.Dhobi block, Jehanabad district
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Its location is convenient for industry because it lies close to National Highways 22 and 19 and Gaya airport is roughly 39 kilometres away, giving access to major industrial and commercial centres.
Read the full explanation →BIMCGL is a joint venture between which two bodies?
- A.BIADA and the National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust
- B.BIADA and the Bihar State Industrial Development Bank
- C.NICDC and the Gaya Municipal Corporation
- D.NITI Aayog and the Bihar Chamber of Commerce
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BIMCGL was incorporated on 6 January 2025 as the dedicated implementing agency for the Gaya cluster and will handle coordinated planning, infrastructure work, statutory clearances, utility connectivity and investor facilitation.
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