Under which department does the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority function?
- A.Department of Health and Family Welfare
- B.Department of Pharmaceuticals
- C.Department of Consumer Affairs
- D.Department of Biotechnology
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Department of Pharmaceuticals, which sits in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. The Authority working under it fixes and monitors medicine prices, and in this case it ordered strict monitoring of trade margin rationalisation on anti-cancer drugs. The other departments listed deal with areas that are important in their own right but do not house this price regulator. Aspirants should also remember the enforcement route attached to the direction: any violation of the notified prices can attract overcharging proceedings under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013, and patients may complain through the Pharma Sahi Daam application and portal, on the helpline number 1800-111-255 or by writing to the monitoring email address of the Authority.
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Practice Questions
Trade Margin Rationalisation has been applied to how many non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs, according to the NPPA direction?
- A.71
- B.108
- C.137
- D.189
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The Authority applied the measure to that many non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines through a Gazette Order dated 17 October 2026, and the revised prices took effect on 9 November 2026.
Read the full explanation →By which date have State Drug Controllers been asked to submit their Action Taken Reports to the NPPA?
- A.9 November 2026
- B.11 November 2026
- C.16 November 2026
- D.30 November 2026
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The controllers have to check that manufacturers, dealers, hospitals and medical institutions are selling at the revised rates, and then report to the Authority by that date.
Read the full explanation →How much cargo did Visakhapatnam Port handle in FY 2025-26?
- A.74.50 million tonnes
- B.83.60 million tonnes
- C.91.17 million tonnes
- D.104.20 million tonnes
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The volume was about 10% higher than the previous year, and the port has kept up continuous growth for four consecutive years since FY 2021-22.
Read the full explanation →What is the approximate length of Andhra Pradesh's coastline, as highlighted by the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways?
- A.974 km
- B.1,053 km
- C.1,240 km
- D.1,600 km
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Sarbananda Sonowal cited a coastline of roughly that length along the Bay of Bengal as one of Andhra Pradesh's strategic advantages, together with access to key international shipping routes and proximity to major Asian manufacturing and trading economies.
Read the full explanation →Where is the proposed greenfield shipbuilding cluster of Andhra Pradesh, approved in principle under the National Shipbuilding Mission, to be set up?
- A.Machilipatnam
- B.Dugarajapatnam
- C.Ramayapatnam
- D.Gangavaram
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The shipbuilding cluster proposed there has in-principle approval under the National Shipbuilding Mission, envisages investment of about Rs 30,000 crore and targets an annual capacity of 1.2 million gross tonnes.
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