What are the drivers associated with the newly launched cooperative taxi service called, and how are their earnings handled?
- A.Sahayaks, who receive a fixed monthly salary
- B.Sarathis, whose entire earnings reach them without commission deduction
- C.Mitras, who pay a quarter of their fare as commission
- D.Sevaks, who are paid per kilometre by the state government
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Explanation
The correct answer is Sarathis, whose entire earnings reach them without commission deduction. Bharat Taxi is built on the cooperative model, and the drivers who join it are called Sarathis. The system was designed to end the practice under which drivers with taxi companies had to surrender a part of what they earned as commission, so the whole fare is credited directly to the Sarathi's bank account and nothing is held back. Share certificates were handed over to Sarathis at the Pune programme, which turns them into owners of the enterprise rather than people merely driving for it. Option A is wrong because no fixed monthly salary is paid; the earnings model is based on fares. Option C is wrong on both counts, the name and the commission, since the whole point of the service is that no commission is taken. Option D is wrong because the service is a cooperative venture, not a per-kilometre state payment scheme.
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Practice Questions
In which district of Maharashtra was the Bhoomi Pujan for the revival of the NHEC multi-state cooperative society performed?
- A.Nashik
- B.Pune
- C.Kolhapur
- D.Solapur
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The Bhoomi Pujan for rebuilding the National Heavy Engineering Cooperative Limited was performed at Talegaon Dabhade, which lies in Pune district of Maharashtra, and the same programme saw the launch of Bharat Taxi services in the city of Pune and the inauguration of the Western Regional Office of the Central…
Read the full explanation →The Western Regional Office of the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies, inaugurated in Pune, will regulate multi-state cooperative societies in which of these?
- A.Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu
- B.Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha
- C.Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana
- D.Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Telangana
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The new office was set up in Pune because a large number of multi-state cooperative societies work across the western region, and demands for such an office had come from several quarters.
Read the full explanation →Which products was the revived NHEC facility said to be going to manufacture?
- A.Only sugar mills, as before its closure
- B.Sugar mills, power generation plants, CBG and ethanol plants, dairy equipment and containers
- C.Fertilisers and farm pesticides for cooperative societies
- D.Tractors and harvesting machinery for member farmers
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The plan placed before the gathering was explicitly wider than what the old unit used to do.
Read the full explanation →Which singer leads the retrospective session at IFFI 2026 in tribute to Asha Bhosle and S. Janaki?
- A.Shreya Ghoshal
- B.K. S. Chithra
- C.Sunidhi Chauhan
- D.Kavita Krishnamurthy
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The correct answer is K. S. Chithra, the playback singer known as the Melody Queen, who leads a retrospective session at the festival paying tribute to the singers Asha Bhosle and S. Janaki.
Read the full explanation →At IFFI 2026, the centenary screening of Thulabharam is associated with which actor?
- A.Prem Nazir
- B.Nivin Pauly
- C.Basil Joseph
- D.Sreehari Haridas
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Thulabharam, a film associated with him, is being screened as part of the festival's celebration of the centenaries of distinguished figures of Indian cinema.
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