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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Explanation
The correct answer is 1,053 km. 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. On this strength he argued the state can serve as India's principal maritime gateway to ASEAN, East Asia and the wider Indo-Pacific. Options A, C and D are invented lengths and none of them appears in the announcement. Do not confuse the state figure with the national one in the same speech: India's coastline is put at 12,000 kilometres, and it is the Coastal Cargo Promotion Scheme, proposed at Rs 10,000 crore, that is meant to tap that full stretch.
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Practice Questions
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.
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 →Di-Ammonium Phosphate continues to be made available to farmers at which fixed price under the special provisions for Rabi 2026-27?
- A.Rs 1,100 per bag
- B.Rs 1,350 per bag
- C.Rs 1,500 per bag
- D.Rs 2,000 per bag
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Beyond the regular nutrient-linked subsidy, the Government has continued a special provision that keeps Di-Ammonium Phosphate at this fixed price for the farmer, and the same support has been extended to Triple Superphosphate, whether imported or made at home, and to imported Monoammonium Phosphate.
Read the full explanation →Under the Nutrient-Based Subsidy rates for Rabi 2026-27, what is the subsidy on nitrogen per kilogram?
- A.Rs 66.11
- B.Rs 94.21
- C.Rs 12.38
- D.Rs 10.42
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The correct answer is Rs 94.21 per kg, the rate fixed for nitrogen for this Rabi season.
Read the full explanation →What is the tentative outlay for the Nutrient-Based Subsidy on P and K fertilisers for Rabi 2026-27?
- A.Rs 37,952.29 crore
- B.Rs 45,120.50 crore
- C.Rs 62,370.02 crore
- D.Rs 79,640.75 crore
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This is the tentative outlay approved for the Nutrient-Based Subsidy on phosphatic and potassic fertilisers for the Rabi season of 2026-27, which runs from the first of October to the end of March.
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