What is the last date for submitting applications under Round 3 of the surface coal and lignite gasification scheme?
- A.11 December 2026
- B.31 December 2026
- C.11 January 2027
- D.31 March 2027
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Explanation
The correct answer is 11 January 2027. The Ministry of Coal launched Round 3 of the scheme with effect from 10 November 2026 and set the closing date for applications at 11 January 2027, giving eligible entities roughly two months to prepare proposals for coal or lignite gasification plants. Options A and B fall within the window but before the stated deadline, so a proposal filed by either date would simply be early rather than late, and neither is the announced last date. Option D, 31 March 2027, is the close of the financial year and a date many central deadlines fall on, which makes it a tempting distractor, but it is well past the ministry's stated cut-off. Remember the pair of dates together: Round 3 opens on 10 November 2026 and closes on 11 January 2027.
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Practice Questions
What is the total financial outlay of the Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal and Lignite Gasification Projects?
- A.Rs 8,500 crore
- B.Rs 18,000 crore
- C.Rs 37,500 crore
- D.Rs 50,000 crore
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The Union Cabinet approved the Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal and Lignite Gasification Projects on 13 May 2026 with exactly this outlay, and the Ministry of Coal repeated the figure while announcing that Round 2 had ended and Round 3 had begun on 10 November 2026.
Read the full explanation →Which company submitted both the applications received under Round 2 of the coal and lignite gasification scheme?
- A.Coal India Limited
- B.NTPC Limited
- C.NLC India Limited
- D.GAIL India Limited
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Round 2 of the scheme closed with two applications, and the Ministry of Coal said both had come from NTPC Limited: one proposal is for making urea and the other for methanol along with dimethyl ether, or DME.
Read the full explanation →Up to which date was the OPD milestone of the new AIIMS counted?
- A.31 March 2026
- B.30 June 2026
- C.30 September 2026
- D.31 October 2026
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The ministry said the new AIIMS had collectively recorded over six crore outpatient consultations in the five-year period since 2021-22, as on that date, and it also gave the running figure of 97.41 lakh outpatients for the current year 2026-27 up to October 2026.
Read the full explanation →What was the OPD consultation figure at the new AIIMS in 2025-26?
- A.100.52 lakh
- B.129.98 lakh
- C.144.96 lakh
- D.164.21 lakh
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The year-wise series released by the ministry runs 50.03 lakh in 2021-22, 77.95 lakh in 2022-23, 100.52 lakh in 2023-24, 129.98 lakh in 2024-25 and 144.96 lakh in 2025-26.
Read the full explanation →How many new AIIMS approved under PMSSY are fully functional?
- A.12
- B.15
- C.18
- D.22
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The ministry’s statement of 10 November 2026 says twenty-two new AIIMS have been approved in various phases of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana, and of these eighteen are fully functional.
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