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What is the total financial outlay of the Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal and Lignite Gasification Projects?

  1. A.Rs 8,500 crore
  2. B.Rs 18,000 crore
  3. C.Rs 37,500 crore
  4. D.Rs 50,000 crore

Correct answer

C. Rs 37,500 crore

Explanation

The correct answer is Rs 37,500 crore. 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. The other three options are plausible-looking amounts but none of them is the sanctioned outlay of this scheme, so each is wrong. Option A is far too small for a scheme that must support plants making urea, methanol and dimethyl ether; option B and option D are round numbers of the kind often attached to other central schemes, but the gasification scheme's own figure is the one asked for here. Candidates should pair the outlay with the target it serves, namely 100 million tonnes of coal gasification capacity by 2030.

Read the full article: Coal Gasification Scheme's Round 3 Opens; NTPC Bids in Round 2

Practice Questions

Q2.Government SchemesMedium

What is the last date for submitting applications under Round 3 of the surface coal and lignite gasification scheme?

  1. A.11 December 2026
  2. B.31 December 2026
  3. C.11 January 2027
  4. D.31 March 2027
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Correct answer: C. 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.

Q3.Government SchemesMedium

Up to which date was the OPD milestone of the new AIIMS counted?

  1. A.31 March 2026
  2. B.30 June 2026
  3. C.30 September 2026
  4. D.31 October 2026
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Correct answer: D. 31 October 2026

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.