What share of India's freight moves by road, as stated at the summit?
- A.About 40 per cent
- B.About 55 per cent
- C.About 70 per cent
- D.About 90 per cent
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Explanation
The correct answer is about 70 per cent. The NITI Aayog Member used this share to argue that the main freight corridors must be electrified in a planned way rather than left to scattered pilot projects. He placed beside it a second figure that makes the argument sharper: heavy trucks are only 3 to 4 per cent of the vehicle fleet, yet they account for more than a third of the carbon emissions of the transport sector, so a small number of vehicles carries a large part of the problem. Options A, B and D give shares the release does not use. He named three constraints on the market, the fragmentation of logistics operators, the high cost of financing and the absence of coordinated corridor planning, and asked for blended finance and leasing models to bring the cost of capital for an electric truck nearer to that of a diesel truck.
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Practice Questions
PACT, launched at the 5th e-FAST India Summit, stands for what?
- A.Programme for Accelerated Clean Transport
- B.Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport
- C.Partnership for Alternative Clean Technology
- D.Portal for Advanced Cargo Tracking
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The word that carries the meaning is aggregating, because the whole purpose of the platform is to pool the freight demand of shippers and logistics service providers so that it becomes large enough and visible enough to justify electric trucks on a corridor.
Read the full explanation →By how much did e-freight vehicle deployments rise, according to the summit?
- A.From 201 vehicles to 826 vehicles
- B.From 826 vehicles to 3,000 vehicles
- C.From 150 vehicles to 600 vehicles
- D.From 500 vehicles to 1,200 vehicles
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The correct answer is from 201 vehicles to 826 vehicles, a rise of more than four times in a single year, which is the figure NITI Aayog used to show that the electric freight market has begun to move.
Read the full explanation →Which body leads the e-FAST India platform?
- A.Ministry of Heavy Industries
- B.NITI Aayog
- C.Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
- D.Bureau of Energy Efficiency
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The release describes e-FAST India, which expands to Electric Freight Accelerator for Sustainable Transport - India, as a platform led by NITI Aayog that brings government and industry together, including original equipment manufacturers, logistics service providers, financiers, shippers and charge point operators, with a focus on medium and heavy-duty vehicles.
Read the full explanation →What was the theme of the 14th India Chem 2026 held in Mumbai?
- A.Advantage Bharat: An Emerging Global Chemicals Hub
- B.Chemicals for a Viksit Bharat
- C.Green Chemistry, Green Growth
- D.Make in India, Mix in India
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The 14th edition of India Chem was organised in Mumbai from 22 to 24 October 2026 as a three-day event aimed at drawing investment and promoting sustainable growth in chemicals and petrochemicals.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT one of India's three operational Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Regions?
- A.Dahej in Gujarat
- B.Paradeep in Odisha
- C.Visakhapatnam-Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh
- D.Haldia in West Bengal
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India has three operational PCPIRs: Dahej in Gujarat, Visakhapatnam-Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh and Paradeep in Odisha. Haldia is not among them, so option D is the exception.
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