What were the total receipts of the Government of India up to September 2026?
- A.Rs 12,76,088 crore
- B.Rs 18,35,422 crore
- C.Rs 25,49,835 crore
- D.Rs 18,95,288 crore
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Explanation
The correct answer is Rs 18,35,422 crore, which works out to 50.3 per cent of the budget estimate of total receipts for the year. This amount is made up of tax revenue net to the Centre, non-tax revenue and non-debt capital receipts. Option A gives only the tax revenue component that remained with the Centre after the states had been paid their share. Option C is the total expenditure figure for the same six months, not the receipts, and option D is the part of that expenditure which went on revenue account. Candidates should keep the receipts and expenditure sides apart, because questions often swap the two. Also worth noting is that devolution to the state governments in this period was higher than in the corresponding period a year earlier.
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Practice Questions
How much was transferred to state governments as devolution of the share of taxes up to September 2026?
- A.Rs 4,80,732 crore
- B.Rs 6,54,547 crore
- C.Rs 6,99,409 crore
- D.Rs 6,46,010 crore
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The monthly accounts record that this sum was transferred to the state governments as devolution of their share of central taxes during the first half of the financial year, and that it was Rs 67,658 crore higher than the amount devolved in the corresponding period of the previous year.
Read the full explanation →Total expenditure up to September 2026 was what share of the budget estimate for the year?
- A.41.2 per cent
- B.44.9 per cent
- C.47.7 per cent
- D.52.6 per cent
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Total expenditure in the first six months of the financial year was Rs 25,49,835 crore, and that is 47.7 per cent of the corresponding budget estimate.
Read the full explanation →Under current policies, NITI Aayog projects India's coal demand by 2050 at what level?
- A.Over 1.5 billion tonnes
- B.Over 2.6 billion tonnes
- C.Over 3.4 billion tonnes
- D.Over 4.2 billion tonnes
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The projection quoted at the consultation shows demand rising from about 1.25 billion tonnes in 2025 to more than 2.6 billion tonnes by 2050 if present policies continue, and staying above 1.8 billion tonnes even along a net zero path, because steel, cement and power, the three largest consumers, are…
Read the full explanation →How much coal did India produce in the financial year 2025-26?
- A.778 million tonnes
- B.893 million tonnes
- C.1,041 million tonnes
- D.1,250 million tonnes
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This was the output quoted at the consultation, where officials also pointed out that coal still generates more than 70 per cent of the country's electricity, which is why idle blocks matter so much.
Read the full explanation →Of the commercial coal mines allotted since 2020, how many are producing, according to the Ministry of Coal?
- A.25 of 137
- B.37 of 125
- C.52 of 137
- D.25 of 90
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The ministry said at its consultation in Goa that of the commercial mines allotted since the reform framework came in, only a small fraction has reached production, and the Coal Secretary described an allotted but idle block as capacity the country has set aside yet cannot use.
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