Which of these states has NOT achieved full coverage of its target cohort under the campaign?
- A.Gujarat
- B.Mizoram
- C.Karnataka
- D.Madhya Pradesh
Correct answer
C. Karnataka
Explanation
The correct answer is Karnataka. The Ministry places that state in a different band, saying it has achieved more than 85 per cent coverage of its identified target population rather than complete coverage. The four states listed as having reached full coverage are Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram, so options A, B and D are all wrong for this question. The release also notes a third band, with Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Assam crossing 90 per cent, and a fourth with Chhattisgarh, Sikkim, Kerala, Telangana and Odisha crossing 60 per cent. Questions framed in the negative reward candidates who have learnt the bands as groups rather than as a single list of names. Fix the four full-coverage states first, then the three above ninety, and the rest follow easily.
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Practice Questions
How many HPV vaccine doses has India administered under the National HPV Vaccination Campaign?
- A.More than 22 lakh
- B.More than 80 lakh
- C.More than 1.2 crore
- D.More than 8 crore
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Correct answer: B. More than 80 lakh
Explanation
The correct answer is more than 80 lakh, which the Ministry also writes as over 8 million doses. The figure covers the whole campaign since its launch in February 2026 and was announced as a milestone in the prevention of cervical cancer. Option A is wrong because that is the number of adolescent girls vaccinated in Uttar Pradesh alone, the highest for any single state. Option C is wrong because that is the size of the annual cohort of girls aged 14, taken from the Registrar General of India's estimates, and not the number of doses given. Option D is wrong because it misreads the crore and lakh scales and is far above anything in the release. This kind of question is best answered by keeping the national total, the leading state's figure and the annual cohort separate, since all three appear in the same release and are easy to interchange under time pressure.
Which digital platform is used to monitor coverage under the National HPV Vaccination Campaign?
- A.CoWIN
- B.U-WIN
- C.eSanjeevani
- D.ABHA
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Correct answer: B. U-WIN
Explanation
The correct answer is U-WIN. The release says the campaign has leveraged India's digital health infrastructure through this platform, which allows programme managers to monitor vaccination coverage at the district level, identify coverage gaps and missed beneficiaries, and plan the programme and its resources better. Option A is wrong, and it is the most attractive distractor because the name is similar and belongs to the platform associated with an earlier vaccination drive; the release names only the newer platform. Option C is wrong because that service is associated with teleconsultation and is not mentioned here. Option D is wrong for the same reason, as no health account or identifier of that kind appears in the account of the campaign. Along with the platform, remember the safety arrangement: sessions under trained Medical Officers, with facilities linked to round-the-clock care for rare adverse events.
To what level does the effective loan interest rate for a PACS fall under the Plan?
- A.1 per cent
- B.3 per cent
- C.4 per cent
- D.7 per cent
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Correct answer: A. 1 per cent
Explanation
The correct answer is 1 per cent. The Plan uses NABARD's special refinance facility to lighten the burden on participating cooperatives, and when that is combined with the 3 per cent interest subvention available under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, the effective loan interest rate for a PACS comes down to 1 per cent. Option B is the strongest distractor, since 3 per cent is the subvention itself rather than the rate the society finally pays. Options C and D do not appear in the document. Two related financial measures are worth remembering with this: the subsidy under the Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure scheme was raised from 25 per cent to 33.33 per cent, and the margin money requirement was reduced to 10 per cent, while cost norms for godown construction were revised. Together these steps were taken to improve the viability of storage projects and draw more societies in.
By July 2026, in how many PACS had godown construction been completed under the Plan?
- A.11
- B.313
- C.521
- D.1012
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Correct answer: B. 313
Explanation
The correct answer is 313. The backgrounder reports that as of July 2026 godown construction had been completed in that many PACS across the country, creating more than 1.80 lakh metric tonnes of storage capacity. Option D is the trap most candidates fall into, because 1012 is also a July 2026 figure, but it counts the PACS or cooperative societies identified under the Plan, not those where construction was finished. Option A belongs to the pilot phase, in which godowns were completed in 11 PACS across 11 states with 9,750 MT of capacity, the pilot being rolled out on 31 May 2023. Option C is invented. The distinction between identified and completed is exactly the sort of thing an examiner tests, so keep the three figures in order: 11 in the pilot, 1012 identified, 313 completed.
Which body is the implementing agency of the Decentralised Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector?
- A.Food Corporation of India
- B.National Cooperative Development Corporation
- C.NABARD
- D.Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority
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Correct answer: B. National Cooperative Development Corporation
Explanation
The correct answer is the National Cooperative Development Corporation. The backgrounder names it as the implementing agency, supported by coordination at the national, state and district levels through an Inter-Ministerial Committee, a National Level Coordination Committee, and State and District Cooperative Development Committees. The other three options all appear in the same document with different roles, which is what makes them good distractors. The Food Corporation of India has been authorised to provide assured hiring of eligible godowns created under the Plan. NABARD is the subsidy-channelizing agency under the Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure scheme and provides a special refinance facility. The Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority supplies the norms that storage structures must comply with. Candidates should learn the role attached to each name, since questions are set both ways round.