Which postal circle achieved the highest share of its proportionate target in the second quarter of FY 2026-27?
- A.West Bengal
- B.Bihar
- C.Andhra Pradesh
- D.Kerala
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Explanation
The correct answer is Bihar, which reached 97.15 per cent of its proportionate target for the quarter and was recognised for that performance. Option A, West Bengal, came a very close second at 97.07 per cent in the quarter, but it did top the half-year table with 95.72 per cent, so the wording of the question matters. Option C, Andhra Pradesh, stood third over the half year at 94.63 per cent and had been recognised for the first quarter, not the second. Option D, Kerala, exceeded its quarterly target in the parcels vertical but is not among the three circles named at the top of the overall table, where the North East held third place at 94.79 per cent. Seven circles crossed 90 per cent of their proportionate targets and eighteen of the 23 circles improved over the first quarter.
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Practice Questions
What was the revenue of the Department of Posts in the first half of the financial year 2026-27?
- A.Rs 6,636 crore
- B.Rs 8,212.7 crore
- C.Rs 4,201.5 crore
- D.Rs 10,500 crore
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It marks a year-on-year growth of 24 per cent.
Read the full explanation →Which business vertical of India Post recorded the highest year-on-year growth in the second quarter of FY 2026-27?
- A.Post Office Savings Bank
- B.Mails
- C.Parcels
- D.International Relations and Global Business
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The parcels vertical earned Rs 318.9 crore in the quarter, and Kerala, the North East, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar went past their quarterly targets in it.
Read the full explanation →Who chaired the second quarter review of the Department of Posts held in New Delhi?
- A.Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
- B.Minister of State Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani
- C.Secretary (Posts) Subrat Das
- D.Director General Postal Services Manisha Sinha
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The correct answer is Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, who chaired the review and asked the department to sustain its growth through customer acquisition, service excellence, business diversification and faster digitalisation of services.
Read the full explanation →The NSDC programme launched through the Social Stock Exchange prepares youth from Madhya Pradesh for employment in which two countries?
- A.Japan and Germany
- B.Japan and Australia
- C.Germany and Canada
- D.South Korea and Germany
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The programme will prepare 600 young people from economically weaker Other Backward Classes households in Madhya Pradesh for work abroad, with 300 of them readied for Japan and 300 for Germany through residential training in the Japanese and German languages together with employability training.
Read the full explanation →In the NSDC skilling programme financed through the Social Stock Exchange, what share of the cost does the Government of Madhya Pradesh bear on successful placement of candidates abroad?
- A.15 per cent
- B.35 per cent
- C.50 per cent
- D.75 per cent
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The programme uses a blended financing structure with three parts: beneficiary participation meets 15 per cent of the cost, money raised on the Social Stock Exchange meets 35 per cent, and the Government of Madhya Pradesh provides the remaining 50 per cent once candidates are successfully placed in jobs abroad.
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