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How many passengers did Indian Railways carry in October 2026?
The correct answer is 64.72 crore passengers, the number carried during October 2026.
Read the full explanation →What was the average daily supply of domestic coal rakes to power houses in October 2026?
To meet the heavier requirement of thermal power stations, the railways stepped up coal movement to this daily average during October 2026, and the supply of coal to power houses grew 19.5 per cent over the year.
Read the full explanation →Which commodity registered the highest percentage growth in railway loading in October 2026?
The correct answer is food grains, whose loading rose by 26.3 per cent over October 2025, the steepest gain among all the commodities listed for the month.
Read the full explanation →How much freight did Indian Railways load in October 2026?
This was the quantity of goods moved by the network during October 2026, and it stands as the heaviest loading ever recorded for the month of October.
Read the full explanation →What was the highest successful bid price recorded in Phase II of the RINL land e-auction?
In the same round, the steepest margin over an individual plot's floor price came to 67.65 per cent.
Read the full explanation →How many RINL land parcels have been sold across both phases of the e-auction so far?
The first phase, held on 12 October 2026, placed 150 parcels, and the second phase on 3 November 2026 placed another 114, so the two rounds together account for 264 parcels sold for Rs 584.33 crore against a combined reserve price of Rs 497.29 crore.
Read the full explanation →The National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC) functions under which of the following?
NLMC is a wholly government-owned company under that department, and its mandate is to spot, assess, ready and place in the market the surplus land and buildings held by central public sector enterprises and other government bodies.
Read the full explanation →How much was raised in the second phase of the RINL land e-auction concluded on 3 November 2026?
The second phase of the land sale run by the National Land Monetization Corporation closed at Visakhapatnam on 3 November 2026, and the 114 parcels that found buyers brought in bids worth Rs 218 crore in all.
Read the full explanation →How many Indian companies formed the business delegation that accompanied the Minister of State to Poland?
A business delegation of that many Indian companies travelled with Jitin Prasada, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and for Electronics and Information Technology, on his two-day programme in Poland.
Read the full explanation →Where was the India-Poland Business Forum addressed by Jitin Prasada held?
He asked companies from both countries to use the coming India-European Union Free Trade Agreement to widen market access and deepen investment ties.
Read the full explanation →Which Polish Prime Minister visited India shortly before Jitin Prasada's trip to Poland?
The two visits together show how quickly senior exchanges are now following one another between the two countries.
Read the full explanation →In which year was the India-Poland Strategic Partnership established?
The India-Poland Strategic Partnership was set up in that year, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his landmark visit to Poland, and the ministerial travel of November 2026 was described as carrying that partnership forward.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following was NOT among the areas of cooperation taken up at the meeting?
The meeting focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation in three named areas of mutual interest, which are marine pollution response, maritime search and rescue, and maritime law enforcement, so options A, B and C all appear in the record of the talks and cannot be the answer.
Read the full explanation →Who led the Indian delegation at the meeting with the Sri Lanka Coast Guard?
The correct answer is Paramesh Sivamani, who is the Director General of the Indian Coast Guard and led the Indian delegation at the ninth High-Level Meeting.
Read the full explanation →Where was the 9th High-Level Meeting between the Indian Coast Guard and the Sri Lanka Coast Guard held?
The ninth High-Level Meeting between the two coast guards was held at Mirissa in Sri Lanka, which means the host of this round was the Sri Lankan service.
Read the full explanation →Under which ministry does APEDA function?
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority works under this ministry and supports exporters, farmers and farmer producer organisations in reaching overseas buyers, which is exactly what it did for the kiwi from Ziro and the pomegranates from Kullu.
Read the full explanation →How much higher was the price realisation for farmers in the Kullu pomegranate export?
The export let participating farmers earn half again as much as the price prevailing in the home market, a gain credited to direct procurement from growers and to collective participation through the Bhuntar farmer producer organisation, which brings together about 600 farmers.
Read the full explanation →Which pomegranate variety was exported from Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh to Dubai?
APEDA facilitated the export of 1.3 metric tonnes of the Sinduri variety from Kullu district to Dubai, packed in 650 boxes of 2 kg each and shipped by Amama Exports, a firm based in Uttar Pradesh.
Read the full explanation →From which place in Arunachal Pradesh did APEDA facilitate the trial export of kiwi to Dubai?
APEDA facilitated a trial export of 1.5 metric tonnes of kiwi from Ziro in Arunachal Pradesh to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, and the consignment was displayed at LuLu Hypermarket, Al Qusais.
Read the full explanation →Which ideas forum at the summit was curated in partnership with BloombergNEF?
It was an invitation-only forum curated in partnership with BloombergNEF, and its first leg was held on the second day of the summit.
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