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421. India's Coal India Limited (CIL) is the world's?
A. Largest coal mining company
B. 2nd largest
C. 5th largest
D. Largest coal exporter
Explanation: Coal India Limited (CIL) is the world's largest coal mining company by production volume, accounting for over 80% of India's domestic coal production.
422. India's National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) was set up to?
A. Channel domestic and international capital into infrastructure
B. Fund defence procurement
C. Support MSME loans
D. Finance state governments
Explanation: NIIF was set up in 2015 as India's sovereign wealth fund to attract domestic and international long-term capital into infrastructure, including roads, railways, ports, and renewable energy.
423. N. Rangaswamy became Puducherry CM for which time in 2026?
A. 5th
B. 3rd
C. 4th
D. 2nd
Explanation: N. Rangaswamy was sworn in as Puducherry Chief Minister for the fifth time after the 2026 assembly elections.
424. India's NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) is?
A. India's largest power generation company (central PSU)
B. Private power company
C. Only nuclear power producer
D. Only solar power company
Explanation: NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) is India's largest power generation company, a Central Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Power, generating from coal, gas, hydro, and renewables.
425. India's BharatNet project aims to?
A. Provide broadband connectivity to all gram panchayats (250,000+)
B. Connect only state capitals
C. Provide 5G in cities
D. Submarine cable to other countries
Explanation: BharatNet is India's flagship programme to provide broadband connectivity to all 250,000+ gram panchayats across rural India using optical fibre.