NITI Aayog launches PACT and ZET marketplace

1. Question 1Answer A

   NITI Aayog launched PACT and which other platform on 7 September 2026?

   • ACorrect answer: Zero-Emission Truck marketplace
   • BGreen Hydrogen exchange
   • CBattery swapping network
   • DElectric bus leasing portal

   Core Trigger: At the 5th e-FAST India Summit in New Delhi on 7 September 2026, NITI Aayog launched PACT and a Zero-Emission Truck marketplace.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 188, point 1

2. Question 2Answer C

   What does PACT, the Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport, pool together?

   • ACharging stations
   • BVehicle loans
   • CCorrect answer: Freight demand from shippers and logistics providers
   • DCarbon credits

   PACT: The Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport pools freight demand from shippers and logistics providers.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 188, point 2

3. Question 3Answer C

   Who has been NITI Aayog's Vice Chairperson since 8 May 2026?

   • ASuman Bery
   • BRajiv Kumar
   • CCorrect answer: Ashok Kumar Lahiri
   • DArvind Panagariya

   Current Head: NITI Aayog is chaired by the Prime Minister; Ashok Kumar Lahiri has been its Vice Chairperson since 8 May 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 188, point 3

4. Question 4Answer D

   Besides e-truck makers, logistics firms and charging operators, the ZET marketplace links whom?

   • ATruck driver unions
   • BOil marketing companies
   • CCustoms brokers
   • DCorrect answer: Financiers

   ZET Marketplace: It links e-truck makers, logistics firms, charging operators and financiers in one marketplace for zero-emission trucks.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 188, point 4

5. Question 5Answer D

   E-freight vehicle deployments rose from 201 in FY25 to how many in FY26?

   • A512
   • B1,150
   • C640
   • DCorrect answer: 826

   Data Point: Reports cite e-freight vehicle deployments rising from 201 in FY25 to 826 in FY26.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 188, point 5

6. Question 6Answer D

   India's net-zero goal for 2070 was announced at which summit?

   • ACOP21 at Paris
   • BCOP28 at Dubai
   • CG20 at New Delhi
   • DCorrect answer: COP26 at Glasgow

   India Link: Cleaner freight supports India's goal of net-zero emissions by 2070, announced at COP26 in Glasgow.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 188, point 7

7. Question 7Answer B

   NITI Aayog is based at which address in New Delhi?

   • AYojana Bhawan
   • BCorrect answer: NITI Bhawan, Sansad Marg
   • CKrishi Bhawan
   • DNirman Bhawan

   Headquarters: NITI Aayog is based at NITI Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 188, point 8

8. Question 8Answer B

   NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission set up in which year?

   • A1947
   • BCorrect answer: 1950
   • C1951
   • D1938

   Founded: NITI Aayog was set up on 1 January 2015 by Cabinet resolution, replacing the Planning Commission of 1950.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 188, point 9

9. Question 9Answer D

   The PM E-DRIVE scheme, which supports e-trucks, was launched in which month and year?

   • AApril 2019
   • BJanuary 2022
   • CMarch 2021
   • DCorrect answer: October 2024

   Policy Backdrop: The PM E-DRIVE scheme, launched in October 2024, supports electric vehicles including e-trucks.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 188, point 10

10. Question 10Answer B

    Consider: 1. NITI Aayog is a constitutional body. 2. The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 governs vehicle registration and permits. Which is/are correct?

    • AOnly 1
    • BCorrect answer: Only 2
    • CBoth 1 and 2
    • DNeither

    Statute: NITI Aayog is neither constitutional nor statutory; the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 governs vehicle registration and permits.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 188, point 11

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