industries manufacturing & service sectors section 9 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

With reference to the National Investment Fund to which the disinvestment proceeds are routed, consider the following statements?

1. The assets in the National Investment Fund are managed by the Union Ministry of Finance.
2. The National Investment Fund is to be maintained within the Consolidated Fund of India.
3. Certain Asset Management companies are appointed as fund managers.
4. A certain proportion of annual income is used for financing select social sectors.

a) 3 and 4

b) 2 only

c) 1 and 2

d) 3 only

Question : 2

The BPL formula was suggested for the evaluation of poverty in the chairmanship of

a) Rangarajan

b) Suresh Tendulkar

c) Kaushik

d) Govind Acharya

Question : 3

Match the following products with the percentage of CPSE control over them:

a) I – c, II – b, III – a

b) I – a, II – c, III – b

c) I – c, II – a, III – b

d) I – b, II – a, III – c

Question : 4

Consider the following statements :

1. The first news print plant was set up in India at Nepanagar.
2. The first modern steel plant in India was set up at Bhadrawati.

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 5

Who among the following heads the Genetic Engineering Approvals Committee (GEAC) in India?

a) Minister of Science and Technology

b) None of them

c) Minister of Environment & Forests

d) Minister of Agriculture

Question : 6

Disinvestment is :

a) Off-loading of government shares to private companies.

b) Increase in investment.

c) Offloading of shares of private companies to government.

d) Closing down of business concerns.