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Indian Government Organisations and Roles

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Indian government organisations and roles questions test knowledge of various ministries, agencies, and constitutional bodies. Topics include disaster management, census operations, and regulatory authorities. This material is highly relevant for civil services and state administrative examinations.

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Indian Government Organisations and Roles Questions

Multiple choice organization of commerce and management entrepreneurship opportunities for an entrepreneur small business and enterprises entrepreneurship development

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) operates through partnership with  

  1. Private Sector

  2. Central Ministries

  3. State Government

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

National Skill Development Corporation is a non profit organisation set up as a public private  company in order to create and fund vocational training and skill training. It operates through partnership with private sector,state government and central ministries.

Multiple choice book keeping and accountancy accounting standards: concept and objectives accounting standards accounting standards (as) and ifrs accounting systems and reporting standards

Which one of the following is one of the major professional accountancy bodies in the India?

  1. Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  2. Chartered Association of Accountants

  3. Indian Institute of Chartered Accountants

  4. Institute of Company Accountants
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is the primary professional body for accountants in India.

Multiple choice commercial studies money loans from banks and financial institutions introduction to money - barter system owned fund and borrowed fund

Which among the following are the credit rating agencies of India?
1. CRISIL 2. CARE 3.ICRA 4.ONlCRA

  1. 1 and 3

  2. 1,2 and 3

  3. 1,3 and 4

  4. All of them
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

CRISIL - Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited
CARE -  Credit Analysis and Research
ICRA - Investment information and credit rating agency

ONICRA - Onida Individual Credit Rating Agency of India

Multiple choice political science understanding laws rural administration evolution and structure of indian judiciary importance of laws

The High Court in Gujarat is in ___________.

  1. Gandhinagar

  2. Rajkot

  3. Surat

  4. Ahmedabad
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Gujarat High Court is the High Court of the state of Gujarat. The seat of the court is in Ahmedabad. It was established on 1 May 1960 under the Bombay State Re-organisation Act, 1960 after the state of Gujarat split from Bombay State.

Multiple choice economics environment and sustainable development need for sustainable development environmental economics sustainable development

Which of the following is/are allowed are Central Government Entities?

  1. National Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC)

  2. National Hydroelectric Power Corporation(NHPC)

  3. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

NTPC, NHPC, and NPCIL are all major public sector undertakings owned or controlled by the Central Government of India for power generation.

Multiple choice economics emerging issues in indian economy industrial development in india need and growth of industrialisation secondary sector : industry

Which among the following is an important source of revenue for the central government in India?

  1. Small-scale industries

  2. Railways

  3. State Electricity Boards (SEBs)

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Railways are a major public sector enterprise in India and contribute significantly to the central government's revenue through freight and passenger services.

Multiple choice economics emerging issues in indian economy industrial development in india need and growth of industrialisation secondary sector : industry

___________ are managed by the central government and connect important cities and industrial centres.

  1. State highways

  2. National highways

  3. Rural roads

  4. District roads
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

National Highways. 

National highways are fundamental roadways of a specific nation. They interface every significant city to the capital of the nation. They run all through the length and breadth of the nation.

Multiple choice economics emerging issues in indian economy industrial development in india need and growth of industrialisation secondary sector : industry

Before establishment of TRAI, which of the following was responsible for fixation of tariff for telecom?

  1. State Government

  2. Central Government

  3. BSNL

  4. Telecom Cos.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Before the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was established in 1997, the Department of Telecommunications (under the Central Government) held the authority to fix tariffs.

Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues measures to alleviate unemployment unemployment measures unemployment and employment generation

__________ is the implementing agency of Employment Assurance scheme.

  1. Nagar Nigam

  2. Gram Sabha

  3. Zilla Parishad

  4. Local Panchayat
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS) was designed to be implemented through the Zilla Parishad at the district level, with the District Collector acting as the overall in-charge.

Multiple choice history post - independence india union territory, reorganisation of the states and citizenship merger of princely states introduction to indian polity and governance

Which Commission made the recommendations which formed the basis for the Punjab Reorganisation Act, which created the states Punjab and Haryana?

  1. Dhar Commission

  2. Dass Commission

  3. Shah Commission

  4. Mahajan Commission
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Shah Commission was set up in 1966 to divide the erstwhile state of Punjab into linguistic states of Punjab and Haryana. Justice J. C. Shah headed this commission.

Multiple choice general knowledge introduction to indian polity and governance union territory, reorganisation of the states and citizenship merger of princely states post - independence india

Which of the following Union Territories has separate High Courts.
1. Chandigarh
2. Delhi
3. Puducherry
Choose the correct option.

  1. 1 and 2

  2. Only 2

  3. 2 and 3

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Among the listed Union Territories, only Delhi has its own High Court. Chandigarh shares a High Court with Punjab and Haryana, and Puducherry falls under the jurisdiction of the Madras High Court.

Multiple choice general knowledge introduction to indian polity and governance union territory, reorganisation of the states and citizenship merger of princely states post - independence india

For which one of the following reforms was a Commission set up under the Chairmanship of Veerappa Moily by the Government of India?

  1. Police Reforms

  2. Tax Reforms

  3. Reforms in Technical Education

  4. Administrative Reforms
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) was set up in 2005 under the chairmanship of Veerappa Moily to suggest measures for administrative reform.

Multiple choice history industrial sector growth of banks in india nationalisation and privatisation of banks private sector anddifference between public and private sector

Which of the following is not a programme/agency of the Union Ministry of Finance?

  1. Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF)

  2. National Foundation for Corporate Governance (NFCG)

  3. Serious Frauds Investigation Officer (SFIO)

  4. Central Rural Sanitation programme
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Central Rural Sanitation Programme is a scheme under the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (now part of the Ministry of Jal Shakti), not the Ministry of Finance.