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UPSC Prelims 2025 GS Paper 1, question 57

Topic: Polity and governance

Q57

With reference to India, consider the following pairs :

Organization : Union Ministry

I. The National Automotive Board : Ministry of Commerce and Industry

II. The Coir Board : Ministry of Heavy Industries

III. The National Centre for Trade Information : Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

  1. (a) Only one
  2. (b) Only two
  3. (c) All the three
  4. (d) NoneCorrect answer

Solution.

Answer: (d) None

  1. Pair I is incorrectly matched: the National Automotive Board (NAB) functions under the Ministry of Heavy Industries, not the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
  2. Pair II is incorrectly matched: the Coir Board is a statutory body (under the Coir Industry Act, 1953) functioning under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, not the Ministry of Heavy Industries.
  3. Pair III is incorrectly matched: the National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI) functions under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, not the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.