Q34. Consider the following statements:

I. The Reserve Bank of India mandates all the listed companies in India to submit a Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR).

II. In India, a company submitting a BRSR makes disclosures in the report that are largely non-financial in nature.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to physical capital in Indian economy, consider the following pairs:

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

With reference to the sectors of the Indian economy, consider the following pairs:

 How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

With reference to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) rules in India, consider the following statements: 1. CSR rules specify that expenditures that benefit the company directly or its employees will not be considered as CSR activities. 2. CSR rules do not specify minimum spending on CSR activities. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to India: 1. According to the 'Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006, the 'medium enterprises' are those with investments in plant and machinery between Rs. 15 crore and Rs. 25 crore. 2. All bank loans to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises qualify under the Priority sector. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: India accounts for 3.2% of global export of goods.
Statement-II: Many local companies and some foreign companies operating in India have taken advantage of India's 'Production-linked Incentive' scheme.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Which of the following activities constitute real sector in the economy? 1. Farmers harvesting their crops 2. Textile mills converting raw cotton into fabrics 3. A commercial bank lending money to a trading company 4. A corporate body issuing Rupee Denominated Bonds overseas Select the correct answer using the code given below:

With reference to foreign-owned e-commerce firms operating in India, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. They can sell their own goods in addition to offering their platforms as market-places. 2. The degree to which they can own big sellers on their platforms is limited. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

With reference to casual workers employed in India, consider the following statements: 1. All casual workers are entitled for Employees Provident Fund coverage. 2. All casual workers are entitled for regular working hours and overtime payment. 3. The government can by a notification specify that an establishment or industry shall pay wages only through its bank account. Which of the above statements are correct?

In the context of any country, which one of the following would be considered as part of its social capital?

In the ‘Index of Eight Core Industries’, which one of the following is given the highest weight?

Disguised unemployment generally means

What is/are the recent policy initiative(s) of Government of India to promote the growth of manufacturing sector? 1. Setting up of National Investment and Manufacturing zones 2. Providing the benefit of ‘single window clearance’ 3. Establishing the Technology Acquisition and Development Fund Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

In India, in the overall Index of Industrial Production, the Indices of Eight Core Industries have a combined weight of 37.90%. Which of the following are among those Eight Core Industries? 1. Cement 2. Fertilizers 3. Natural Gas 4. Refinery products 5. Textiles Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Why is the Government of India disinvesting its equity in the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)? 1. The Government intends to use the revenue earned from the disinvestment mainly to pay back the external debt. 2. The Government no longer intends to retain the management control of the CPSEs. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following is not a feature of Limited Liability Partnership firm?

Consider the following statements: 1. MMTC Limited is India’s largest international trading organization. 2. Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited has been set up by MMTC jointly with the Government of Orissa. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following are public sector undertakings of the Government of India? 1. Balmer Lawrie and Company Ltd. 2. Dredging Corporation of India 3. Educational Consultants of India Ltd. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements in respect of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005: 1. Under the provisions of the Act, 100 days of employment in a year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work has become a fundamental right. 2. Under the provisions of the Act, women are to get priority to the extent that one-half of persons who are given employment are women who have asked for work. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

During the year 2000-01, which one of the following industries recorded highest growth rate in India?

Which one of the following committees recommended the abolition of reservation of items for the small-scale sector in industry?

In the year 2001, the Prime Minister announced a five-year excise duty holiday for industries in

With reference to the Public Sector Undertakings in India, consider the following statements: 1. Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation of India Limited is the largest non-oil importer of the country. 2. Project and Equipment Corporation of India Limited is under the Ministry of Industry. 3. One of the objectives of Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited is to enforce quality control and compulsory pre-shipment inspection of various exportable commodities. Which of these statements is/are correct?

Tourism industry in India is quite small compared to many other countries in terms of India’s potential and size. Which one of the following statements is correct in this regard?

There is no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of the

Consider the following statements: 1. There is persistent investment over time only in select locals. 2. Some areas are agro-climatically less conducive to development. 3. Some areas continue to face little or no agrarian transformation and the consequent lack of social and economic opportunities. 4. Some areas have faced continuous political instability. Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements: Small-scale industries are in most cases, not as efficient and competitive as the large-scale ones. Yet the Government provides preferential treatment and reservations in a range of products to the small firms because small-scale industries 1. provide higher employment on a per unit capital development basis 2. promote a regional dispersion of industries and economic activities 3. have performed better in export of manufactured products than the large-scale ones 4. provide jobs to low-skill workers, who otherwise may not find employment avenues elsewhere. Which of the above statements are correct?

Some time back, the Government of India, decided to de-license ‘white goods’ industry. ‘White goods’ include:

Which of the following is/are true of bonded labour? (1) It is forced employment in consideration of an advance or interest payment (2) It is employment arising out of any customary or social or hereditary obligation or by reason of birth in any caste or community involved in pledging labour (3) It is for any economic consideration involving loss of freedom of contract leading to forced employment. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

Scheme of (i) Urban Micro-Enterprises, (ii) Urban Wage Employment and (iii) Housing and Shelter Upgradation are parts of:

The contribution of India’s small-scale sector to the gross turnover in the manufacturing sector since 1992 has been of the order of:

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Hazardous industries) A. Glass Industry B. Brassware Industry C. Slate Industry D. Handmade Carpet Industry List-II (Located at) 1. Moradabad 2. Marakpur 3. Ferozabad 4. Mirzapur Codes:

The number of industries for which industrial licensing is required has now been reduced to:

Which of the following places are known for paper manufacturing industry? 1. Yamuna Nagar ?2. Guwahati ?3. Shahabad?4. Ballarpur Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:

One of the reasons for India’s occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that

The growth rate of which one of the following sectors has very low employment elasticity?

Unemployment which occurs when workers move from one job to another job is known as

Which one of the following institutions providing finance to the industrial sector was the first to be set up?

The definition of a small-scale industry is based on

If the capital stock was everlasting, then the rate of depreciation would be

Which sector of development has the highest percentage of the total outlay in the public sector?

One of the elements mentioned as the strategy for industrial development in the Seventh Five-Year Plan is to usher in ‘sunrise industries’. ‘Sunrise industries’ refers to those industries which have

If instead of wooden ploughs iron ploughs are used it would be an example of

A. Infrastructure B. Skilled manpower C. Finance D. Raw materials E. Latest sophisticated technology Of these which is/are the most essential for proper development of an industry?

Capital intensive industries

Unemployment insurance will result in

What is the most remarkable aspect of Indian industry since independence?