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Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched? Project — Company

Who among the following is not a member of the Investment Commission formed in December, 2004?

Consider the following statements:

1. The number of post offices in India is in excess of 1.5 lakhs.
2. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was formed in the year 1997.
3. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was established in the year 2000.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following was the largest IT software and services exporter in India during the year 2002-03?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Oil Pool Account of Government of India was dismantled with effect from 1-4-2002.
2. Subsidies on PDS kerosene and domestic LPG are borne by Consolidated Fund of India.
3. An expert committee headed by Dr. R.A. Mashelkar to formulate a national auto fuel policy recommended that Bharat Stage-II Emission Norms should be applied throughout the country by 1 April, 2004.

Which of these statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. National Thermal Power Corporation has diversified into hydropower sector.
2. Power Grid Corporation of India has diversified into telecom sector.

Which of these 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 statements is correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. In the last five years, Indian software exports have increased at a compound annual growth rate of about 60%.
2. The software and service industry in India registered an overall growth of about 28% in rupee terms during the year 2001-2002.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Consider the following statements: The Draft Electricity Bill, 2001 seeks to replace

1. Indian Electricity Act, 1910
2. Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948
3. Electricity Regulatory Commission Act, 1998
4. State Electricity Boards

Which of these statements are correct?

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

Consider the following statements: The objectives of the National Renewal Fund set up in February 1992 were

1. to give training and counselling for workers affected by retrenchment or VRS.
2. redeployment of workers

Which of these statements is/are correct?

With reference to the public Sector Undertaking 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?

Consider the following statements:

1. NTPC is the largest power utility in India.
2. ONGC accounts for half of the LPG production in India.
3. Indian Oil Corporation operates all the oil refineries in India.
4. The Indian Ordinance Factory is the largest departmentally run industrial undertaking in the country.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

With reference to power sector in India consider the following statements:

1. Rural electrification has been treated as a Basic Minimum Service under the Prime Minister’s Gramodaya Yojana.
2. 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment in power is allowed without upper limit
3. The Union Ministry of Power has signed a Memoranda of Understanding with 14 states.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Assertion (A): There was an increase in industrial production during 1999-2000.

Reason (R): The period witnessed a stable exchange rate and improved business sentiments.

Consider the following statements regarding power sector in India: I. The installed capacity of power generation is around 95000 MW. II. Nuclear plants contribute nearly 15% of total power generation. III. Hydroelectricity plants contribute nearly 40% of total power generation. IV. Thermal plants at present account for nearly 80% of total power generation.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Consider the following factors regarding an industry: I. Capital investments II. Business turnover III. Labour force IV. Power consumption

Which of these determine the nature and size of the industry?

Economic liberalisation in India started with

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Industrial Unit) I. Atlas Cycle Company Ltd. II. Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. III. Indian Farmers Fertilisers Cooperative Ltd. IV. National Aluminium Company Ltd.

List II (Centre) A) Bangalore B) Bhubaneswar C) Kalol D) Sonepat

Codes:

Consider the following statements: Industrial development in India, to an extent, is constrained by I. Lack of adequate entrepreneurship and leadership in business. II. Lack of savings to invest. III. Lack of technology, skills and infrastructure. IV. Limited purchasing power among the larger masses.

Which of the above statements 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?

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 I. Provide higher employment on a per unit capital deployment basis. II. Promote a regional dispersion of industries and economic activities. III. Have performed better in export of manufactured products than the large-scale ones. IV. Provide jobs to low skill workers, who otherwise may not find employment avenues elsewhere.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Trans chart is the

The product life cycle from inception to demise is shown in the graph. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Stage) I. Product Development II. Maturity III. Growth IV. Introduction

List II (Zone) (1, 2, 3, 4 as marked in the graph) The original graph is not available for this question.

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

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

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