Q. Consider the following statements about the Ordnance Factory Board:
1. It functioned under DRDO.
2. It has been dissolved and the functions have been transferred to seven Defense Public Sector Units (DPSUs).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Ordnance Factory Board (“OFB”), functioning under the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence.
The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), the first of whose industrial establishments was set up in 1801, will cease to exist from October 1,2021 and the assets, staff, and operations of its 41 ordnance factories will be transferred to seven defence public sector units (DPSUs).
Source: 9 PM compilation of August 2021
