Q. With reference to India, consider the following pairs: Organization Union Ministry
1. The National Automotive BoardMinistry of Commerce and Industry
2. The Coir BoardMinistry of Heavy Industries
3. The National Centre for Trade
InformationMinistry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
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[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] All the three

[D] None

Answer: D
Notes:

Exp) Option d is the correct answer.

Pair 1 is incorrect. The National Automotive Board (NAB) functions under the Ministry of Heavy Industries. The National Automotive Board was constituted in October 2012 and was registered under the Registration of Societies Act in August 2013. This organisation provides a single platform for dealing with all matters relating to the automotive sector especially on matters pertaining to testing, certification, homologation, administering the automotive labs etc. being set up under NATRIP. It aims to steer, coordinate and synergize all efforts of the government in the automotive sector.

Pair 2 is incorrect. The Coir Board comes under the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME). The Coir Board was set up under the Coir Industry Act, 1953 by the Government of India for the overall sustainable development of coir industry in the Country. The functions of the Board as laid down under the Act include undertaking, assisting and encouraging scientific, technological and economic research, modernization, quality improvement, human resource development, market promotion and welfare of all those who are engaged in this industry.

Pair 3 is incorrect. The National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI) has been set up by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It has been set up to create institutional mechanisms for collection and dissemination of trade data and for improvement of business information services.

Source: https://heavyindustries.gov.in/national-automotive-board#:~:text=This%20organisation%20will%20provide%20a,being%20set%20up%20under%20NATRIP.

https://msme.gov.in/

https://www.india.gov.in/information-national-centre-trade-information 

Subject: Polity


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