SSC CGL Economy – Industry & Infrastructure – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level

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SSC CGL Economy – Industry & Infrastructure – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level – 15 questions, subject: Indian Economy. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
The New Industrial Policy that began delicensing was announced in:

Correct Answer: C [1991]

Explanation:

24 July 1991 – the LPG reforms.

2.  
How many industries were placed in Schedule A of the Industrial Policy Resolution, 1956?

Correct Answer: A [17]

Explanation:

Schedule A – 17 industries exclusively for the State; Schedule B – 12.

3.  
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is released by:

Correct Answer: D [Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation]

Explanation:

IIP – MoSPI; the core index – OEA, DPIIT.

4.  
The Index of Core Industries is released by:

Correct Answer: B [Office of the Economic Adviser, DPIIT]

Explanation:

ICI – Office of the Economic Adviser, DPIIT (Ministry of Commerce and Industry).

5.  
The Bhilai steel plant was set up with the help of:

Correct Answer: A [USSR]

Explanation:

BRD rhyme: Bhilai–Russia (USSR).

6.  
The Durgapur steel plant was set up with the help of:

Correct Answer: B [United Kingdom]

Explanation:

Answer: United Kingdom. Durgapur–Britain.

7.  
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act was passed in:

Correct Answer: C [2006]

Explanation:

Answer: 2006. MSMED Act, 2006.

8.  
The Competition Act, which replaced the MRTP approach, was passed in:

Correct Answer: D [2002]

Explanation:

Competition Act 2002; CCI set up in 2003.

9.  
In which PPP model does a private firm pay upfront, collect toll on a road the government has already built, and hand it back after a fixed period?

Correct Answer: A [TOT]

Explanation:

TOT = Toll-Operate-Transfer: the government builds; the private firm only operates and collects toll for the lease period.

10.  
Under the Hybrid Annuity Model, the government's share of construction cost is:

Correct Answer: C [40%]

Explanation:

HAM: government 40% during construction, developer 60%.

11.  
The Maharatna scheme for CPSEs was introduced in:

Correct Answer: D [2009]

Explanation:

Navratna and Miniratna 1997; Maharatna approved in 2009 (DPE guidelines notified in February 2010).

12.  
DIPAM was earlier known as the:

Correct Answer: B [Department of Disinvestment]

Explanation:

Renamed Department of Investment and Public Asset Management in 2016.

13.  
PM GatiShakti National Master Plan was launched in:

Correct Answer: D [2021]

Explanation:

Answer: 2021. Launched on 13 October 2021.

14.  
Which of the following is social infrastructure?

Correct Answer: B [Hospitals]

Explanation:

Social infrastructure builds human capital – health, education, housing, water.

15.  
The Special Economic Zones Act was passed in:

Correct Answer: C [2005]

Explanation:

SEZ Act, 2005 (Kandla EPZ dates from 1965).

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