Government Bodies

SET 1

1. The Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance (India) is not responsible for which of the following functions?
   1. All matters relating to levy and collection of Direct and Indirect Taxes
   2. Investigation into economic offences and enforcement of economic laws
   3. Prevention and combating abuse of Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and illicit traffic therein
   4. Preparation of Union Budget
       
2. Union Budget is prepared by which department of Ministry of Finance
   1. Department of Revenue
   2. Department of Economic Affairs
   3. Department of Financial Services
   4. Department of Expenditure
       
3. Railway Budget is prepared by which Ministry of India?
   1. Ministry of Finance
   2. Ministry of Railways
   3. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
   4. Both a and b
       
4. Economic Survey is an annual commentary on the state of the economy of India which is put together by Finance Ministry of India. It is prepared by which department of Ministry of Finance.
   1. Department of Economic Affairs
   2. Department of Revenue
   3. Department of Expenditure
   4. Department of Financial Services
       
5. Which of the following is not the functions of Department of Expenditure in Finance Ministry of India
   1. Pre-sanction appraisal of major schemes/projects (both Plan and non-Plan expenditure)
   2. Implementation of the recommendations of the Finance and Central Pay Commissions
   3. Preparation of Central Government Accounts
   4. Assisting Central Ministries/Departments in controlling the costs and prices of public services
   5. Cadre management, career planning and training of the Indian Economic Service (IES).
       
6. Which of the following is/are the functions of Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
   1. To deal with matters relating to fixation of prices of agricultural products and price controls of industrial raw materials and products
   2. To review the performance of Public Sector Enterprises and consider cases relating to their structural re-organisation or financial re-structuring.
   3. To consider issues relating to disinvestment
   4. To deal with industrial licensing cases involving proposals from the Ministries for the establishment of Joint Sector Undertakings
   5. All of the above
       
7. Which of the following functions are performed by Department of Revenue in Ministry of Finance?
   1. Cadre control of Indian Revenue Service (Group-A) and IRS (C&CE) (Group-A).
   2. Cadre management, career planning and training of the Indian Economic Service (IES).
   3. Both a and b
   4. Neither a nor b
       
8. Labour Bureau (Ministry of Labour and Employment) of India releases which of the following Consumer Price Index Numbers :
   1. Industrial Workers (CPI-IW)
   2. Rural Labourers (CPI-RL)
   3. Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL)
   4. All of the above
       
9. Annual Survey of Industries is released by which of the following institution/ministry?
   1. Ministry of Labour and Employment
   2. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
   3. Ministry Of Corporate Affairs
   4. Ministry of Consumer Affairs
       

Answers

1. d
2. b
3. b
4. a
5. e, Department of Economic Affairs
6. e
7. c
8. d
9. a, such surveys are also conducted by CSO and NSSO
    

SET 2

1. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is a government department in the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning of India. Which of the following activity does not fall under the purview of CSO?
   1. National Income Accounting
   2. Economic Censuses and its follow up surveys
   3. compilation of Index of Industrial Production (IIP), as well as Consumer Price Indices for Urban Non-Manual Employees (CPI-UNME)
   4. Human Development Statistics. Gender Statistics
   5. Employement-Unemployment Survey
       
2. National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), is an organization under the Ministry of Statistics of the Government of India. Which of the following sample survey is not conducted by NSSO?
   1. Household consumer expenditure
   2. Employment and unemployment
   3. Socio-economic conditions of labour
   4. Health and medical services
       
3. The responsibility of conducting the decennial Census rests with the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. This office falls under which Ministry of India?
   1. Ministry of Home Affairs
   2. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
   3. Ministry of Human Resource Development
   4. Ministry of Labour and Employment
       

Answers

1. e
2. c, by Labour Bureau
3. a