UPSC Prelims PYQ 2025: Organisation–Union Ministry matching (Automotive Board, Coir Board, NCTI)
With reference to India, consider the following pairs:
| Organisation | Union Ministry |
| The National Automotive Board | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| The Coir Board | Ministry of Heavy industries |
| The National Centre for Trade Information | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
- Only one
- Only two
- All three
- None
Explanation
Pair I is incorrect
- National Automotive Board (NAB) is an autonomous body incorporated as a Society under the Societies Registration Act 1860 under the Ministry of Heavy Industries. This organisation provides a single platform for dealing with all matters relating to the automotive sector, especially those pertaining to testing, certification, homologation, and the administration of automotive labs, and is set up under the National Automotive Testing and Research and Development Infrastructure Project (NATRiP). NAB is the operating agency for implementing the FAME India Scheme, including disbursing funds for its various components.
Pair II is incorrect
- Coir Board was set up under the Coir Industry Act, 1953, by the Government of India for the overall sustainable development of the coir industry in the Country. It comes under the Ministry of MSME.
Pair III is incorrect
- The National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI) has been set up by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to create an institutional mechanism for the collection and dissemination of trade data and for the improvement of business information services.
Answer: (d) None; Difficulty Level: Hard
