UPSC Prelims 2025 · GS Paper I
Question 57: Polity and Governance
With reference to India, consider the following pairs :
| Organization | Union Ministry | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | The National Automotive Board | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| II. | The Coir Board | Ministry of Heavy Industries |
| III. | The National Centre for Trade Information | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
AnswerThe answer is (d).
The National Automotive Board works under the Ministry of Heavy Industries, not Commerce and Industry. The Coir Board, which promotes the coir industry, comes under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, not Heavy Industries. The National Centre for Trade Information is an initiative of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, not the MSME Ministry. So none of the pairs is correctly matched.
- I. The National Automotive Board is under the Ministry of Heavy Industries.
- II. The Coir Board is under the Ministry of MSME.
- III. The National Centre for Trade Information is under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
How you could have got this
No shortcut here: in a “how many” question, ruling out options doesn’t help. Every statement has to be judged.
This follows an unofficial answer: UPSC has not published its key for this year, and if that answer is wrong, so is this path.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Wrong: no pair is correctly matched.
- (b) Wrong: no pair is correctly matched.
- (c) Wrong: every pair names the wrong ministry.
- (d) Right: all three organisations are placed under the wrong ministry.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2025, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.