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?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (d) None
None of the pairs is correct. The National Automotive Board works under the Ministry of Heavy Industries, the Coir Board is a statutory body under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, and the National Centre for Trade Information belongs to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- ✗ I The National Automotive Board is an autonomous body established under the Ministry of Heavy Industries, not the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- ✗ II The Coir Board (Kochi) is listed among the statutory and autonomous bodies of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the Government of India's Allocation of Business Rules, not of Heavy Industries.
- ✗ III The National Centre for Trade Information is listed among the trade-promotion measures on the Ministry of Commerce and Industry's website, where it is described as jointly promoted by ITPO and NIC; it is not an MSME body.
Remember · National Automotive Board: Ministry of Heavy Industries. Coir Board (Kochi, statutory): Ministry of MSME. National Centre for Trade Information: Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Sources
- Ministry of Heavy Industries: National Automotive Board, Annual Report 2024-25 ↗ “National Automotive Board (NAB) is an autonomous society, under Ministry of Heavy Industries incorporated in 2013”
- Ministry of Commerce and Industry: Trade Promotion Measures (National Centre for Trade Information; copy of the page) ↗ “National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI) Jointly promoted by India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) and National Informatics Centre (NIC), NCTI is involved in assimilation and dissemination of useful trade information.”
- Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, Cabinet Secretariat: Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ↗ “PART V - STATUTORY AND AUTONOMOUS BODIES AND TRAINING INSTITUTES: 9. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Mumbai. 10. Coir Board (CB), Kochi.”
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