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Q57 (IAS/2025) Polity & Governance › Constitutional & Statutory Bodies › Regulatory statutory bodies Answer Verified

With reference to India, consider the following pairs : 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?

Result
Your answer: —  ·  Correct: D
Explanation

None of the three pairs are correctly matched.

**Pair I is incorrect:** The National Automotive Board is being set up as an autonomous society under the administrative control of DHI (Department[1] of Heavy[2] Industry), not the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

**Pair II is incorrect:** The Government of India provides funds to Coir Board through the Ministry of MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises)[3], not the Ministry of Heavy Industries.

**Pair III is incorrect:** The National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI) was involved in providing customized trade information services to the Department of Commerce, ITPO and other Government organizations[4], indicating its association with the Ministry of Commerce, not the Ministry of MSME.

Since all three pairs are incorrectly matched, the correct answer is option D - None.

Sources
  1. [1] https://heavyindustries.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-09/auto_report_final.pdf
  2. [2] https://heavyindustries.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-09/auto_report_final.pdf
  3. [3] https://msme.gov.in/sites/default/files/MSMEANNUALREPORT2022-23ENGLISH.pdf
  4. [4] https://www.commerce.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Annual-Report-FY-2022-23-DoC.pdf
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Origin: Mostly Current Affairs Fairness: Low / Borderline fairness Books / CA: 0/10 · 10/10
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This is a classic 'Ministry Shuffle' trap. The examiner took three bodies and rotated their parent ministries to test your 'Sectoral Logic' rather than rote memory. If you know Coir is a cottage industry (MSME) and Automotive is heavy manufacturing (Heavy Industries), the mismatches become obvious without knowing the exact facts.

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Statement 1
In India, which ministry administers the National Automotive Board?
Origin: Web / Current Affairs Fairness: CA heavy Web-answerable

Web source
Presence: 5/5
"the National Automotive Board is proposed to be set up as an autonomous society, under the administrative control of DHI."
Why this source?
  • Explicitly states the National Automotive Board will be set up under the administrative control of DHI.
  • DHI (Department of Heavy Industry) is the administrative body mentioned in the official report.
Web source
Presence: 5/5
"The “National Automotive Board” is in the process of being set up as an autonomous society under the administrative control of DHI."
Why this source?
  • Reiterates that the National Automotive Board is being set up as an autonomous society under the administrative control of DHI.
  • Connects NAB’s establishment and administrative control directly to the Department of Heavy Industry.
Web source
Presence: 5/5
"Enterprises which will be aided by the National Board for Electric Mobility (NBEM) chaired by Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry. The National Council and the Board will be serviced by the NATRiP Implementation Society (NATIS)/National Automotive Board, which is being created."
Why this source?
  • Links the National Board and related bodies to the Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry.
  • States the National Council and the Board will be serviced by NATIS/National Automotive Board, tying NAB to the Department of Heavy Industry.

INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY, TEXTBOOK IN GEOGRAPHY FOR CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 7: Transport and Communication > National Highways > p. 76
Strength: 5/5
“It is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Surface Transport. It is entrusted with the responsibility of development, maintenance and operation of National Highways. This is also the apex body to improve the quality of the roads designated as National Highways.”
Why relevant

Shows a pattern: a 'National ...' autonomous body (for National Highways) is explicitly placed under a specific ministry (Ministry of Surface Transport).

How to extend

A student could infer that similarly named sectoral 'National ... Board' bodies are likely administered by the ministry responsible for that sector (here, transportation/automotive).

Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 10: Indian Forest > 10.4.1, National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board > p. 167
Strength: 5/5
“The Ministry of Environment and Forests constituted the National Afforestation and Eco-development Board (ltIAEB) in August 1992. The National Afforestation and Eco-development Board has evolved specific schemes for promoting afforestation and management strategies, which help the states in developing specific afforestation and management strategies and eco-development packages for augmenting biomass production through a participatory planning process of Joint Forest Management and microplanning.”
Why relevant

Gives an explicit example where the Ministry of Environment and Forests constituted and administers the National Afforestation and Eco-development Board.

How to extend

Use this rule of thumb (sectoral National Boards are under the corresponding central ministry) to suspect which ministry would administer a National Automotive Board (the ministry overseeing automobiles/transport).

Indian Economy, Nitin Singhania .(ed 2nd 2021-22) > Chapter 15: Infrastructure > 15.20 Indian Economy > p. 456
Strength: 4/5
“• Ministry of Railways has 14 undertakings under its administrative control. • Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) is the R&D wing of Indian Railways.”
Why relevant

Notes that ministries have administrative control over sectoral undertakings and research organisations (example: Ministry of Railways and RDSO).

How to extend

Apply the same logic: identify which central ministry handles the automotive sector, then test whether that ministry administers the National Automotive Board.

Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 12: Transport, Communications and Trade > Highways and Roads > p. 2
Strength: 4/5
“1. National Highways: The Central Government is responsible for the development and maintenance of the National Highways System. The National Highways of India have been shown in (Fig. 12.1). The total length of the National Highways in 2017 was 115,435 km. The Ministry is carrying out development and maintenance work of the National Highways through three agencies: (i) the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), (ii) the State Public Works Department (PWD), and (iii) the Border Road Organisation (BRO). During FY 2018–19, Rs 71,000 crore have been sanctioned for the development of national highways. The total length of National Highways (NHs) has been enhanced from about 91,287 km as on 31 March 2014 to about 131,326 km at present in view of declaration of about 39,040 km length of state roads as new NHs.”
Why relevant

Describes how the Central Government/ministry executes sectoral functions through agencies (e.g., National Highways Authority of India under the concerned ministry).

How to extend

A student could look up which central ministry handles automotive policy/industry (using basic outside knowledge) and expect the National Automotive Board to be under that ministry for administrative purposes.

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