Q57 · UPSC Prelims 2025 · Set A · Polity and Governance

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With reference to India, consider the following pairs:Organization Union MinistryI.The National Automative Board : Ministry of Commerce and IndustryII.The Coir Board : Ministry of Heavy IndustriesIII.The National Centre for Trade Information : Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium EnterprisesHow many of the above pairs are correctly matched :

A Only one
B Only two
C All the three
D None

Correct answer: (d) None

Explanation

  1. A

    Only one

    Only one. None of the organisation–ministry pairs is fully right.

  2. B

    Only two

    Only two. Over-counts.

  3. C

    All the three

    All three. Each row has a ministry mismatch.

  4. D

    None

    None. No pair is correctly matched.

Summary. Official Set A key is (d) none. Each organisation is paired with the wrong Union ministry (a common UPSC table). Zero correct rows.

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