Indian Economy: Pairs/Matching (How Many Style) PYQ.
UPSC Prelims Indian Economy previous year questions in the "Pairs/Matching (How Many Style)" question pattern — real questions with answers and explanations.
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2025Pairs/Matching (How Many Style)Fiscal Policy & Taxation
With reference to the Government of India, consider the following information:
Organization | Some of its functions | It works under
I. Directorate of Enforcement | Enforcement of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 | Internal Security Division-I, Ministry of Home Affairs
II. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence | Enforces the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 | Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
III. Directorate General of Systems and Data Management | Carrying out big data analytics to assist tax officers for better policy and nabbing tax evaders | Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
In how many of the above rows is the information correctly matched?
A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All the three
Explanation: * Row I is incorrectly matched: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) handles the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018, but operates under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, not the Ministry of Home Affairs. * Row II is correctly matched: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) enforces the Customs Act, 1962, under the CBIC, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. * Row III is incorrectly matched: Carrying out big data analytics to assist tax officers and nab evaders is the function of the Directorate General of Analytics and Risk Management (DGARM), which was set up in 2018 under the CBIC. * Therefore, only one row is correctly matched.
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2024Pairs/Matching (How Many Style)Core Economic Concepts
With reference to the sectors of the Indian economy, consider the following pairs:
Economic activity : Sector
1. Storage of agricultural produce : Secondary
2. Dairy farm : Primary
3. Mineral exploration : Tertiary
4. Weaving cloth : Secondary
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
A.Only one
B.Only two
C.Only three
D.All four
Explanation: * Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: The storage of agricultural produce is an supportive service activity that falls under the Tertiary sector, not the Secondary sector. * Pair 2 is correctly matched: Running a dairy farm exploits natural and biological resources directly, placing it inside the Primary sector. * Pair 3 is correctly matched: Mineral exploration is a high-end research, prospecting, and consultancy service that is covered under the wider umbrella of the Tertiary sector. * Pair 4 is correctly matched: Weaving cloth converts raw fibers into secondary manufactured goods, representing standard Secondary sector industrial processing. * Therefore, exactly three pairs (2, 3, and 4) are correct.