11th Grade > Business Studies
PRIVATE PUBLIC AND GLOBAL ENTERPRISES MCQs
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C
Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.
1. Indian Railways runs 12,617 trains to caary over 23 million passengers daily.
2. Railways play a vital role in helping the people in the event of natural calamtities like droughts, floods, famines, earthquakes etc.
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C
Indian economy consists of public and private owned business.
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D
All of these are examples of Departmental Undertakings.
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A
Private Sector consists of business owned by individuals or a group of individuals.
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A
True. One of the problems of Indian Railways is that there is too much intereference of ministers and top officials.
'Indian Railway' is a part of Railways Ministry. It is organised, financed and controlled by Railway Ministry. The finances are allocated from government treasury and whatever revenue it earns is deposited to government treasury only. It is treated as a part of government and even the appointment, recruitment, and selection of employees is done in the same way as that of civil servant.
Choose the correct answer combinations for following questions:
(a) Name the type of public sector enterprise railways is considered.
(b) What is the status of employees working in railways?
(c) How does it get its finance?
(d) What does it do with its revenue?
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A
(a) Departmental undertaking.
(b) They are considered civil servants or government employees.
(c) From government treasury.
(d) It is deposited in the government treasury.
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A
Statutory Corporations are set up under an Act of parliament and are governed by the provisions of the Act.
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B
True. A well developed insurance sector provides funds for infrastructure development and strengthens the risk taking ability of the country.
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A
Only statement 1 is correct. It was granted the prestigious Maharatna (big gem) status in 2013 by the Government of India.
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A
True. An MNC, by definition, means a company which operates in many countries.