UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Safety last
Q1. In the aftermath of the March 2026 explosion at the SBL Energy Limited industrial explosives unit near Nagpur, how many directors of the company were arrested by the Nagpur Rural police?
- A. Five
- B. Nine
- C. Twelve
- D. Twenty-one
Q2. In the context of industrial safety governance in India, the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) is best described as which one of the following?
- A. A statutory body under the Ministry of Home Affairs that administers the Explosive Substances Act, 1908
- B. A subordinate office under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade that administers the Explosives Act, 1884 and the Explosives Rules, 2008
- C. An autonomous body under the Ministry of Labour and Employment that enforces the Factories Act, 1948 in hazardous units
- D. An attached office of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change that regulates hazardous-waste discharge from explosives factories
Q3. The Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO), which conducts safety audits of explosives manufacturing units such as those at Kakinada and Nagpur, functions under the administrative control of which Union Ministry?
- A. Ministry of Home Affairs
- B. Ministry of Labour and Employment
- C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- D. Ministry of Mines
Q4. The head office of the Chief Controller of Explosives, the apex technical authority of the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO), is located in which one of the following cities?
- A. New Delhi
- B. Mumbai
- C. Nagpur
- D. Hyderabad