UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Mini Ratna WAPCOS a ‘sinking ship’, firm’s counsel tells Delhi High Court

Question 1

Under the Department of Public Enterprises guidelines, mandatory listing on an Indian stock exchange with a minimum prescribed public shareholding is a pre-condition for grant of which one of the following statuses to a Central Public Sector Enterprise?

Accepted Answer

Maharatna

Answer

Navratna

Answer

Miniratna Category-I

Answer

Miniratna Category-II

Question 2

The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), which frames and administers the Maharatna, Navratna and Miniratna classification of CPSEs, currently functions under which one of the following Union Ministries?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Finance

Answer

Ministry of Heavy Industries

Answer

Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Question 3

With reference to WAPCOS Limited, consider the following statements:
1. It was incorporated in 1969 as a Government consultancy company.
2. It functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
3. It is classified as a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise.
4. It provides consultancy in the water, power and infrastructure sectors.
Which of the above is/are NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

3 only

Answer

1 and 2

Answer

2 and 4

Answer

1, 3 and 4

Question 4

WAPCOS Limited is a Central Public Sector Enterprise whose primary sphere of consultancy operations lies in which one of the following sectors?

Accepted Answer

Water resources, power and infrastructure engineering

Answer

Telecommunications and broadband networks

Answer

Defence electronics and avionics

Answer

Coal and mineral extraction

Question 5

In the WAPCOS staff regularisation matter, the Delhi High Court, unconvinced by the affidavits filed, primarily directed the company to produce which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Audited balance sheets for the past five financial years

Answer

Its original Memorandum and Articles of Association

Answer

Daily attendance registers of all contractual staff

Answer

Copies of its overseas project agreements

Question 6

In the context of the WAPCOS proceedings, a CPSE classified as 'Miniratna Category-I' is best described as one that—

Accepted Answer

has made profits continuously for the last three years, earned a pre-tax profit of Rs 30 crore or more in at least one of those years, and has a positive net worth

Answer

has a three-year average annual turnover exceeding Rs 25,000 crore and is listed on a stock exchange

Answer

has secured an 'excellent' or 'very good' MoU rating in three of the last five years and a composite score of 60 or more

Answer

is a loss-making enterprise referred to a Board for financial reconstruction

Question 7

With reference to the Ministry of Jal Shakti, consider the following statements:
1. The Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation is one of its two constituent departments.
2. The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation is one of its two constituent departments.
3. The Department of Fisheries is a department under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
4. The Ministry was constituted in 2019 by merging two erstwhile ministries.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 4

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1, 3 and 4

Question 8

With reference to WAPCOS's sanctioned strength as noted in the Delhi High Court proceedings, consider the following statements:
1. WAPCOS has a total of 1,541 sanctioned posts.
2. WAPCOS surrendered 682 of its sanctioned posts.
3. The posts surrendered amount to more than half of WAPCOS's total sanctioned strength.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Question 9

As placed before the Delhi High Court, how many of WAPCOS's 1,541 sanctioned posts had been surrendered?

Accepted Answer

682

Answer

859

Answer

341

Answer

1,541

Question 10

Which one of the following is the leading Constitution Bench judgment of the Supreme Court that governs the regularisation of irregularly appointed temporary and daily-wage employees in public employment?

Accepted Answer

Secretary, State of Karnataka v. Umadevi (2006)

Answer

Air India Statutory Corporation v. United Labour Union (1997)

Answer

State of Haryana v. Piara Singh (1992)

Answer

Delhi Development Horticulture Employees' Union v. Delhi Administration (1992)

Question 11

Among the following Government engineering/consultancy and construction CPSEs, which one continues to hold only Miniratna status while the others have been elevated to Navratna status?

Accepted Answer

WAPCOS Limited

Answer

RITES Limited

Answer

Engineers India Limited

Answer

NBCC (India) Limited

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Mini Ratna WAPCOS a ‘sinking ship’, firm’s counsel tells Delhi High Court

Q1. Under the Department of Public Enterprises guidelines, mandatory listing on an Indian stock exchange with a minimum prescribed public shareholding is a pre-condition for grant of which one of the following statuses to a Central Public Sector Enterprise?

Q2. The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), which frames and administers the Maharatna, Navratna and Miniratna classification of CPSEs, currently functions under which one of the following Union Ministries?

Q4. WAPCOS Limited is a Central Public Sector Enterprise whose primary sphere of consultancy operations lies in which one of the following sectors?

Q5. In the WAPCOS staff regularisation matter, the Delhi High Court, unconvinced by the affidavits filed, primarily directed the company to produce which one of the following?

Q6. In the context of the WAPCOS proceedings, a CPSE classified as 'Miniratna Category-I' is best described as one that—

Q9. As placed before the Delhi High Court, how many of WAPCOS's 1,541 sanctioned posts had been surrendered?

Q10. Which one of the following is the leading Constitution Bench judgment of the Supreme Court that governs the regularisation of irregularly appointed temporary and daily-wage employees in public employment?

Q11. Among the following Government engineering/consultancy and construction CPSEs, which one continues to hold only Miniratna status while the others have been elevated to Navratna status?