UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — All India Workshop of Trainers (AIWOT) for National Household Income Survey (NHIS) and Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) conducted by NSO (FOD) on 28th and 29th January 2026 at Chennai.
Q1. The All India Workshop of Trainers (AIWOT) for the NHIS and ASISSE held at Chennai in January 2026 was conducted by which one of the following divisions/wings of the National Statistical Office (NSO), MoSPI, as the lead organising body?
- A. Field Operations Division (FOD)
- B. National Accounts Division
- C. Social Statistics Division
- D. Economic Statistics Division
Q2. Approximately how many officials/master trainers were trained at the two-day AIWOT for NHIS and ASISSE at Chennai on 28-29 January 2026?
- A. About 150
- B. About 300
- C. About 450
- D. About 600
Q3. With reference to the National Household Income Survey (NHIS), 2026, consider the following statements:
1. It will cover approximately 4.5 lakh households across all States and Union Territories.
2. It is India's first dedicated national household income survey.
3. Its survey period extends from April 2026 to March 2027.
4. Prior to NHIS, household income was proxied through the Annual Survey of Industries.
Which of the statements given above is/are correctly identified?
- It will cover approximately 4.5 lakh households across all States and Union Territories.
- It is India's first dedicated national household income survey.
- Its survey period extends from April 2026 to March 2027.
- Prior to NHIS, household income was proxied through the Annual Survey of Industries.
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 1 and 4 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q4. The NHIS 2026 is described as filling a roughly 75-year data gap. What does the survey directly measure that earlier large-scale NSS rounds only estimated indirectly?
- A. Actual household income from wages, agriculture and informal sources
- B. Household consumption expenditure patterns
- C. Household ownership of durable assets
- D. Employment and unemployment status of household members
Q5. With reference to the Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE), consider the following statements:
1. It uses the GSTN database as its sampling frame.
2. It covers enterprises incorporated under the Companies Act or the LLP Act.
3. The reference period of its first survey is the financial year 2024-25.
4. It surveys unincorporated own-account enterprises in the services sector.
Which of the statements given above is/are correctly identified?
- It uses the GSTN database as its sampling frame.
- It covers enterprises incorporated under the Companies Act or the LLP Act.
- The reference period of its first survey is the financial year 2024-25.
- It surveys unincorporated own-account enterprises in the services sector.
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 2, 3 and 4
- C. 1 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q6. The Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) proposes to cover approximately how many incorporated services-sector enterprises?
- A. About 1.21 lakh
- B. About 4.5 lakh
- C. About 2.5 lakh
- D. About 12.1 lakh
Q7. With reference to the Field Operations Division (FOD) of the NSO, MoSPI, consider the following statements:
1. It operates a network of 6 Zonal Offices.
2. It operates 53 Regional Offices.
3. It operates 116 Sub-Regional Offices.
4. Its primary mandate is the compilation of India's National Accounts.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
- It operates a network of 6 Zonal Offices.
- It operates 53 Regional Offices.
- It operates 116 Sub-Regional Offices.
- Its primary mandate is the compilation of India's National Accounts.
- A. 4 only
- B. 1 and 4
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q8. In the organisational structure of the NSO, MoSPI, the abbreviation 'FOD' refers to which one of the following?
- A. Field Operations Division — responsible for collection of primary field data for national surveys
- B. Financial Operations Directorate — responsible for budgeting of statistical schemes
- C. Forecasting and Outlook Division — responsible for GDP growth projections
- D. Frame and Ordinance Division — responsible for framing statistical legislation
Q9. The Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2026 and the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2026, for which NSO(FOD) held an AIWOT at New Delhi, are to be conducted for a period of how many year(s) starting from January 2026?
- A. One year
- B. Two years
- C. Three years
- D. Five years
Q10. Consider the following surveys:
1. Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2026
2. Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2026
3. National Household Income Survey (NHIS)
4. Census of India
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as surveys for which the NSO's Field Operations Division has recently conducted an All India Workshop of Trainers (AIWOT)?
- Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2026
- Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2026
- National Household Income Survey (NHIS)
- Census of India
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 1 and 4 only
- C. 2, 3 and 4
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q11. With reference to the statistical gaps that the NHIS and ASISSE seek to address, consider the following statements:
1. Prior to NHIS, India had no dedicated national household income survey for about 75 years.
2. The services sector contributes more than 50% of India's Gross Value Added (GVA).
3. ASISSE is conceived as the services-sector counterpart of the Annual Survey of Industries.
4. ASISSE will entirely replace the Annual Survey of Industries across all sectors of the economy.
Which of the statements given above is/are correctly identified?
- Prior to NHIS, India had no dedicated national household income survey for about 75 years.
- The services sector contributes more than 50% of India's Gross Value Added (GVA).
- ASISSE is conceived as the services-sector counterpart of the Annual Survey of Industries.
- ASISSE will entirely replace the Annual Survey of Industries across all sectors of the economy.
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 2 and 4 only
- C. 1, 3 and 4
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q12. In the context of the NHIS 2026, the Technical Expert Group (TEG) constituted by MoSPI is best described as which one of the following?
- A. An expert body set up to guide the survey's concepts, definitions and methodology using global best practices
- B. The field agency that physically collects household income data during the survey
- C. A parliamentary standing committee that scrutinises statistical legislation
- D. A body constituted to audit the GST returns of surveyed enterprises