UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — MoSPI Breaks New Ground: First-Ever Deep Dive into Unincorporated Construction Sector in Decades

Q1. The 'Pilot Study on Construction Activities in Unincorporated Sector Establishments and Households' (2026) was conducted under the aegis of which one of the following?

  • A. National Statistical Office (NSO), under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
  • B. National Sample Survey Office, under the NITI Aayog
  • C. Central Statistics Office, under the Ministry of Finance
  • D. National Statistical Commission, under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Q2. Within MoSPI, which single body served as the executing arm that actually carried out the large-scale field enumeration for the unincorporated construction pilot study?

  • A. National Statistical Office (NSO)
  • B. National Accounts Division (NAD)
  • C. Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)
  • D. National Statistical Commission (NSC)

Q3. With reference to the design of the MoSPI pilot study on unincorporated construction, consider the following statements: 1. The field work was carried out during July–December 2025. 2. The reference period for the estimates was the preceding 365 days. 3. Construction activities were delineated using NIC-2008 2-digit codes 41, 42 and 43. 4. The survey was confined to urban establishments and excluded rural areas. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. The field work was carried out during July–December 2025.
  2. The reference period for the estimates was the preceding 365 days.
  3. Construction activities were delineated using NIC-2008 2-digit codes 41, 42 and 43.
  4. The survey was confined to urban establishments and excluded rural areas.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q4. Approximately how many households and construction establishments, respectively, were actually surveyed (the sample) in the MoSPI unincorporated construction pilot?

  • A. About 19,000 households and about 5,000 establishments
  • B. About 5,000 households and about 19,000 establishments
  • C. About 98.54 lakh households and about 10.27 lakh establishments
  • D. About 50,000 households and about 10,000 establishments

Q5. Comparing MoSPI's recent enterprise surveys, consider the following statements: 1. The Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) covers manufacturing, trade and other services but excludes construction. 2. The ASSSE pilot used a GSTN-based frame of incorporated enterprises, whereas the construction pilot covered unincorporated establishments and own-account households. 3. Like the construction pilot, ASUSE is confined solely to own-account construction by households. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) covers manufacturing, trade and other services but excludes construction.
  2. The ASSSE pilot used a GSTN-based frame of incorporated enterprises, whereas the construction pilot covered unincorporated establishments and own-account households.
  3. Like the construction pilot, ASUSE is confined solely to own-account construction by households.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q6. In India's National Accounts framework, which of the following are treated as part of the unincorporated (own-account / household) sector rather than the corporate sector? 1. Proprietary enterprises 2. Partnership firms other than Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) 3. Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) 4. Households undertaking construction for their own use (own-account construction) Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. Proprietary enterprises
  2. Partnership firms other than Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)
  3. Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)
  4. Households undertaking construction for their own use (own-account construction)
  • A. 1, 2 and 4
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 3 and 4

Q7. Within the unincorporated construction segment mapped by the pilot, which category was numerically the largest?

  • A. Households undertaking own-account construction for own use
  • B. Unincorporated market construction establishments (agencies)
  • C. Unincorporated non-market construction establishments
  • D. Incorporated (corporate) construction companies

Q8. Outputs of the construction pilot feed into MoSPI's new series of National Accounts. What is the base year of this new series released by MoSPI in February 2026?

  • A. 2022–23
  • B. 2011–12
  • C. 2017–18
  • D. 2015–16

Q9. The National Sample Survey (NSS), the institutional lineage behind such enterprise surveys and whose 75th anniversary was celebrated in 2025, was first set up in which year?

  • A. 1950
  • B. 1947
  • C. 1949
  • D. 1956

Q10. The data generated by this pilot were used primarily to refine the estimates of which economic aggregate, compiled by MoSPI's National Accounts Division?

  • A. Gross Value Added (GVA) of the construction sector in the National Accounts
  • B. The Consumer Price Index (CPI)
  • C. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP)
  • D. The unemployment rate estimated by the Periodic Labour Force Survey