UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah to lay the Foundation Stone and Inaugurate Several Key Initiatives at the 5th Foundation Day Ceremony of the Ministry of Cooperation in New Delhi Tomorrow

Question 1

The Ministry of Cooperation was carved out as a separate Union Ministry in July 2021 by transferring the cooperation-related subjects from which one of the following ministries?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Answer

Ministry of Finance

Answer

Ministry of Rural Development

Answer

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Question 2

Under the Project for Computerization of PACS, consider the following as institutions responsible for funding or the credit-flow linkage of the scheme. Which one of the following is NOT correctly identified in this role?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

3

Question 3

As per the National Cooperative Database (NCD), approximately how many cooperative societies across the country have been mapped?

Accepted Answer

about 8.4 lakh

Answer

about 2.6 lakh

Answer

about 5.3 lakh

Answer

about 12 lakh

Question 4

Which one of the following best describes the National Cooperative Database (NCD)?

Accepted Answer

A web-based digital dashboard that captures data of cooperative societies, including national and state federations, on parameters such as membership, sector and financials

Answer

A statutory credit-rating agency that grades cooperative banks

Answer

A regulatory authority that registers all multi-state cooperative societies

Answer

A dedicated fund created to finance the computerization of PACS

Question 5

The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) constituted to steer the 'World's Largest Grain Storage Plan in the Cooperative Sector' is headed by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Union Minister of Cooperation

Answer

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Answer

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Answer

Union Minister of Food Processing Industries

Question 6

The 'World's Largest Grain Storage Plan in the Cooperative Sector' creates infrastructure at PACS level through the convergence of existing Government schemes. Which of the following are correctly identified as schemes converged under the Plan?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 4 only

Answer

2, 3 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 7

The digital initiatives 'Sahakar CBS' (core banking solution) and 'Sahakar Sahyogi' for Urban Cooperative Banks have been developed and rolled out by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

National Urban Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation (NUCFDC)

Answer

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

Answer

National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)

Answer

National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)

Question 8

With reference to dairy cooperatives in India, consider the following statements. Which of them are correctly identified?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3 only

Answer

1, 3 and 4 only

Answer

2 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 9

Multi-State Cooperative Societies are registered and regulated by the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies, which functions under which one of the following ministries?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Cooperation

Answer

Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Answer

Ministry of Law and Justice

Question 10

At the 5th Foundation Day of the Ministry of Cooperation, the umbrella organisation NUCFDC launched how many dedicated digital platforms for Urban Cooperative Banks (namely the core banking and the conversational-AI platforms)?

Accepted Answer

Two

Answer

One

Answer

Three

Answer

Four

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah to lay the Foundation Stone and Inaugurate Several Key Initiatives at the 5th Foundation Day Ceremony of the Ministry of Cooperation in New Delhi Tomorrow

Q1. The Ministry of Cooperation was carved out as a separate Union Ministry in July 2021 by transferring the cooperation-related subjects from which one of the following ministries?

Q2. Under the Project for Computerization of PACS, consider the following as institutions responsible for funding or the credit-flow linkage of the scheme. Which one of the following is NOT correctly identified in this role?

Q3. As per the National Cooperative Database (NCD), approximately how many cooperative societies across the country have been mapped?

Q4. Which one of the following best describes the National Cooperative Database (NCD)?

Q5. The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) constituted to steer the 'World's Largest Grain Storage Plan in the Cooperative Sector' is headed by which one of the following?

Q6. The 'World's Largest Grain Storage Plan in the Cooperative Sector' creates infrastructure at PACS level through the convergence of existing Government schemes. Which of the following are correctly identified as schemes converged under the Plan?

Q7. The digital initiatives 'Sahakar CBS' (core banking solution) and 'Sahakar Sahyogi' for Urban Cooperative Banks have been developed and rolled out by which one of the following?

Q8. With reference to dairy cooperatives in India, consider the following statements. Which of them are correctly identified?

Q9. Multi-State Cooperative Societies are registered and regulated by the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies, which functions under which one of the following ministries?

Q10. At the 5th Foundation Day of the Ministry of Cooperation, the umbrella organisation NUCFDC launched how many dedicated digital platforms for Urban Cooperative Banks (namely the core banking and the conversational-AI platforms)?