UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Cabinet approves setting up of Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority

Q1. Consider the following facts: The Union Cabinet has approved the Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA) as a Special Purpose Vehicle, and the approval names no Act of Parliament. ITLA is described as the national apex body and will review the sectoral and annual plans of transport Ministries against a National Transport Master Plan. Which of the following inferences can be validly drawn from the above?

  1. ITLA's review of Ministry plans draws its force from executive direction rather than from powers conferred by a statute.
  2. Transport Ministries will lose their power to prepare their own sectoral and annual plans.
  3. Its description as an 'apex' body gives ITLA a status comparable to constitutional bodies such as the Finance Commission.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only

Q2. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. The PM GatiShakti National Master Plan was designed to replace the National Logistics Policy as India's framework for logistics planning.
  2. PM GatiShakti brings the infrastructure assets and projects of different Ministries onto a common GIS-based platform for joint planning.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q3. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. A country's rank in the World Bank's Logistics Performance Index can improve between two editions even if its own index score does not rise.
  2. The Logistics Performance Index ranks countries according to their national logistics cost expressed as a share of GDP.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q4. Consider the following assertion: Appraisal and monitoring by ITLA can help reduce cost and time overruns in large Central infrastructure projects. Which of the statements given above support/supports the assertion?

  1. Examining a project's design and its fit with other transport modes before sanction can catch flaws that would otherwise require costly redesign during execution.
  2. ITLA is to monitor transport and infrastructure projects above ₹500 crore and assist in resolving issues that arise during implementation.
  3. ITLA will take over the financial appraisal of Central projects costing ₹500 crore or more from the existing mechanisms.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1 and 2 only