UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority (ITLA)

Q1. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. Under the arrangement approved for the Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority (ITLA), the Authority will not carry out the financial appraisal of large Government of India infrastructure projects.
  2. Large public-funded projects of the Union Government are already appraised for investment decisions through Finance Ministry forums such as the Expenditure Finance Committee and the Public Investment Board.
  • 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

Q2. Which one of the following best explains why planning a country's transport network across all modes together, rather than separately for each mode, is expected to lower its logistics costs?

  • A. Each modal ministry can expand capacity in its own mode independently, so that competition between parallel networks drives freight tariffs down
  • B. Freight can be assigned to the cheapest suitable mode for each leg, and delays at points where cargo changes modes can be reduced
  • C. Freight gets concentrated on road transport, whose door-to-door flexibility removes the need to transfer cargo between modes
  • D. The cost of building transport infrastructure shifts from the public exchequer to private users through tolls and user charges

Q3. With reference to the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) that underlies the headline target of India's National Logistics Policy, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. The LPI score is built largely from a survey in which logistics professionals rate the performance of countries.
  2. The efficiency of the customs clearance process is one of the dimensions on which countries are assessed.
  3. The LPI ranks countries by their domestic logistics costs expressed as a share of GDP.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 3 only