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Public Sector Enterprises — Economy Questions & Practice

Practise 14 Public Sector Enterprises questions from Economy for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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Practice questions on Public Sector Enterprises — with answers

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1. 'Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)' is a Maharatna CPSE primarily engaged in which sector?

  1. APower plant equipment manufacturing
  2. BFinancing rural electrification projects
  3. CPower transmission
  4. DPetroleum refining and marketing
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Answer: D

'Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)' (a Maharatna CPSE) is primarily engaged in Petroleum refining and marketing.

2. 'Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)' is a Maharatna CPSE primarily engaged in which sector?

  1. AOil and gas exploration and production
  2. BPower generation
  3. CFinancing rural electrification projects
  4. DPower plant equipment manufacturing
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Answer: A

'Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)' (a Maharatna CPSE) is primarily engaged in Oil and gas exploration and production.

3. 'Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)' is a Maharatna CPSE primarily engaged in which sector?

  1. ASteel production
  2. BPower plant equipment manufacturing
  3. CNatural gas processing and distribution
  4. DFinancing rural electrification projects
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Answer: A

'Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)' (a Maharatna CPSE) is primarily engaged in Steel production.

4. 'National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)' is a Maharatna CPSE primarily engaged in which sector?

  1. ANatural gas processing and distribution
  2. BOil and gas exploration and production
  3. CPower generation
  4. DFinancing rural electrification projects
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Answer: C

'National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)' (a Maharatna CPSE) is primarily engaged in Power generation.

5. 'Coal India Limited (CIL)' is a Maharatna CPSE primarily engaged in which sector?

  1. APower plant equipment manufacturing
  2. BSteel production
  3. CCoal mining and production
  4. DPower generation
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Answer: C

'Coal India Limited (CIL)' (a Maharatna CPSE) is primarily engaged in Coal mining and production.

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