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Under which Act did corporate social responsibility become a statutory obligation in India, making the new coal sector framework the first sector-specific one since then?

  1. A.The Companies Act, 1956
  2. B.The Companies Act, 2013
  3. C.The Mines and Minerals Act, 1957
  4. D.The Coal Mines Act, 1952

Correct answer

B. The Companies Act, 2013

Explanation

The correct answer is the Companies Act, 2013. The launch described the coal sector document as the first sector-specific corporate social responsibility framework since statutory CSR came in under that Act, which is the legal anchor of the entire CSR system for Indian companies. Option A refers to the older company law that the present Act replaced, and it did not carry the statutory corporate responsibility duty, so it is the classic trap for a candidate who remembers only the phrase Companies Act. Option C governs the grant of mineral concessions and regulation of mines, a different subject altogether. Option D deals with safety and working conditions in coal mines rather than with company spending on social causes. Learn the year with the Act, because questions on corporate social responsibility in economy and current affairs sections almost always test that single pairing.

Read the full article: Coal Sector Gets India's First Sector-Wide CSR Framework

Practice Questions

Q1.Government SchemesMedium

Which institute has prepared the Comprehensive CSR Framework for Indian Coal Companies?

  1. A.Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
  2. B.Indian Institute of Public Administration
  3. C.National Institute of Financial Management
  4. D.Indian School of Mines
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Correct answer: A. Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs

The framework launched by the Union Minister of Coal and Mines in New Delhi on 8 September 2026 was drafted by this institute and is meant to guide outcome-oriented corporate social responsibility spending for people living around coal mines.

Q2.Government SchemesEasy

Nanha Sa Dil, whose milestones were marked at the same event, addresses which health problem in children?

  1. A.Thalassemia
  2. B.Congenital heart defects
  3. C.Childhood tuberculosis
  4. D.Severe acute malnutrition
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Correct answer: B. Congenital heart defects

Nanha Sa Dil is run by Coal India Limited with the Sri Sathya Sai Health and Education Trust, began in four districts of Jharkhand in March 2024, and has completed more than 1,500 corrective surgeries that are free for the family, including the cost of travel and hospital stay.

Q3.Government SchemesHard

Under Special Campaign 6, the number of e-waste recyclers, refurbishers and producers enrolled on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) rose from 38 to:

  1. A.More than 75
  2. B.More than 100
  3. C.More than 200
  4. D.More than 500
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Correct answer: C. More than 200

Building on the e-waste focus of the previous campaign, Special Campaign 6 worked with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the Central Pollution Control Board, State Pollution Control Boards and the recycling industry to link government offices with authorised recyclers, refurbishers and producers.

Q4.Government SchemesMedium

Which ministry earned the highest revenue from scrap disposal during Special Campaign 6?

  1. A.Ministry of Coal
  2. B.Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)
  3. C.Ministry of Defence (Department of Military Affairs)
  4. D.Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)

It was followed by the Department of Military Affairs with ₹88.96 crore, the Ministry of Coal with ₹61.41 crore and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas with ₹34.81 crore.