Which information will the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises capture for the first time?
- A.Use of digital payment instruments
- B.Gender-specific constraints faced by women entrepreneurs
- C.District-level estimates by participating States
- D.Presence of establishments on e-commerce marketplaces
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is gender-specific constraints faced by women entrepreneurs. The revised schedule introduces, for the first time, questions on the constraints women face in operating and managing their establishments, to build an evidence base on the factors affecting female-led enterprises in the unincorporated sector. Option A is wrong because questions on digital payment instruments such as UPI, mobile wallets and point-of-sale devices already form part of the survey's technology block and will simply continue. Option C is wrong because the revamped sampling design has already provided for participating States to generate district-level estimates in earlier rounds. Option D is wrong for the same reason, since the existing block already asks whether an establishment is present on e-commerce marketplaces. The genuinely new additions besides the gender questions are those on electricity sources, long-period investment in fixed assets, and handloom and handicraft identification.
Read the full article: ASUSE 2027-28 to Shift to April-March Financial Year
Practice Questions
ASUSE 2027-28 is proposed to be conducted over which period?
- A.January 2027 to December 2027
- B.April 2027 to March 2028
- C.July 2027 to June 2028
- D.October 2027 to September 2028
Show answer
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has proposed moving the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises from the calendar-year cycle it has followed so far to the financial year, so that its reference period matches that of other enterprise surveys such as the Annual Survey of Industries and the…
Read the full explanation →At whose request were two questions added to identify handloom, power-loom and handicraft establishments?
- A.The Ministry of Textiles
- B.The Ministry of MSME
- C.The Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- D.The Ministry of Rural Development
Show answer
The statistics ministry stated that these two questions were added at that Ministry's request, so that establishments engaged in handloom, power-loom and handicraft work can be identified within the survey frame.
Read the full explanation →In the Flash Report, which sector category records the highest ratio of cumulative expenditure to project cost?
- A.Energy
- B.Transport and Logistics
- C.Water and Sanitation
- D.Social and Commercial Infrastructure
Show answer
The category has 50 projects, most of them already in the advanced band of physical and financial progress, which explains the high ratio.
Read the full explanation →According to MoSPI's Flash Report for September 2026, how many ongoing central sector infrastructure projects are being monitored and at what cost?
- A.1,853 projects worth Rs 37.56 lakh crore
- B.1,320 projects worth Rs 20.07 lakh crore
- C.780 projects worth Rs 17.73 lakh crore
- D.1,073 projects worth Rs 11.04 lakh crore
Show answer
That is the headline figure of the Monthly Flash Report for September 2026, covering projects of Rs 150 crore and above spread over 17 central Ministries and Departments and tracked on the PAIMANA platform.
Read the full explanation →Which Ministry accounts for the largest number of projects in the September 2026 Flash Report?
- A.Ministry of Railways
- B.Ministry of Power
- C.Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
- D.Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Show answer
It carries 974 of the monitored projects, which is a little over half of the total count, with a revised cost of Rs 9.46 lakh crore, or about a quarter of the overall cost.
Read the full explanation →