Which of the following is NOT a stated function of the Statistical Business Register?
- A.Identifying the target population for economic surveys
- B.Supporting the selection of survey samples
- C.Sanctioning credit guarantees to small enterprises
- D.Enabling the production of business demography statistics
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Explanation
The correct answer is sanctioning credit guarantees to small enterprises, which is a financing function and has nothing to do with a statistical register. The register is a central and regularly updated database of registered statistical units engaged in economic activity within a defined geographical territory, capturing businesses, enterprises and establishments, their key characteristics and the relationships between units. Options A, B and D are wrong choices for this question because each is in fact a stated function: the register identifies the target population for economic surveys, supports survey sample selection and enables the production of business demography statistics. It also provides a common framework for business demography information and facilitates integration and consistency across different data sources, which is why it is called foundational infrastructure for the economic statistics system.
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Practice Questions
The MoU signed between the Ministry of MSME and MoSPI is meant to develop and strengthen which of the following?
- A.Statistical Business Register
- B.Annual Survey of Industries
- C.Index of Industrial Production
- D.Consumer Price Index
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The memorandum institutionalises a mechanism for sharing relevant data so that this register can be developed and strengthened, with unit-wise Udyam Registration data flowing to the statistics ministry through a two-way application programming interface to feed the National Statistical Business Register.
Read the full explanation →Which registration system's unit-wise data will be shared with MoSPI under the MoU?
- A.GST registration
- B.Udyam Registration
- C.Shram Suvidha registration
- D.Company registration with the Registrar of Companies
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Under the MoU its unit-wise data will be shared with the statistics ministry through application programming interfaces, and the two-way API will supply data for preparing the National Statistical Business Register.
Read the full explanation →By which date have State Drug Controllers been asked to submit their Action Taken Reports to the NPPA?
- A.9 November 2026
- B.11 November 2026
- C.16 November 2026
- D.30 November 2026
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The controllers have to check that manufacturers, dealers, hospitals and medical institutions are selling at the revised rates, and then report to the Authority by that date.
Read the full explanation →Under which department does the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority function?
- A.Department of Health and Family Welfare
- B.Department of Pharmaceuticals
- C.Department of Consumer Affairs
- D.Department of Biotechnology
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The Authority working under it fixes and monitors medicine prices, and in this case it ordered strict monitoring of trade margin rationalisation on anti-cancer drugs.
Read the full explanation →Trade Margin Rationalisation has been applied to how many non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs, according to the NPPA direction?
- A.71
- B.108
- C.137
- D.189
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The Authority applied the measure to that many non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines through a Gazette Order dated 17 October 2026, and the revised prices took effect on 9 November 2026.
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