Who chaired the Committee on Knowledge Systems whose report MoSPI has opened for public feedback?
- A.Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood
- B.Dr. R. Balasubramaniam
- C.Shri Ratan P. Watal
- D.Dr. Bibek Debroy
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Explanation
The correct answer is Shri Ratan P. Watal, a former Member Secretary of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, who headed the committee constituted in May 2026. Option A, Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, is the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, and he chaired only the first meeting that gave the exercise its direction. Option B, Dr. R. Balasubramaniam, led the Technical Advisory Group formed earlier to guide the development of a measurement framework, which is a different body with a narrower task. Option D names a person who has no role in this particular exercise. Questions on committees usually turn on exactly this kind of distinction between the person who chaired a preliminary meeting, the head of a technical group and the chairman of the committee itself, so the three names should be kept separate while revising.
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Practice Questions
By which date can feedback be sent to MoSPI on the Actionable Policy Paper on measuring knowledge in the economy?
- A.30 November 2026
- B.12 December 2026
- C.31 December 2026
- D.15 January 2027
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The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation invited feedback and suggestions from all stakeholders and the general public on the Actionable Policy Paper, and set that day as the closing date for the consultation.
Read the full explanation →How many interrelated components make up the Knowledge Ecosystem outlined in the paper?
- A.Five
- B.Six
- C.Eight
- D.Ten
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The Actionable Policy Paper sets out a Knowledge Ecosystem built from eight connected components, which include knowledge capabilities and assets, enabling infrastructure, knowledge creation activities, knowledge products, knowledge-embedded products, knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship and knowledge application.
Read the full explanation →The 1601 numbering series introduced by TRAI on 10 August 2026 is meant for which entities?
- A.Promotional calls by telemarketers
- B.Banking, financial services and insurance entities
- C.Utilities and entities in logistics and delivery
- D.Government to citizen communication
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The regulator opened that series in August for the service and transactional calls of such firms, so that consumers can recognise a genuine call about a bill or a delivery.
Read the full explanation →What share of the spam complaints in the quarter was received through the TRAI DND App?
- A.48.6 per cent
- B.67.2 per cent
- C.92.9 per cent
- D.100 per cent
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The regulator notes that the app accounts for that share of all complaints about unwanted commercial communication received by the access providers.
Read the full explanation →How many telecom resources were barred for fifteen days for a first violation, as per the TRAI report for July to September 2026?
- A.13,777
- B.1,10,325
- C.3,725
- D.2,04,118
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The quarterly report of the telecom regulator records that this many telecom resources had their outgoing service barred for fifteen days because of a first breach of the rules on unsolicited commercial communication.
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