Merits and Disadvantages of Departmental Undertakings

Q.

LPO stands for _________. Commerce - Q&A

1. Legal Process Outsourcing

2. Legal Process Output

3. Legal Permanent Offer

4. Legal Public Organization

Q.

List the names of some enterprises under the public sector and classify them.

Q.

What do the civil servants do?

1. They take important policy decision

2. They implement the ministers decisions

3. They settle the disputes

4. None of the above

Q. Departmental undertaking is the older and form of organising public sector enterprises.

1. modern
2. older
3. traditional
4. newer

Q.

Indian Railways come under the direct control of Ministry of Transport.

1. True

2. False

Q. The departmental undertaking works under strict control.

1. managerial
2. high authority
3. individual
4. parliamentary

Q.

State the different concerns of over outsourcing.

Q.

The parliament has indirect control over the working of departmenal undertakings.

1. True

2. False

Q.

Which of the following is correct about Indian Railways?

1. It has no independence or freedom of utilising funds in its own way.

2. In the 2017 Union Budget, it was decided that Railway Budget would be separated from the Union Budget.

1. Ony 1 is correct

2. Both 1 and 2 are incorrect

3. Both 1 and 2 are correct

4. Only 2 is correct

Q.

Which of the following is not a limitation of departmental undertakings?

1. Political Interference

2. Corruption

3. Lack of sensitivity to consumer needs

1. 1, 2, and 3

2. Only 1

3. Both 2 and 3

4. Only 2

Q.

One of the problems of Indian Railways is that there is too much intereference of ministers and top officials.

1. True

2. False

Q.

Piyush Goyal is the only railway minister to have completed a five year term, from 2004 to 2009.

1. True

2. False

Q. Define the term public enterprises.

Q. Which of the following can be categorized as "Departmental Undertakings"?
(1) Unit Trust of India
(2) Indian Railways
(3) Bharat Electronics Limited
(4) Posts and telegraph
(5) Food Corporation of India
The correct answer is ________________.

1. (1), (2) & (4)
2. (1), (3) & (5)
3. (3) & (5)
4. (2) & (4)

Q. The revenue earned by the departmental enterprise goes directly to the treasury of Government

1. False
2. True

Q. State with reasons whether the following statements are True or False.

Government interference is more in public sector enterprises.

Q. ____________ borrowings are considered a necessity on many grounds.

1. Short-term
2. Long-term
3. Medium-term
4. Both a and b

Q. Where national security is concerned, which form of public enterprises is most suitable?

Q. Posts and Telegraphs is a ________________.

1. joint sector enterprise
2. departmental enterprise
3. state governmental enterprise
4. non-departmental enterprise

Q. Departmental Undertakings are subject to accounting and auditing controls, as applicable to other ___ entities.

Q. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part.
(a) It is high time (b) we carried a halt to the existing corrupt practices (c) followed in the educational sphere.

1. (a)
2. (b)
3. (c)
4. No error

Q. Which form of organization is primarily used for provision of essential services such as railways, postal services, broadcasting etc.?

1. Statutory corporation
2. Departmental undertaking
3. Government company
4. All of the above

Q. Which of the following can be categorized as "Departmental Undertakings"?
(1) Unit Trust of India
(2) Bharat Electronics Limited
(3) Posts and telegraph
(4) Posts and telegraph
(5) Food Corporation of India
The correct answer is -

1. (1), (3) & (5)
2. (1), (2) & (4)
3. (3) & (5)
4. (2) & (4)

Q. Departmental undertakings are not subject to direct control of ministry.

1. False
2. True

Q. Government company has a separate ___ entity

Q. The objects and powers of a statutory corporation ______.

1. may not change
2. may not be changed easily
3. may change easily
4. none applicable

Q. Government owns most of the assets and provides all services in the ______________.

1. Primary sector.
2. Secondary sector.
3. Private sector.
4. Public sector.

Q. The management and administration of the government company rests in the hands of the government.

1. True
2. False

Q. Departmental Undertakings are under the direct supervision and control of the ministry.

1. True
2. False

Q. Identify the demerits of departmental undertakings:

1. Parliament have effective control
2. All of the above
3. High degree of public accountability
4. Revenue goes to treasury