Answer: (B)

Explanation: In 1934, Sir M. Visvesvaraya had published a book titled “Planned Economy in India”, in which he presented a constructive draft of the development of India in next ten years. His core idea was to lay out a plan to shift labour from agriculture to industries and double up National income in ten years.
In the light of the basic principles of Gandhian economics, S. N. Agarwal authored ‘The Gandhian Plan’ in 1944 in which he put emphasis on the expansion of small unit production and agriculture. Its fundamental fea­ture was decentralisation of economic structure with self-contained villages and cottage industries.
The Bombay Plan emphasizes the importance of basic industries, but also calls for the development of consumption goods industries in the early years of the plan.
Hence, pair 1 is not correctly matched.

Answer: (B)

Explanation: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) imposes antidumping duties. These duties are imposed following recommendations of the Commerce Ministry’s investigation arm, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR). The DGTR, conclude that these products have been exported at a price below normal value in Indian markets, which has resulted in dumping. Hence, statement 3 is not correct.

Answer: (C)

Explanation: The Directorate of Enforcement is a multi-disciplinary organization mandated with investigation of offence of money laundering and violations of foreign exchange laws. The statutory functions of the Directorate include enforcement of following Acts: The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA): It is a criminal law enacted to prevent money laundering and to provide for confiscation of property derived from, or involved in, money-laundering and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA): ED has been given the responsibility to conduct investigation into suspected contraventions of foreign exchange laws and regulations, to adjudicate and impose penalties on those adjudged to have contravened the law.
The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 (FEOA): It is a law whereby Directorate is mandated to attach the properties of the fugitive economic offenders who have escaped from the India warranting arrest and provide for the confiscation of their properties to the Central Government. Sponsoring agency under COFEPOSA: Under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA), this Directorate is empowered to sponsor cases of preventive detention with regard to contraventions of FEMA. Hence, all statements are correct.

Answer: (C)

Explanation: The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks (CGPDTM) is under the Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce. The Controller General supervises the working of the Patents Act, 1970, as amended, the Designs Act, 2000 and the Trade Marks Act, 1999 and also renders advice to the Government on matters relating to these subjects. Hence, option (c) is correct.

Answer: (B)

Explanation: The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) is a law enforcement agency under the Ministry of Finance responsible for fighting tax evasion in India. Before the introduction of GST in July 2017, the DGGI operated as Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI). Hence, statement 2 is correct.