{"id":93950,"date":"2025-06-01T12:00:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93950"},"modified":"2025-06-01T12:00:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T12:00:39","slug":"which-one-of-the-following-is-not-under-the-purview-of-the-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-not-under-the-purview-of-the-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Which one of the following is  not  under the purview of the Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following is <i>not<\/i> under the purview of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;The Sikkim Mining Corporation Limited&#8221; option2=&#8221;Planning of road and inland waterways transport&#8221; option3=&#8221;Border Roads Organisation&#8221; option4=&#8221;North Eastern Council&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC SO-Steno &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-so-steno-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-so-steno-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct option is C) Border Roads Organisation.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) is responsible for the development of the eight North Eastern States. Areas under its purview include planning for infrastructure like roads and inland waterways within the region and overseeing bodies like the North Eastern Council (NEC). The Sikkim Mining Corporation Limited, being a state entity in a NE state, could fall under DoNER&#8217;s developmental focus. However, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is a road construction executive force in India that provides support to the Indian Armed Forces and functions under the Ministry of Defence, even though it operates extensively in the border areas of the North East.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nBRO primarily focuses on strategic roads in border areas. The Ministry of DoNER focuses on general infrastructure development to promote socio-economic growth in the North East.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following is not under the purview of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region ? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;The Sikkim Mining Corporation Limited&#8221; option2=&#8221;Planning of road and inland waterways transport&#8221; option3=&#8221;Border Roads Organisation&#8221; option4=&#8221;North Eastern Council&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC SO-Steno &#8211; 2017 Download PDFAttempt Online The correct &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which one of the following is  not  under the purview of the Ministry\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-not-under-the-purview-of-the-ministry\/#more-93950\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which one of the following is  not  under the purview of the Ministry<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1095],"tags":[1101,1099,1172],"class_list":["post-93950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-so-steno","tag-1101","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","tag-the-governance-system","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Which one of the following is not under the purview of the Ministry<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct option is C) Border Roads Organisation. 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