PSUs, Navratnas & Maharatnas Questions with Solutions
This topic covers public sector undertakings in India, the Maharatna, Navratna and Miniratna categories and the criteria for each, major PSUs and their headquarters, and disinvestment policy. Questions often ask which companies hold Maharatna or Navratna status, what the criteria are, and where a PSU is headquartered. The list of companies with each status changes when new companies are upgraded, so check the latest list from the Department of Public Enterprises before your exam. Practise the PSUs, Navratnas and Maharatnas questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q1.
ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) is a subsidiary of:
A. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)B. Indian Oil CorporationC. Oil India LimitedD. GAIL (India) LimitedeasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q2.
Coal India Limited (CIL) holds which status among central public sector enterprises?
A. Miniratna Category IIB. MaharatnaC. NavratnaD. Miniratna Category IeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q3.
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), a central public sector steel company, is popularly referred to as:
A. Bhilai SteelB. Tata SteelC. Vizag SteelD. Bokaro SteeleasyAsked in RailwayView solution ›