Ministry Of Ports Shipping & Waterways

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Economy

According to the quarterly Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) reports for urban areas, unemployment is estimated based on which of the following activity status definitions?

  • [A] Current Weekly Activity Status (CWS)
  • [B] Usual Activity Status (UAS)
  • [C] Annual Activity Status (AAS)
  • [D] Monthly Activity Status (MAS)
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✓ Correct Option: [A] Current Weekly Activity Status (CWS)

The quarterly PLFS reports use the Current Weekly Activity Status (CWS), which records a person's activity during the seven days preceding the survey, to estimate unemployment. The Usual Activity Status is used in annual PLFS reports, while the other two terms are not mentioned in the provided text.

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Economy

According to the challenges highlighted for the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which implication arises from the provision that allows the central government to club profit‑making and loss‑making airports as a single entity for PPP?

  • [A] It enables AERA to set uniform tariffs for all airports, eliminating the need for AAI’s involvement.
  • [B] It may lead to cross‑subsidisation, causing higher tariff costs for profit‑making airports.
  • [C] It reduces the regulatory burden on AERA by decreasing the number of airports under its jurisdiction.
  • [D] It mandates that all tariff structures be pre‑determined in the bidding documents, removing AERA’s discretion.
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✓ Correct Option: [B] It may lead to cross‑subsidisation, causing higher tariff costs for profit‑making airports.

The Bill’s grouping provision can result in cross‑subsidisation, whereby loss‑making airports are subsidised by profit‑making ones, raising tariffs for the latter. Options A, C and D misstate the Bill’s effects: AERA does not take over all tariffs, grouping can strain rather than ease AERA’s workload, and tariff determination is only exempted when already fixed in bidding documents, not mandated for all.

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Official Policy Notifications & Dossiers

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