PYQPulse
HomeMocksPracticePYQsUpdatesDashboard
PYQPulse

Timing-accurate mock tests and PYQs for SSC, Banking and Railway exams — so the real paper feels like a revision.

Exams

  • SSC exams
  • Banking exams
  • Railway exams
  • All exams

Practice

  • Practice questions
  • Mock test series
  • Sectional tests
  • Year-wise PYQs
  • Performance analytics

Company

  • About us
  • Help Centre
  • Pricing
  • Sign in

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

Contact

  • hello@testwala.co.in
  • Telegram
  • +91 62816 87760

Practice interface modeled on the official exam pattern — not the official examination. PYQPulse is not affiliated with the Staff Selection Commission, IBPS, SBI, RBI, NABARD, SEBI or Indian Railways.

© 2026 PYQPulse. All rights reserved.

Built for aspirants, by aspirants.

HomeMocksPracticeStats
  1. Home
  2. ›
  3. PYQs
  4. ›
  5. PPSC PCS
  6. ›
  7. 2020
  8. ›
  9. Q52

PPSC PCS 2020 · Question 52 of 95

The Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 has recently been passed. Consider the following regarding the same: 1. With the introduction of this Bill, companies which do not have any prior coal mining experience in India can also participate in the auction of coal blocks. 2. Private companies will now be able to undertake coal mining for commercial mining purposes, thereby ending the captive end-use criteria. 3. A composite license namely Prospecting License-Cum-Mining Lease has been introduced in the Bill. 4. The revenue-sharing model detailed in the Bill is based on recommendations of an expert committee headed by Injeti Srinivas. Which of the above are true?

Economy

  1. AOnly 2 and 3
  2. BOnly 1 and 3
  3. COnly 1,2 and 3Correct
  4. DOnly 2,3 and 4

Answer: C. Only 1,2 and 3

Explanation

Statements 1, 2 and 3 are true: the 2020 Bill opened coal auctions to newcomers, allowed commercial mining, and introduced the composite prospecting-cum-mining licence.

Source: https://cdn.mindspritesolutions.com/examrace/SPSC/Punjab-PSC/Punjab-PSC-Past-Papers/Punjab-Civil-Service-2020-Official-Paper-1-Part-1.pdf

← Q51View full paper (95 questions)Q53 →

Practice the full PPSC PCS 2020 paper

Timed test with all 95 questions, just like the real exam.

Start test