NSSO - GS questions based on daily current affairs

ANSWER: Communication services

Explanation:

• As per the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) study in cities as well as villages, about 90 per cent or more households reported expenditure on barber & beauty shops and communication services.
• In rural areas, communication services accounted for the highest share of expenditure (25.33 per cent) followed by barber & beauty shops (11.07 per cent), TV & radio services (10.58 per cent), repair & maintenance (10.27 per cent) and tailoring services (10.18 per cent).
• The report stated that in urban areas, communication services accounted for the highest share of budget (26.33 per cent) followed by domestic services (12.11 per cent), TV & radio services (10.22 per cent) and recreational & cultural services (9.95 per cent).
• In terms of monthly per capita expenditure, the highest budget was incurred on communication services in both rural and urban areas.

ANSWER: Auto Rickshaw

Explanation:

• Buses are the most preferred mode of transport in both rural and urban India followed by auto rickshaws, according to a National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) report.
• Expenditure on air transport is negligible in rural areas while air transport accounts for 2.53 per cent of all transport expenditures in urban areas.
• Taxi and railways are the other major modes of transport, both in rural and urban areas, as per the survey.
• Expenditure on bus/tram, auto rickshaw, taxi and train constitute more than 90 per cent of the total expenditure on transport both in rural and urban areas.