1. Which statement of the following is false (according to literacy data of 2001 census) ?
(A) Literacy rate was calculated among people having age 6 years or above
(B) During 1999-2001, the number of literate population increased
(C) Indian literacy rate was estimated to be 65•38%
(D) Kerala was cent-per cent literate state
Ans : (D)
2. The headquarters of World Bank is situated at—
(A) Manila
(B) Washington D.C.
(C) New York
(D) Geneva
Ans : (B)
3. Which state has a lower literacy rate than country’s literacy rate according to 2001 census ?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Gujarat
(C) Orissa
(D) West Bengal
Ans : (C)
4. UNCTAD-XII was held on April 20-25, 2008 at—
(A) Accra (Ghana)
(B) Noa Skotia (Canada)
(C) Midrand (South Africa)
(D) Bangkok (Thailand)
Ans : (A)
5. VAT has been implemented in India in—
(A) All the States
(B) All the States except U.P.
(C) Only in few States
(D) Most of the States
Ans : (A)
6. Which pair is not correct ?
(A) EXIM Bank—Financing for exportimport
(B) RBI—Banker’s bank
(C) IDBI—Industrial finance
(D) FCI—Financial assistance to commercial institutions
Ans : (D)
7. Nirmal Gram Puraskar is associated with—
(A) Rural Drinking Water
(B) Enlarging Forests
(C) Elementary Education
(D) Total Sanitation Campaign
Ans : (D)
8. As per the findings of 61st round of survey of NSSO, the share of female workforce in informal sector in urban India between the period 1999-2000 to 2004-05 has declined by—
(A) 4 percentage points
(B) 5 percentage points
(C) 6 percentage points
(D) 7 percentage points
Ans : (B)
9. Which of the following controls the working of share market in India ?
(A) MRTP Act
(B) FERA
(C) BIFR
(D) SEBI
Ans : (D)
10. Which of the following committee is at present working on ‘future trading’ effect on retail and wholesale prices of agriculture products ?
(A) Tendulkar Committee
(B) Abhijit Sen Committee
(C) Rakesh Mohan Committee
(D) Y. K. Alagh Committee
Ans : (B)
11. Indian Planning Commission was constituted in—
(A) 1948
(B) 1949
(C) 1950
(D) 1951
Ans : (C)
12. Which States/UT have been placed at first three places in Gender Development Index list 2006 made by Govt. of India ?
(A) Goa, Kerala, Chandigarh
(B) Chandigarh, Goa, Kerala
(C) Kerala, Goa, Chandigarh
(D) Kerala, Chandigarh, Goa
Ans : (D)
13. The rate of gross domestic capital formation as percentage of GDP during 2008-09 has been estimated at—
(A) 32•1%
(B) 39•1%
(C) 36•9%
(D) 35•6%
Ans : (D)
14. As per recent estimates about what per cent of all workforce in India is engaged in informal or unorganised sector ?
(A) 50%
(B) 70%
(C) 90%
(D) 40%
Ans : (C)
15. The First ‘Garib Rath’ has been flagged off between—
(A) Delhi—Patna
(B) Delhi—Chennai
(C) Delhi—Mumbai
(D) Amritsar—Saharsa
Ans : (D)
16. For the year 2009-10, CSO has estimated the growth rate of Indian Economy at—
(A) 6•7%
(B) 7•2%
(C) 8•4%
(D) 8•7%
Ans : (B)
17. The process of budget making after reevaluating every item of expenditure in every financial year is known as—
(A) Performance Budgeting
(B) Deficit Budgeting
(C) Zero Based Budgeting
(D) Fresh Budgeting
Ans : (C)
18. Which of the following is not the member of EEC ?
(A) Poland
(B) Germany
(C) Italy
(D) U.K.
Ans : (A)
19. Which place India holds in milk production in the world ?
(A) Fourth
(B) Third
(C) Second
(D) First
Ans : (D)
20. Which one of the following energy sources is most environment friendly ?
(A) Petroleum products
(B) Solar cells
(C) Nuclear fission
(D) Forest products
Ans : (B)
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