1. Which of the following countries is the predominant source for FDI to India from April 2000 to November 2009 ?
(A) USA
(B) U.K.
(C) Mauritius
(D) Singapore
Ans : (C)
2. According to the new five year trade policy 2009–14, the target of increasing exports by 2011 is—
(A) $ 125 billion
(B) $ 150 billion
(C) $ 160 billion
(D) $ 200 billion
Ans : (D)
3. Operation Flood programme was introduced in—
(A) 1951
(B) 1970
(C) 1975
(D) 1985
Ans : (B)
4. Health Insurance Business is associated with—
(A) LIC
(B) UTI
(C) GIC
(D) State Trading Corporation
Ans : (C)
5. DWCRA was merged in—
(A) JRY
(B) SJSRY
(C) TRYSEM
(D) SGSY
Ans : (D)
6. National income on current prices are higher to that of constant prices because—
(A) Price increase is equal to increase in production
(B) Price increase is higher to increase in production
(C) Price increase is lower to increase in production
(D) Only decrease in production
Ans : (B)
7. When did SJSRY scheme start ?
(A) December 31, 1999
(B) December 1, 1996
(C) December 1, 1997
(D) December 1, 1999
Ans : (C)
8. As per the 61st round of NSSO report, the per capita food intake in rural India during 2004-05 stands at—
(A) 2047 calorie
(B) 2020 calorie
(C) 2143 calorie
(D) 1991 calorie
Ans : (A)
9. What is the percentage of RBI’s stake in SBI which has been transferred to the government by approving an ordinance to amend SBI Act, 1955 ?
(A) 75•3%
(B) 63•7%
(C) 59•7%
(D) 51•2%
Ans : (C)
10. The main foodgrains of India is—
(A) Rice
(B) Wheat
(C) Sugarcane
(D) Maize
Ans : (A)
11. As per NSSO survey on ‘Household Consumer Expenditure’, an individual in rural India on an average spends about—
(A) Rs. 16 per day
(B) Rs. 21 per day
(C) Rs. 29 per day
(D) Rs. 32 per day
Ans : (B)
12. CSO has projected agriculture growth rate (in its advanced estimates) for 2008-09 at—
(A) 5•9%
(B) 1•6%
(C) 3•8%
(D) 2•0%
Ans : (B)
13. Which part of the divided UTI is working as Mutual Fund under SEBI rules ?
(A) UTI-I
(B) UTI-II
(C) Both of the above
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)
14. Which of the following is the base year for estimating national income of the country at present ?
(A) 1993-94
(B) 1999-2000
(C) 2004-05
(D) 2000-2001
Ans : (C)
15. In which state ‘Kanya Vidyadhan Yojana’ is operational ?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Haryana
Ans : (A)
16. Which rank India attains in tobacco production in the world ?
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Sixth
(D) Fourth
Ans : (C)
17. Which district of Hindi speaking belt has firstly been declared as fully literate ?
(A) Narsinghpur (M.P.)
(B) Palampur (H.P.)
(C) Jhunjhanu (Rajasthan)
(D) Palamu (Bihar)
Ans : (A)
18. The President of World Bank is—
(A) Jose Manual Durao Barroso
(B) Robert Zoellick
(C) Haruhiko Kuroda
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)
19. ‘Food for Work Programme’ was renamed as—
(A) RLEGP
(B) IRDP
(C) NREP
(D) MNP
Ans : (C)
20. First Indian Train having ISO-9001 certificate runs between—
(A) Hazart Nizamuddin–Agra Cantt
(B) Hazart Nizamuddin—Habeebganj (Bhopal)
(C) Delhi—Kolkata
(D) Delhi—Kota
Ans : (B)
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