1. What was the aim of Antyodaya Programme ?
(A) Elimination of Urban Poverty
(B) Improving the standards of scheduled castes
(C) Uplifting minorities
(D) Helping the poorest among poor
Ans : (D)
2. As per the Economic Census 2005, which state of India possesses the maximum number of enterprises ?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) West Bengal
Ans : (B)
3. Which is the ‘Great division year’ in the history of population growth in India ?
(A) 1951
(B) 1991
(C) 2001
(D) 1921
Ans : (D)
4. UNCTAD XII was held on April 20–25, 2008 at—
(A) Accra (Ghana)
(B) Jeneva (Switzerland)
(C) Midrand (South Africa)
(D) Bengkok (Thailand)
Ans : (A)
5. Under Lead Bank Scheme lead banks were asked to adopt—
(A) Village
(B) Town
(C) District
(D) State
Ans : (C)
6. Which of the following is a group of Kharif crops ?
(A) Jwar, Bajra, Rice, Cotton, Jute, Gram
(B) Wheat, Barley, Gram, Sesame
(C) Rice, Millet, Maize, Cotton
(D) Groundnut, Bajra, Barley, Gram, Sesame
Ans : (C)
7. Durgapur Steel Plant was constructed with the assistance given by—
(A) Britain
(B) France
(C) USA
(D) Germany
Ans : (A)
8. Which measure can check inflation ?
(A) Surplus Budgeting
(B) Increase in Direct taxation
(C) Curtailment in Public expenditure
(D) All of these
Ans : (D)
9. In Human Development Report 2009 India was placed in HDI ranking at—
(A) 136th
(B) 134th
(C) 127th
(D) 126th
Ans : (B)
10. Under new GATT agreements, textile trade related to Multi- Fibre Arrangement (MFA) has to be abolished within—
(A) 5 years
(B) 10 years
(C) 15 years
(D) 20 years
Ans : (B)
11. Which country is the largest wheat producing country of the world ?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) America
(D) Switzerland
Ans : (B)
12. India Millennium Deposits are being re-paid by—
(A) State Bank of India
(B) Reserve Bank of India
(C) LIC
(D) IDBI
Ans : (A)
13. Which state had the lowest literacy rate ? (according to 2001 census)
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(D) Haryana
Ans : (C)
14. First Export Promotion Zone (EPZ) in private sector was established at—
(A) Kandla
(B) Vishakhapatanam
(C) Noida
(D) Surat
Ans : (D)
15. In India those farmers are called ‘Marginal Farmers’ who hold the land upto—
(A) 1 hectare
(B) 2 hectare
(C) 3 hectare
(D) 4 hectare
Ans : (A)
16. ‘Blue Revolution’ is related to—
(A) Space research
(B) Poultry
(C) Fisheries
(D) Drinking water
Ans : (C)
17. Which one of the following measures has not been adopted in recent days by RBI for controlling credit in India ?
(A) Cash Deposit Ratio
(B) Capital Adequacy Ratio
(C) Cash Reserve Ratio
(D) Statutory Liquidity Ratio
Ans : (A)
18. The operational period of 13th Finance Commission recommendations is—
(A) 2008–2013
(B) 2009–2014
(C) 2010–2015
(D) 2011–2016
Ans : (C)
19. While presenting the latest national income estimates, CSO has taken the base year as—
(A) 2000-01
(B) 2002-03
(C) 2004-05
(D) 2005-06
Ans : (C)
20. Which of the following questionnaire has been used by NSSO for estimating poverty estimates for 2004-05 ?
(A) Uniform Recall Period (URP)
(B) Mixed Recall Period (MRP)
(C) Both the above
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)
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