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MCQ 11 Mark
Agriculture is a dominant sector of our economy and credit plays an important role in increasing agriculture production. The following are the institutional sources of agricultural credit except:
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  • A
    Commercial banks
  • B
    NABARD
  • C
    Regional banks
  • D
    Money lenders
Answer
(d) Money lenders
Explanation: Landlords, village traders and Moneylenders are the three important sources of non- institutional source. They charge exorbitantly high interest rates and manipulated the accounts to exploit the illiterate farmers. Non-institutional credit led to a debt trap for the farmers
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MCQ 21 Mark
Match the following. options are as follows
a. Industries Acti. 1973
b. MRTPii. 1951
c. FERAiii. 1956
Answer
(d)
a. (ii)
b. (iii)
c. (i)
Explanation: Industries Act was established in the year 1951 for the regulation and development of certain industries. Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices act aims to prevent concentration of economic power, provide for control of monopolies, and protect consumer interest. FERA was established to conserve the foreign exchange resources of the country.
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MCQ 31 Mark
Statement I: During the British colonial period, India's agriculture was starved of investment in terracing, flood-control, drainage and desalinisation of soil.
Statement II: While a small section of farmers changed their cropping pattern from food crops to commercial crops, a large section of tenants, small farmers and sharecroppers neither had resources and technology nor had incentive to invest in agriculture.
  • A
    Statement II is true, but statement I is false.
  • B
    Statement I is true, but statement II is false.
  • C
    Both the statements are true.
  • D
    Both the statements are false.
Answer
(c) Both the statements are true.
Explanation: Both the statements are true.
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MCQ 41 Mark
We are now faced with increased demand for environmental resources and services but their supply is limited due to ________.
  • A
    Overuse of environmental resources
  • B
    Misuse of environmental resources
  • C
    Overuse and Misuse of environmental resources
  • D
    Affluent consumption standards
Answer
(c) Overuse and Misuse of environmental resources
Explanation: Overuse and Misuse of environmental resources
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MCQ 51 Mark
___________ announce its five year plan in 1951. While___________announced its five year plan in 1956.___________ announced its five year plan in 1953.
  • A
    Pakistan, India, China
  • B
    Pakistan, China, India
  • C
    India, China, Pakistan
  • D
    India, Pakistan, China
Answer
(d) India, Pakistan, China
Explanation: Five-Year Plans (FYPs) are centralized and integrated national economic programs. The process began with setting up of Planning Commision in March 1950 in pursuance of declared objectives of the Government to promote a rapid rise in the standard of living of the people by efficient exploitation of the resources of the country, increasing production and offering opportunities to all for employment in the service of the community.
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MCQ 61 Mark
To provide the educational facilities to the children of transferable central government employees ________ were established.
  • A
    Both Kendriya and Navodaya Vidayalyas
  • B
    Kendriya Vidyalayas
  • C
    Navodaya Vidayalas
  • D
    Army Public School
Answer
(b) Kendriya Vidyalayas
Explanation: The Kendriya Vidyalayas were established to cater to the educational needs of transferrable Central Government employees including Defence and Para-military personnel by providing a common program of education.
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MCQ 71 Mark
Assertion (A): Tax and tariff reductions had a negative impact on developmental and welfare expenditures.
Reason (R): Tax reduction in the reform period, aimed at yielding larger revenue and curb tax evasion, have not resulted in increase in tax revenue for the government. Also, tariff reduction has curtailed the scope for raising revenue through custom duties. In order to attract foreign investment, tax incentives were provided to foreign investors which further reduced the scope for raising tax revenues. This has a negative impact on developmental and welfare expenditures.
  • A
    Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  • B
    Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  • C
    A is true but R is false.
  • D
    A is false but R is true.
Answer
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
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MCQ 81 Mark
As per India Vision ___________ Report prepared by Planning Commission India's per capita income has doubled over the past 20 years
  • A
    2015
  • B
    2020.0
  • C
    2010
  • D
    2005
Answer
(b) 2020.0
Explanation: This is because the rate of increase in national income (GDP) must be more than the rate of growth of population so that per capita income also increases. With the population rate slowing down to to about 1.6 percent per annum, a growth rate of of GDP of around 9 percent per annum will be sufficient to quadruple the per capita income by 2020.
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MCQ 91 Mark
China’s HDI rank in the world is___________.
  • A
    81
  • B
    78
  • C
    80
  • D
    799
Answer
(a) 81
Explanation: "The HDI is the actual level of human development (accounting for inequality)" and "the HDI can be viewed as an index of "potential" human development (or the maximum IHDI that could be achieved if there were no inequality)".
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MCQ 101 Mark
Consumption of a product is:
  • A
    Economic activity
  • B
    Production activity
  • C
    Social activity
  • D
    Non - Economic activity
Answer
(a) Economic activity
Explanation: Production, consumption and capital formation are called the basic economic activities of an economy.
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