As per India's National Population Policy, 2000, by which one of the following years is it our long-term objective to achieve population stabilization?
- (a)2025
- (b)2035
- (c)2045
- (d)2055
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Official answer(c) 2045
Indian Economy
621 questions asked in UPSC Prelims.
Consider the following statements with reference to Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS): 1. All persons of 60 years or above belonging to the households below poverty line in rural areas are eligible. 2. The Central Assistance under this Scheme is at the rate of Rs 300 per month per beneficiary. Under the Scheme, States have been urged to give matching amounts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a)1 only
- (b)2 only
- (c)Both 1 and 2
- (d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Official answer(d) Neither 1 nor 2
What is the name of the scheme which provides training and skills to women in traditional and non-traditional trades?
- (a)Kishori Shakti Yojna
- (b)Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
- (c)Swayamsiddha
- (d)Swalamban
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Official answer(d) Swalamban
Which one amongst the following has the largest livestock population in the world?
- (a)Brazil
- (b)China
- (c)India
- (d)USA
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Official answer(c) India
Which of the following pairs in respect of current power generation in India is/are correctly matched? (Rounded Figure) 1. Installed electricity generation capacity : 100000 MW 2. Electricity generation : 660 billion kWh Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- (a)1 only
- (b)2 only
- (c)Both 1 and 2
- (d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Official answer(b) 2 only
The term “Prisoner’s Dilemma” is associated with which one of the following?
- (a)A technique in glass manufacture
- (b)A term used in shipping industry
- (c)A situation under the Game Theory
- (d)Name of a supercomputer
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Official answer(c) A situation under the Game Theory
India is a member of which of the following? 1. Asian Development Bank 2. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 3. Colombo Plan 4. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- (a)1 and 3 only
- (b)2 and 4 only
- (c)1, 2 and 3 only
- (d)1, 2, 3 and 4
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Official answer(a) 1 and 3 only
Which of the following are the public sector undertakings of the Government of India? 1. Balmer Lawrie and Company Ltd. 2. Dredging Corporation of India 3. Educational Consultants of India Ltd. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- (a)1 and 2 only
- (b)2 and 3 only
- (c)1 and 3 only
- (d)1, 2 and 3
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Official answer(d) 1, 2 and 3
How is the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference wherein the agreements were signed to set up IBRD, GATT and IMF, commonly known?
- (a)Bandung Conference
- (b)Bretton Woods Conference
- (c)Versailles Conference
- (d)Yalta Conference
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Official answer(b) Bretton Woods Conference
How much is one barrel of oil approximately equal to?
- (a)131 litres
- (b)159 litres
- (c)257 litres
- (d)321 litres
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Official answer(b) 159 litres
What does S & P 500 relate to?
- (a)Supercomputer
- (b)A new technique in e-business
- (c)A new technique in bridge building
- (d)An index of stocks of large companies
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Official answer(d) An index of stocks of large companies
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Board) A. Coffee Board B. Rubber Board C. Tea Board D. Tobacco Board List-II (Headquarters) 1. Bengaluru 2. Guntur 3. Kottayam 4. Kolkata Code:
- (a)A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1
- (b)A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
- (c)A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
- (d)A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
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Official answer(b) A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Person) A. Vishwapati Trivedi B. Tulsi R. Tanti C. Shashi Ruia D. S. Bikachandani List-II (Company) 1. Essar Group 2. Info Edge India (which runs naukri.com) 3. Indian Airlines 4. Suzlon Energy Codes:
- (a)A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
- (b)A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
- (c)A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
- (d)A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
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Official answer(d) A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
With reference to the steel industry in India in recent times, consider the following statements: 1. Vizag Steel Plant (RINL) has been declared a Mini-Ratna. 2. Merger of IISCO with SAIL has been completed. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a)1 only
- (b)2 only
- (c)Both 1 and 2
- (d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Official answer(c) Both 1 and 2
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : List-I (Aluminium Company) A. BALCO B. HINDALCO C. Indian Aluminium Company D. NALCO List-II (Location) 1. Hirakud 2. Korba 3. Koraput 4. Renukoot
- (a)A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
- (b)A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
- (c)A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
- (d)A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
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Official answer(b) A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
Basel II relates to which one of the following?
- (a)International standard for safety in civil aviation
- (b)Measure against cyber crimes
- (c)Measure against drug abuse by sportspersons
- (d)International standards for measuring the adequacy of a bank’s capital
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Official answer(d) International standards for measuring the adequacy of a bank’s capital
Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution of different sectors to the Gross Domestic Product of India?
- (a)Service – Industry – Agriculture
- (b)Service – Agriculture – Industry
- (c)Industry – Service – Agriculture
- (d)Industry – Agriculture – Service
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Official answer(a) Service – Industry – Agriculture
Consider the following statements: 1. The repo rate is the rate at which other banks borrow from the Reserve Bank of India. 2. A value of 1 for the Gini Coefficient in a country implies that there is perfectly equal income for everyone in its population. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a)1 only
- (b)2 only
- (c)Both 1 and 2
- (d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Official answer(a) 1 only
The National Housing Bank was set up in India as a wholly-owned subsidiary of which one of the following?
- (a)State Bank of India
- (b)Reserve Bank of India
- (c)ICICI Bank
- (d)Life Insurance Corporation of India
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Official answer(b) Reserve Bank of India
Tarapur Committee was associated with which one of the following?
- (a)Special Economic Zones
- (b)Fuller capital account convertibility
- (c)Foreign exchange reserves
- (d)Effect of oil prices on the Indian economy
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Official answer(b) Fuller capital account convertibility
Who among the following served as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund?
- (a)Ashok Lahiri
- (b)Sumantra Ghosal
- (c)Saumitra Chaudhuri
- (d)Raghuram Rajan
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Official answer(d) Raghuram Rajan
Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated with which one of the following?
- (a)Consolidated Fund of India
- (b)Foreign Institutional Investors
- (c)United Nations Development Programme
- (d)Kyoto Protocol
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Official answer(b) Foreign Institutional Investors
Assertion (A): ‘Balance of Payments’ represents a better picture of a country’s economic transactions with the rest of the world than the ‘Balance of Trade’. Reason (R): ‘Balance of Payments’ takes into account the exchanges of both visible and invisible items whereas ‘Balance of Trade’ does not.
- (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 a correct explanation of A
- (c)A is true but R is false
- (d)A is false but R is true
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Official answer(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Consider the following statements in respect of welfare schemes launched by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India: 1. Drinking water for rural areas is one of the components of the Bharat Nirman Plan. 2. In the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 there is a provision that the statutory minimum wage applicable to agriculture workers in the State has to be paid to the workers under the Act. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a)1 only
- (b)2 only
- (c)Both 1 and 2
- (d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Official answer(c) Both 1 and 2
Which one of the following statements is correct? Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBMA) concerns
- (a)fiscal deficit only
- (b)revenue deficit only
- (c)both fiscal and revenue deficit
- (d)neither fiscal deficit nor revenue deficit
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Official answer(c) both fiscal and revenue deficit