161. The growth rate of population during 2001-10 as per
Census 2011 stood at:
A) 16.3%
B) 16.9%
C) 17.7%
D) 18.3%
162. As a result of Green Revolution, which foodgrains
had a reduced percentage in total foodgrains production?
A) Wheat
B) Rice
C) Cereals and Pulses
D) None of these
163. Kasturba Gandhi Education Scheme is related to
A) Girl
education
B) Adult
education
C) Child labour education
D) Tribal woman
(above 18 years) education
164. National Rural Health Mission has been launched in
the country since :
A) April 11, 2005
B) April 12, 2005
C) April 1, 2006
D) April 12, 2006
165. Strategy which makes an all out effort to provide
the masses in India access to basic facilities
such as health, education, clean drinking water etc. is termed as:
A) inclusive growth strategy
B) exclusive growth strategy
C) rapid growth strategy
D) balanced growth strategy
166. Which of the two employment programmes are being
merged in newly introduced Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme?
A) PMRY and NREP
B) NREP and REGP
C) PMRY and REGP
D) None of these
167. Central Issue Price of foodgrains under TPDS
includes price for BPL and APL (below poverty line and above
poverty line). What is the difference between the two ?
A) Price of BPL is one third of APL price
B) Difference of Rs. 600/- per quintal
C) Difference of Rs. 250/- per quintal
D) Price for APL is double the BPL price
168. Tendulkar Committee on its alternative methodology
for calculating poverty ratio has estimated population below the poverty line at
A) 33.8%
B) 37.2%
C) 39.0%
D) 40.2%
169. ‘Food for Work Programme’ was renamed as
A) RLEGP
B) IRDP
C) NREP
D) MNP
170. Global Hunger Index released by IFPRI in Oct. 2010
placed India at
A) 58th rank
B) 67th rank
C) 69th rank
D) 74th rank
171. Which of the following is better measure of economic development?
A) employment
B) size of exports
C) rural consumption
D) national income
172. What is Open Sky Scheme?
A) Export promotion scheme of Civil Aviation Ministry
B) Free economy policy
C) Tax free policy
D) None of these
173. Which sector constitutes the maximum share in
National Income of India?
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) All the above have equal
174. ‘Smart Money’
is a term used for
A) internet banking
B) FDRs in banks
C) credit cards
D) demand drafts of banks
175. ‘Pure Banking, Nothing Else’ is a slogan raised by
A) ICICI Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) SBI
D) UTI Bank
176. The money
supply measure M2 as published by RBI includes
A) currency held by
public & other deposits of RBI
B) A + savings deposits with post office saving banks
C) A + net demand deposits of banks
D) B + net demand deposits of banks
177. The growth of
light industries is hampered by the fact that
A) these are run by small entrepreneurs with limited
financial resources
B) these do not
enjoy economies of scale
C) perpetuate the
dependence on imports of capital
goods
D) all of the above
178. Main distinguishing
feature between money market and capital market is based on the
A) cost of credit
B) term of credit
C) use of credit
D) user of credit
179. Multidimensional
Poverty Index (MPI) is a new index to be included in:
A) World Human
Report
B) Human Development
Report
C) World Development
Report
D) India’s Human
Development Report
180. National Food Security Mission targets to increase
the production of wheat, rice and pulses
in next four years to –
A) 10,8 and 2 million tonnes respectively
B) 8,10 and 2 million tonnes respectively
C) 8,12 and 2 million
tonnes respectively
D) 8,10 and 4 million tonnes respectively
