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FollowingarefewquestionsIcouldpreparewhilereading.Hopethesehelps.
1.Thereisaneedforfiscalconsolidation,butatthesametimethereisastrongcase
formonetaryeasing.Whichofthefollowingsituationssatisfiesthecaseformore
liquidity?
a.Lowinflation
b.Narrowingoutputgaps
c.Uncertaingrowthoutput
d.Goodbalancesheetsofcorporatesector
Options
i.a,c
ii.a,b,c
iii.a,c,d
iv.All

2.Whicharetrueregarding'Deepdeterminantscumconvergenceframework'?
a.India'smediumtermpotentialis~10%to~12%
b.ThisframeworkconsidersandgraphplottedonDemocracyIndexagainstEconomic
Development
Options
i.aonly
ii.bonly
iii.both
iv.none

3.Whicharecorrectlymatched(CrisisandCause)
a.LatinAmericanCrisisExcessCorporateBorrowing
b.AsianFin.CrisiExcessGovt.Borrowing
c.GlobalFin.CrisisBanksandconsumerborrowing
Options
i.aonly
ii.a,conly
iii.conly
iv.allcorrect

4.RationalInvestorRatingsIndex(RIRI)combineswhichofthefollowingelements:
a.GrowthRate
b.MacroEconomicVulnerabilityIndex
c.EaseofDoingBusinessIndex
Options
i.aonly
ii.a,conly
iii.a,bonly
iv.all

5.Whichofthefoll.isINCORRECTregardingIndia'seconomicprogress:
a.Privatefinancialconsumptionexpenditurehasincreased
b.Nominalgrowthisaccelerating,butrealgrowthisdecelerating
c.Goldimportshavestabilized
d.Excisetaxesondiesel,petrol&anincreaseinSwachhBharatCessaretakenupas
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AdditionalRevenueMeasures(ARM)

6.WhicharetrueregardingPAHAL
a.ItwaslaunchedinNovember2014
b.ItaimsareprovidingLPG&KerosenesubsidiesviaDBTmechanism
Options
i.aonly
ii.bonly
iii.both
iv.none

7.Whicharetrue
a.India'swheatoutputismorethanUSA.
b.Indiaisthelargestmilkproduceroftheworld
c.Indiauses60%ofit'srenewablefreshwaterresources,whereasChinaandBrazil
utilizesmorethan90%
Options
i.bonly
ii.a&conly
iii.a&bonly
iv.allaretrue

8.Thechakravyuhachallengeprimarilydealswith:
a.Issueofeaseofdoingbusiness
b.Startinganewindustry
c.Problemofexit
d.Doublebalancesheetsyndrome.

9.WhicharetrueregardingIndianagriculture
a.Hithertoagriculturalrevolutionfocusedextensivelyonpulses.
b.WheatproductionofPunjab&Haryanaisgreaterthanglobalaverage
Options
i.aonly
ii.bonly
iii.both
iv.none

10.ConsiderthestatementsaboutPMKSY(KrishiSinchayi)
a.Itsubsumesexistingschemeslike:AcceleratedIrrigationBenefitProgramme
(AIBP),IntegratedWatershedManagementProgramme(IWMP)andOnFarmWater
Management(OFWM)
b.It'smainmottoisMoreCropPerDrop
c.ThebiggestdisadvantageofPMKSYisitdoesnotcatertotheneedsofwatershed
management.

Whicharetrue?
i.a&b
ii.a&c
iii.b&c
iv.Allaretrue

11.Indiaisawaterscarcecountry.Inthiscontextconsiderthefollowingabout
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ExportingWater:
a.IndiarecentlycontributedwatertoMaldives,whenthecountry'sonlywaterrefinery
gotdamaged.
b.Indiaisanetexporterofwater
c.Ratioofexporttoimportis~4,whichismorethanchina~0.1
d.Indiahasexported25cukmofwaterin2010
Whicharetrue?
Options
i.a,b,d
ii.a,b,c
iii.b,c,d
iv.Allcorrect

12.Choosetheincorrectstatementreg.Microirrigation
a.Microirrigationuseswaterpumpsforlesstime
b.Feedingfertilizersdirectlytorootshasresultedingreateryield.
c.Thistechniquecanbeusedforrice&wheatalso.
d.NationalMissiononMinorIrrigationcomesunderMinistryofWaterResources

13.WhicharetrueregardingMSPs?
a.MSPisannouncedfor23crops
b.MSPlinkedprocurementisavailableonlyforrice,wheat&cotton
c.MSPisnotapplicabletoSugarcane
Options
i.aonly
ii.a,b
iii.a,c
iv.allaretrue

14.NationalFamilyHealthSurvey(NHFS).Whicharetrue?
a.ItisconductedbyNSSO.
b.NoforeignorganizationsareinvolvedinNHFS
Options
i.aonly
ii.bonly
iii.both
iv.none

15.WhatdoyouknowaboutenvironmentalEnteropathy?
a.Lossofgreenforestsleadstodegradationofsoil.
b.Chronicinflammatoryresponseofintestines,causedbyexposuretoopen
defecation
c.Socialexclusionandoppressionoftribalinforestareas
d.none

16.Whichstatementsaretrue?
a.OpendefecationinIndiahasbeenwitnessinganincreasingtrend.
b.UnfortunatelyOpendefecationdidnotmakeittothelistofSDGs.
Options
i.aonly
ii.bonly
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iv.none

17.WhicharetrueregardingFTAs?
a.SAFTAandSAARCFTA,botharesame
b.IndiaisyettosignASEANIndiaFTA
Options
i.aonly
ii.bonly
iii.both
iv.none

18.Whichofthefollowingaretrue?
a.TPPissignedbetween12countriesborderingPacificOcean
b.TTIPissignedbetweenUSA&EuropeanCommunity
Options
i.aonly
ii.bonly
iii.both
iv.none

19.Considerthefollowingstatements.Identifythecorrectones:
a.GravityModelrelatestobilateraltradeflowsbetweencountriestocountryspecific
characteristics
b.Tradeflowsb/wcountriesaredirectlyproportionaltosizeoftwocountrieswhen
measuredbyGDP
c.Tradeflowsb/wcountriesareinverselyproportionaltodistancebetweenthem
Options
i.aonly
ii.b&c
iii.a&c
iv.allarecorrect

20.CorrectdefinitionofNeonatalMortality
a.Infantswhodiewithin3monthsofbirth
b.Infantswhodiewithin1yearafterbirth
c.Infantswhodiewhileinwomb
d.Infantswhodiewithin30daysafterbirth

21.Whicharetrue?
a.EPF(EmployeeProvidentfund)isavoluntarycontributionforpostretirement
savings
b.NRIsarenotallowedtocontributetoNPS(nationalpensionscheme)
Options
i.aonly
ii.bonly
iii.both
iv.none

22.Considerfollowingaboutruralelectrification:
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a.AnappcalledUJWAL(UDAYJwala)isusedtomonitorvillagelevelelectrification
works
b.Basicdefinitionofruralelectrificationincludesbasicinfrasuchastransformers,
distributionlinesetc.&alsopowersupplytoallpublicplacesandhouseholds
c.RuralElec.Corp.(REC)isthenodalagencyforDDUGJY.
Options
i.b&c
ii.bonly
iii.conly
iv.a&b
Answers
1.a,cistheanswer
2.Bonlyistrue(mediumtermtargetisbetween810%
3.OnlyCcorrectlymatched(LatinExcessGovt.borrowing&AsianExcesscorporateborrowing)
4.a,bonly
5.bisIncorrect(Realgrowthisaccelerating,butnominalgrowthisdecelerating,that'sunusual)
6.None(Pahallaunchedin2013&subsidiesonlyforLPG)link
7.a,baretrue.Ciswrong.Figuresareinterchanged.
8.Cistrue.Dealswithproblemofexit.
9.Bonlycorrect.(HithertoIndiahasfocusedmoreoncereals)
10.A&Baretrue.PMKSYdealwithwatershedmanagementtoolink
11.b,c,daretrue.Exportingwaterdoesn'tmeanexportingrealdrinkingwater.Itreferstoexports
ofvirtualwaterembeddedincrops.Foodgrainslikebasmathiandcropslikecottonconsumemore
water.Whentheseareexported,itisconsideredexportofwater,althoughvirtually.
12.UnderMin.ofAgriculture
13.Allaretrue
14.ByMin.ofHealth&NHFSisfundedbyUSAID,MillindaGatesFoundation,UNICEF,UNFPAlink
15.B
16.None.(ratehasbeendecliningby1%everyyear.ItisinthelistofSDGs)
17.Aonly(link&IndiaASEANFTAsignedin2010)link
18.Aonly(TTIPisstillundernegotiations)
19.Allarecorrect
20.Dwithin30days
21.None(EPSinvoluntarycontribution&NPSNRIsareallowedtoinvest)
22.Conly(GARVapptomonitorprogressElectrifiedvillage=havingbasicinfra+electricityto
allpublicplaceslikeschools,panchayats,etc.+electricitytoatleast10%ofhouseholds)

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