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Last Update on : October 11, 2026

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Subjects : General Ability and Intelligence Test

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General Ability and Intelligence Test

Q 1 :
Yojna a weekly journal
  1. A.Ministry of Finance        
  2. B.Ministry of Information and Broadcastin
  3. C.Ministry of Rural Development
  4. D.Planning Commission
Q 2 :
Kurukshetra a journal on rural development is published by
  1. A.Ministry of Finance 
  2. B.Ministry of Information and Broadcastin
  3. C.Ministry of Rural Development
  4. D.Planning Commission
Q 3 :
Devaluation of a currency means
  1. A.Fixing the value of the currency in conjuction with the movement in the value of a basket of predetermined currencies
  2. B.Reduction in the value of a currency vis-à-vis major internationally traded currencies
  3. C.Fixing the value of currency in multilateral consultaion with the IMF the World Bank and major trading partners
  4. D.Permitting the currency to seek its worth in the international market
Q 4 :
In India rural incomes are generally lower than the urban incomes, which of the following reasons account for this
            1. a large number of farmers are illiterate and know little about scientific agriculture
            2. prices of primary products are lower than those of manufactured products
            3. Investments in agriculture has been low when compared to investment in industry
  1. A.1 and 3
  2. B.2 and 3
  3. C.1 and 2
  4. D.1,2 and 3
Q 5 :
Which of the following programmes aims at the promotion of savings among rural women
  1. A.Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
  2. B.Indira Mahila Yojna
  3. C.Jawahar Rozgar Yojna
  4. D.Mahila Samridhi Yojna
Q 6 :
What is Net National Product
  1. A.the money value of final goods and services produced annually in the economy
  2. B.the money value of annual service generation in the economy
  3. C.the money value of tangible goods produced annually in the economy
  4. D.The money value of tangible goods available in the economy
Q 7 :
National income is the 
  1. A.net national product at market price
  2. B.net national product at factor cost
  3. C.net domestic product at market price
  4. D.net domestic product at factor cost
Q 8 :
Chelliah Committee of 1992 deals with the overhauling of our
  1. A.financial system            
  2. B.tax system
  3. C.patents and copyrights  
  4. D.Public sector undertakings
Q 9 :
During which Five Year Plan was the annual growth rate of National Income the lowest
  1. A.2nd plan
  2. B.3rd plan
  3. C.5th plan
  4. D.6th plan
Q 10 :
Which of the following taxes is a progressive tax
  1. A.sales tax           
  2. B.custom tax
  3. C.excise tax         
  4. D.income tax
Q 11 :
Which of the following estimates the National Income in India
  1. A.National Income Committee
  2. B.Planning Commission
  3. C.Reserve Bank Of India
  4. D.Central Statistical Organisation
Q 12 :
India changed over to the decimal system, coinage in
  1. A.April 1951         
  2. B.April 1955
  3. C.April 1957         
  4. D.April 1978
Q 13 :
11th Five Year Plan aim at achieving 10% rural tele density in India from the present 1.9% by the year
  1. A.2008     
  2. B.2009
  3. C.2010     
  4. D.2012
Q 14 :
Which one of the following statements Monitorable Socio Economic Target of the 11th Five Year Plan under the head Environment is not correct
  1. A.treat urban waste water by 2011-12
  2. B.Increase energy efficiency by 20% points by 2016-17
  3. C.attain WHO standards of air quality in all major cities by 2011-12
  4. D.increase forest and tree cover by 15% points
Q 15 :
Who is the ex-officio chairman of Planning commission and National Development Council
  1. A.President
  2. B.Prime Minister
  3. C.Finance Minister
  4. D.Commerce Minister
Q 16 :
Persons below the poverty line in Indian are classified as such based on wheather
  1. A.they belong to agriculture labourer household and the scheduled caste/trive social group
  2. B.they get work for a prescribed minimum number of days in a year
  3. C.they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
  4. D.their daily waged fall below the prescribed minimum wages
Q 17 :
Which of the following Committee’s recommendations are being followed for estimating proverty line in India
  1. A.Dutt committee
  2. B.Lakdawala committee
  3. C.Cheliah Committee
  4. D.Chakravorty Committee
Q 18 :
In which year India adopeted liberal and free market principles
  1. A.1975                 
  2. B.1981
  3. C.1991                 
  4. D.2000
Q 19 :
Consider the following statements
1. There is persistent investment over time only in select locals
2. some areas are agro climatically less conductive to development
3. some areas continue to face little or no agrarian transformation and the consequent lack of social and
4. some areas have faced continous political instability
            Which of the above statements are correct
  1. A.1,2 and 3          
  2. B.1,2 and 4
  3. C.1,3 and 4          
  4. D.2,3 and 4
Q 20 :
When was first human development report of India issued
  1. A.April 2001         
  2. B.March 2000
  3. C.June 2002
  4. D.April 2002
Q 21 :
How many censuses have been carried out since independence
  1. A.5
  2. B.6
  3. C.7          
  4. D.8
Q 22 :
For which year the latest census is being conducted in India
  1. A.2001                 
  2. B.2010
  3. C.2012     
  4. D.2011
Q 23 :
Which of the following are the features of 12th Five Year Plan -
        1. Average growth target has been set up 8.2%
        2. Areas of main thrust are infrastructure, health  and education
        3. it seeks to achieve 4% agriculture sector growth during five year period
  1. A.1 only
  2. B.1 and 2
  3. C.1 and 3
  4. D.1,2, and 3
Q 24 :
The period of 12th Five Year Plan 
  1. A.2007-12
  2. B.2008-13
  3. C.2010-15
  4. D.2012-17
Q 25 :
A closed economy is an economy in which
  1. A.the money supply is fully controlled       
  2. B.deficit financing takes place
  3. C.only exports take place
  4. D.neither exports nor imports take place
Q 26 :
Consider the following statements
            1. a plan for the current year which includes the annual budget
            2. a plan for a fixed number of years, say 34, and 5
            3. it is revised every year as per requirements of the economy
            4. A perspective plan for 10,15 or 20 years
            Which of the above are correct
  1. A.1 and 2
  2. B.1 and 3
  3. C.2 and 3
  4. D.1,2,3 and 4
Q 27 :
In the context of Indian Economy consider the following pairs
            Term                                                                 Most Appropriate Description
1. Melt Down                                                     Fall in stock prices
2. Recession                                                     Fall in growth rate
3. Slow down                                                    Fall in GDP
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched
  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 and 3
  3. C.1 and 3
  4. D.1,2 and 3
Q 28 :
Deficit finacing means that the government borrows money from the 
  1. A.IMF       
  2. B.RBI
  3. C.Local bodies     
  4. D.Big Businessmen
Q 29 :
In the context of India’s Five Year Plan a shift in the pattern of industrialization with lower emphasis on heavy industries and more on infrastructure begins in
  1. A.4th plan
  2. B.6th plan
  3. C.8th plan
  4. D.10th plan
Q 30 :
Which of the following is/are an indicator of the financial health of a country
   1. GDP                          2. PPP
   3. FDI in a year                     
  1. A.only 1   
  2. B.only 2
  3. C.only 3
  4. D.1,2 and 3
Q 31 :
Which statement is correct for Indian Planning Commission
  1. A.Members and vice chairman of it do not have fixed working duration
  2. B.it is not defined in Indian Constitution
  3. C.Members do not require any minimum education
  4. D.all of these
Q 32 :
__________ is the exofficio chairman of Planning Commission and National Development Council
  1. A.Prime Minister
  2. B.President
  3. C.Finance Minister            
  4. D.Commerce Minister
Q 33 :
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
  1. A.services Industry- Agriculture
  2. B.Services- Agriculture-Industry
  3. C.Industry-Services-Agriculture
  4. D.Industry-Agriculture-Services
Q 34 :
Which of the following is NOT a function of the Planning Commission of India
  1. A.Assessment of the material ,capital and human resources of the country
  2. B.formulation of plans for the most effective and balanced utilization of country’s resources
  3. C.public cooperation in national development
  4. D.preparation of annual budget of the country and collection of taxes to raise capital for the implementation of the plan
Q 35 :
Who among the following was the first Chairman of the Planning Commisison
  1. A.Rajendra Prasad
  2. B.Jawahar Lal Nehru
  3. C.Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel
  4. D.J.B.Kriplani
Q 36 :
Which of the statements given below is/are correct
            1. Food for Work Programme was launched in India during the 10th Five Year Plan
            2. The Planning Commission in India is a constitutional body
  1. A.1 only   
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.both 1 and 2     
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
Q 37 :
The 11th Five Year Plan strategy to raise agricultural output envisages which of the following
            1. Greater attention to land reforms
            2. double the rate of growth of irrigated area
            3. promote animal husbandary and fishery
            4. interest free credit to the farmers
            Select the correct answer
  1. A.1 and 2
  2. B.2 and 3
  3. C.1,2 and 3          
  4. D.2 and 4
Q 38 :
What is the period of 11th Five Year Plan
  1. A.2006-11
  2. B.2007-12
  3. C.2008-13
  4. D.2009-14
Q 39 :
In which one of the following Five Year Plan the actual growth performance in India in respect of GDP was less than the target set
  1. A.6th Five Year Plan
  2. B.7th Five Year Plan
  3. C.8th Five Year Plan          
  4. D.9th Five Year Plan
Q 40 :
Who of the following was the author of the chapter on 'Objectives of planned development' for the 3rd  Five Year Plan
  1. A.Morarji Desai     
  2. B.C.D.Deshmukh
  3. C.Jawahar Lal Nehru                     
  4. D.Lal Bahadur Shashtri
Q 41 :
In ruby laser, the stimulated emission is due to transition from
  1. A.metastable state to any lower state
  2. B.any higher state of lower state
  3. C.metastable state to ground state
  4. D.any higher state to ground state
Q 42 :
A direct current I flows along the length of an infinitely long straight thin walled pipe, then the magnetic field is
  1. A.uniform throughout the pipe not zero
  2. B.zero only along the axis of the pipe
  3. C.zero at any point inside the pipe
  4. D.maximum at the centre and minimum at the edge
Q 43 :
convex lens made of glass has focal length 0.15m in air. If the refractive index of glass is 3/2, and that of water is 4/3 the focal length of lens when immersed in water is
  1. A.0.45 m    
  2. B.0.15 m
  3. C.0.30 m       
  4. D.0.6 m
Q 44 :
10-6 M NaOH is diluted 100 times. The pH of the diluted base is
  1. A.between 7 and 8
  2. B.between 5 and 6
  3. C.between 6 and 7
  4. D.between 10 and 11
Q 45 :
In the electrolysis of acidulated water, it is desired to obtain 1.12 cc of hydrogen per second under STP condition. The current to be passed is
  1. A.1.93 A         
  2. B.9.65 A
  3. C.19.3 A        
  4. D.0.965 A
Q 46 :
The one which decreases with dilution is
  1. A.molar conductance
  2. B.conductance
  3. C.specific conductance
  4. D.equivalent conductance
Q 47 :
The respiratory quotient during cellular respiration would depend on
  1. A.the nature of enzymes involved
  2. B.the nature of the substrate
  3. C.the amount of carbon dioxide released
  4. D.the amount of oxygen utilised
Q 48 :
Which of the following is not a green - house gas ?
  1. A.Water vapour
  2. B.Carbon monoxide
  3. C.Methane
  4. D.Oxygen
Q 49 :
Both husband and wife have normal vision though their fathers were colorblind and mothers did not have any gene for colorblindness. The probability of their daughters becoming colorblind is
  1. A.50%          
  2. B.75%
  3. C.0% 
  4. D.25%
Q 50 :
An animal, which has both exoskeleton and endoskeleton structures is a
  1. A.fresh-water mussel
  2. B.tortoise
  3. C.frog
  4. D.jelly fish

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