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Question 1Single Answer
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
Question 2Single Answer
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
Question 3Single Answer
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
Question 4Single Answer
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
Question 5Single Answer
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
Question 6Single Answer
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
Question 7Single Answer
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
Question 8Single Answer
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
Question 9Single Answer
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
Question 10Single Answer
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
Question 11Single Answer
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
Question 12Single Answer
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
Question 13Single Answer
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
Question 14Single Answer
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
Question 15Single Answer
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
Question 16Single Answer
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
Question 17Single Answer
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
Question 18Single Answer
In which year India adopeted liberal and free market principles
  1. A
    1975                 
  2. B
    1981
  3. C
    1991                 
  4. D
    2000
Question 19Single Answer
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
Question 20Single Answer
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
Question 21Single Answer
How many censuses have been carried out since independence
  1. A
    5
  2. B
    6
  3. C
    7          
  4. D
    8
Question 22Single Answer
For which year the latest census is being conducted in India
  1. A
    2001                 
  2. B
    2010
  3. C
    2012     
  4. D
    2011
Question 23Single Answer
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
Question 24Single Answer
The period of 12th Five Year Plan 
  1. A
    2007-12
  2. B
    2008-13
  3. C
    2010-15
  4. D
    2012-17
Question 25Single Answer
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
Question 26Single Answer
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
Question 27Single Answer
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
Question 28Single Answer
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
Question 29Single Answer
Two sources are said to be coherent if they produce waves
  1. A
    having a constant phase difference
  2. B
    of equal wavelength
  3. C
    of equal speed
  4. D
    having same shape of wavefront
Question 30Single Answer
Three resistors 1 Ω, 2 Ω, 3Ω resistor a 3 V battery is connected. The current through 3 Ω resistor is -
  1. A
    0.75 A     
  2. B
    1 A
  3. C
    2 A         
  4. D
    1.5 A
Question 31Single Answer
In a common emitter amplifier the input signal is applied across
  1. A
    anywhere 
  2. B
    emitter-collector
  3. C
    collector-base
  4. D
    base-emitter
Question 32Single Answer
Adding detergents to water helps in removing dirty greasy stains. This is because
1. It increases greasy stains. This is because
2. It decreases the oil-water surface tension
3. It increases the viscosity of the solution
4. Dirt is held suspended surrounded by detergent molecules
  1. A
    2 and 4
  2. B
    1 only
  3. C
    3 and 4
  4. D
    4 only
Question 33Single Answer
Choose the correct statement (a) for a cricket ball that is spinning clockwise through air
S1 : Statemlines of air are symmetric around the ball.
S2 : The velocity of air above the ball relative to it is larger than that below the ball.
S3 : The velocity of air above the ball relative to it is smaller than that below the ball.
S4 : There is a net upward force on the ball.
  1. A
    S1,S2 and S4
  2. B
    S2 and S4
  3. C
    S4 only
  4. D
    S3 only
Question 34Single Answer
Ferromagnetic materials used in a transformer must have
  1. A
    low permeability and high hysterisis loss
  2. B
    high permeability and low hysterisis loss
  3. C
    high permeability and high hysterisis loss
  4. D
    low permeability and low hysterisis loss
Question 35Single Answer
According to Newton’s corpuscular theory, the speed of light is
  1. A
    same in all the medium
  2. B
    lesser in rarer medium
  3. C
    lesser in denser medium
  4. D
    independent of the medium
Question 36Single Answer
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
Question 37Single Answer
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
Question 38Single Answer
The one which decreases with dilution is
  1. A
    molar conductance
  2. B
    conductance
  3. C
    specific conductance
  4. D
    equivalent conductance
Question 39Single Answer
Vapour pressure of pure ‘A’ is 70 mm of Hg at 25oC. It forms an ideal solution with ‘B’ in which mole fraction of A is 0.8. if the vapour pressure of the solution is 84 mm of Hg at 25oC, the vapour pressure of pure ‘B’ at 25oC is
  1. A
    28 mm   
  2. B
    56 mm
  3. C
    70 mm    
  4. D
    140 mm
Question 40Single Answer
A 6% solution of urea is isotonic with
  1. A
    1 M solution of glucose
  2. B
    0.05 M solution of glucose
  3. C
    6% solution of glucose
  4. D
    25% solution of glucose
Question 41Single Answer
In countries nearer to polar region, the roads are sprinkled with CaCl2. This is
  1. A
    to minimise the wear and tear of the roads
  2. B
    to minimise the snow fall
  3. C
    to minimise pollution
  4. D
    to minimise the accumulation of dust on the road
Question 42Single Answer
A compound of ‘A’ and ‘B’ crystallises in a cubic lattice in which ‘A’ atoms occupy the lattice points at the corners of the cube. The ‘B’ atoms occupy the centre of each face of the cube. The probable empirical formula of the compound is
  1. A
    AB2 
  2. B
    A2B
  3. C
    AB
  4. D
    AB3
Question 43Single Answer
In electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction, the nitro group is meta directing because it
  1. A
    decreases electron density at ortho and para positions
  2. B
    decreases electron density at meta position
  3. C
    increases electron  density at meta position
  4. D
    increases electron density at ortho and para position
Question 44Single Answer
The best method for the conversion of an alcohol into an alkyl chloride is by treating the alcohol with
  1. A
    PCI5
  2. B
    PCI3
  3. C
    SOCl2 in presence of pyridine
  4. D
    dry HCl in the presence of anhydrous ZnCl2
Question 45Single Answer
The carbon bond length in benzene is
  1. A
    in between C2H6 and C2H4
  2. B
    same as in C2H4
  3. C
    in between C2H6 and C2H2
  4. D
    in between C2H4 and C2H2
Question 46Single Answer
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
Question 47Single Answer
Which of the following is not a green - house gas ?
  1. A
    Water vapour
  2. B
    Carbon monoxide
  3. C
    Methane
  4. D
    Oxygen
Question 48Single Answer
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%
Question 49Single Answer
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
Question 50Single Answer
Identify the group, which includes animals all of which give birth to young ones directly?
  1. A
    Dolphin, kangaroo, bat, cat
  2. B
    Platypus, penguin, bat, hippopotamus
  3. C
    shrew, bat, kiwi, car
  4. D
    Lion, whale, ostrich, bat
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