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151.

National Consumer Day is celebrated in India on

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`25 NOVEMBER`
`24 MARCH`
`24 DECEMBER`
None of these

Answer :c
152.

In a SHG most of the decisions regarding savings and loan activities are taken by

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Bank
Members
Non-government organisation
Parents

Answer :B
153.

High yielding variety seeds (HYV) were introduced to Indian farmers as a result of

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WHITE Revolution
Green Revolution
IT Revolution
None of these

Answer :B
154.

Cargill foods, a very large American MNC, has bought over smaller Indian companies such as

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BEST foods
Gold foods
Fine foods
Parakh foods

Answer :D
155.

Disguised unemployment happened when the number of persons working on a farm is

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only what is REQUIRED
more than required
less than required
NONE of these

ANSWER :B
156.

Which amongst the following state has low infant mortality rate?

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Kerala
Manipur
Assam
None of these

Answer :A
157.

There are ________ requirements for production of goods and services.

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Five
Eight
Two
Four

Answer :D
158.

The rationing system was revived in the wake of an acute food shortage during the 1960s, prior to the

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WHITE REVOLUTION
GREAT Revolution
Green Revolution
BLUE Revolution

Answer :C
159.

Which of the following is not a valid reason for the poverty alleviation programme inIndia ?

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Lack of PROPER IMPLEMENTATION
Lack of right tergeting
Corruption at the highest level
OVERLAPPING of schemes

ANSWER :C
160.

What does food security mean?

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AVAILABILITY of FOOD
Accessibility of food
Affordabihty of food
All of these

Answer :D
161.

Assume there are four families in a country. The average per capita income of these families is Rs 5000. If the income of three families is Rs 4000, Rs 7000 and Rs 3000 respectively, what is the income of the fourth family?

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RS 7500
Rs 3000
Rs 2000
Rs 6000

Answer :D
162.

Cotton is a ....................................... product and cloth is a manufactured product,

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NATURAL
pure
simple
None of these

Answer :A
163.

In Maharashtra, Academy of Development Science (ADS) has facilitated a network of NGOs for setting up________in different regions.

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MILK banks
Money banks
Cloth banks
Grain banks

Answer :D
164.

In which state has the high agricultural growth helped to reduce poverty?

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JAMMU & Kashmir
WEST BENGAL
Punjab
Gujarat

Answer :C
165.

Production of a commodity, mostly through the natural process, is an activity in.......sector.

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TERTIARY
primary
secondary
None of these

Answer :B
166.

Majority of the credit needs of the............. households are met from informal sources,

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rich
poor
SUPER rich
None of these

Answer :B
167.

Match the following:

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ANSWER :C
168.

GDP is the total value of........................... produced during a particular year.

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all natural PRODUCTS and manmade products
all products produced by skilled workers
all final GOODS and services
None of these

Answer :C
169.

The Human Development Report published by _________compares countries based on the educational levels of the people, their health status and per capita income.

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PDNU
NDPU
DPUN
UNDP

Answer :D
170.

Which one of the following is a non-economic activity ?

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Milkman selling MILK
Farmer sowing seeds
A MOTHER COOKING for her family
Nurse WORKING in a hospital

Answer :C
171.

The term BMI stands for

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BOY MASS Index
Body Mass Index
Boss Mass Index
Body MASSAGE Index

Answer :B
172.

Which is a function of PDS?

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DISTRIBUTION of black MARKET products
Control HOARDING, control prices and control over charging.
P opularise black-m arketing in the country
None of these

Answer :B
173.

Crude oil that we extract from the earth is a

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RENEWABLE resource
Non-renewable resource
Non-crude resource
Non-material resource

Answer :B
174.

Workers in the tertiary sector do not produce

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goods
services
both (a) and (B)
NONE of these

Answer :A
175.

The exchange of goods for goods is

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BILLS of product
Bills of value
Bills of exchange
None of these

Answer :C
176.

Which one of the following is a public sector enterprise?

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RELIANCE Industries
Indian RAILWAY
Infosys
None of these

Answer :B
177.

To whom is the yellow card issued?

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To SHOP keepers
To LAND lords
To GOVERNMENT employees
People below the POVERTY line

Answer :D
178.

Which one from the following is related to the tertiary sector?

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AGRICULTURE
FORESTRY
MINING
COMMUNICATION

ANSWER :d
179.

The most common route for investments by MNCs in countries around the world is to

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SET up new factorie
buy EXISTING local companies
form PARTNERSHIPS with local companies
None of these

Answer :C
180.

Population becomes human capital when there is investment made in the form of education, training and

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READING
MEDICAL care
Eating
Socialising

Answer :b
181.

Which system has been replaced by 'Money as a medium of exchange' ?

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EXCHANGE System
Commodity System
Barter System
Double COINCIDENCE of wants

Answer :C
182.

MNC is a company

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that owns or CONTROLS production in more than ONE countries
that owns or controls production in one nation
that owns or controls production OUTSIDE the nation
All of these

Answer :A
183.

One who can read and write in a language with understanding is termed as

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STUDENT
ADULT
CHILD
LITERATE

ANSWER :d
184.

The past two decades of globalisation has seen rapid movements in

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GOODS, services and PEOPLE between countries
goods, services and INVESTMENTS between countries
goods, investments and people between countries
None of these

Answer :B
185.

Which one from the following is the most labour absorbing sector?

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Agriculture
Fisheries
POULTRY FARMING
Mining

Answer :a
186.

Rapid integration between countries is called

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Nationalisation
Mutual share
Globalisation
Open share

Answer :C
187.

What arose out of dissatisfaction of the con­sumers as many unfair practices were being indulged in by the sellers

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CONSUMER Awarenes
Consumer Movemen
Consumer Rights
Consumer Duties

Answer :B
188.

In a SHG most of the decisions regarding savings and loan activities are taken by the

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Bank
Members
Non-government organisation
None of these

Answer :B
189.

Where do most of the farmers borrow money to arrange for the capitial in villages ?

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Banks
Cooperative Societies
Village MONEY lenders
Friends and relatives

Answer :C
190.

In West Bengal, land reform measures have helped in

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INCREASING POVERTY
Equalpoverty
REDUCING poverty
UNEVEN poverty

Answer :C
191.

COPRA propose formation of

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High Court, STATE Consumer Court and District Consumer Court
National Consumer Court, State Consumer Court and District Consumer Court
National Consumer Court, State Consumer Court and Supreme Consumer Court
None of these

Answer :B
192.

Which of the following is a Rabi crop?

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Wheat
Rice
Cotton
Jowar and bajra

Answer :A
193.

Adulteration is

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MIXING GOOD materials
fixing CHEAP materials
mixing cheap materials
None of these

Answer :C
194.

Modern farming methods were tried in Indis for the first time in

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Punjab
Western UTTAR Pardesh
Haryana
All of these

Answer :D
195.

Which social group is most vulnerable to pov erty in India?

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SCHEDULED CASTES
Scheduled tribes
Casual LABOURERS
All of these

Answer :D
196.

People as a resource refers to the

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EDUCATIONAL SKILLS (b) productive skills (C) health skills(d) NONE of the above
productive skills
health skills
none of the above

Answer :b
197.

Production of a commodity mostly through the natural process is an activity in_______ sector.

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Last
Primary
Final
Second

Answer :B
198.

HYV seeds stand for

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HEAVY YIELDING VARIETY seeds
High yielding variety seeds
Half yielding variety seeds
None of these

Answer :B
199.

Development of a country can generally be determined by

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Its PER capita income
Its average literacy LEVEL
HEALTH STATUS of its people
All of these

Answer :A
200.

Who always insisted that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people become free of human suffering?

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Rajiv GANDHI
SONIA Gandhi
SANJAY Gandhi
Mahatama Gandhi

ANSWER :D