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201.

MSPs stands for

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MINIMUM SUPPORT Price
Maximum Support Price
Marginal Support Price
None of these

Answer :A
202.

While globalisation has benefited most of the groups, it has been a disadvantage for

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MANY small producers and workers who have SUFFERED as a result of the rising competition
cheap labour working in small firms
Indian producers and workers who are not WELL educated and skilled
All of these

Answer :A
203.

Which of the following does not come under modern forms of money?

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Currency
Cheque Payments
Demand deposits
Loan Payments

Answer :D
204.

In the year 2003, the tertiary sector emerged as the largest producing sector in India replacing the

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FIRST sector
Main sector
One sector
Primary sector

Answer :D
205.

Amul is another success story of cooperatives in milk and milk products from

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UTTAR Pradesh
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Haryana

Answer :B
206.

Investment in human capital is expenditure on

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EDUCATION
training
medical CARE
All of these

ANSWER :d
207.

National Consumer D isputes Redressal Commission is located in

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Lucknow
New Delhi
Chennai
Mumbai

Answer :B
208.

Which organisation publishes the Human Development Report?

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WHO
UNDP
WTO
IMF

Answer :B
209.

Why is the literacy rate low in the females?

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LACK of equal EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
Lack of TRANSPORT facilities
Lack of INFRASTRUCTURE
Lack of income

Answer :a
210.

NREGA 2005 guarantees work for how many days in a year?

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200 days
175 days
100 days
None of these

Answer :C
211.

Underemployment occurs when people

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Do not WANT to work
Are WORKING in a LAZY manner
Are working less than what they are capable of doing
Are not PAID for their work

Answer :C
212.

Globalisation has led to improvement in living conditions

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of all the people
of people in the DEVELOPED countries
of WORKERS in the DEVELOPING countries
None of these

Answer :D
213.

Grameen Bank of Bangladesh is one of the biggest success stories in reaching out to the poor to meet their credit needs at

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FIRST RATES
Same rates
REASONABLE rates
Best rates

Answer :C
214.

More money chasing less goods and services means

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inflation
deflation
stagflation
None of these

Answer :A
215.

Formal sources of credit include

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Banks, COOPERATIVES and Private LENDERS
Banks, Cooperatives and LIC
Banks, SOCIETIES and Private Lenders
None of these

Answer :B
216.

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

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MAHATMA Gandhi
INDIRA Gandhi
Jawahar Lal NEHRU
Subhash CHANDRA Bose

Answer :A
217.

Social groups which are most vulnerable to poverty are scheduled caste and ________households.

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Other backward CLASS
Other backward cast
UPPER CASTE
Scheduled tribe

Answer :D
218.

Which are the special target groups in Antyodaya Anna Yoj ana?

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POOREST of the poo
Poor and non-poor
BACKWARD class
None of these

Answer :A
219.

Hunger is another aspect indicating

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POOL insecurity
Paint insecurity
Flood insecurity
Food insecurity

Answer :D
220.

_______ _issues currency notes on behalf of the Central Government.

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ABN
SBI
RBI
PNB

Answer :C
221.

Who owns most of land in villages ?

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UPPER CASTE families
Lower caste families
Labour
class familes

Answer :A
222.

There is restriction of withdrawing money in a

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SAVINGS account
current account
fixed DEPOSIT account
None of these

Answer :C
223.

Uneven distribution of poverty is due to differences in ________ and ______ infrastructure in different states.

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WINE , food
SOCIAL , ECONOMIC
Wood , iron
Petrol, money

Answer :B
224.

Social exclusion denies certain individuals

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FACILITIES
BENEFITS
OPPORTUNITIES
All of these

Answer :D
225.

Under COPRA, a three-tier quasi judicial ma­chinery at the district, state and national levels was set up for redressal of

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CONSUMER marke
Consumer products
Consumer goods
Consumer disputes

Answer :d
226.

To grow more than one crop on a piece of land during the year is known as

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KHARIF crop
Multiple cropping
Rabi crop
Zaid crop

Answer :B
227.

The organisations that monitor and issue ISI, Agmark or Hallmark certificates allow pro­ducers to use their logos provided they follow certain

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WORK permit
Quality standard
Debit card
Topic of press

Answer :B
228.

Development of a country generally is determined by

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its per CAPITA income
its literacy level
health STATUS of its people
All of these

Answer :D
229.

FCI stands for

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Foreign Cooperation with INDIA
Food Corporation of India
FOSSILS Corporation of India
Food COMING to India

Answer :B
230.

During the period between 1973 to 2003, the production has increased most in the

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MAIN sector
Primary sector
Tertiary sector
None of these

Answer :C
231.

Besides money what are the other developmental goals?

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Power, Oil, Food, etc.
Respect, Security, POLLUTION FREE ENVIRONMENT, etc.
Luxuries, Shelters, WATER, etc.
None of these

Answer :B
232.

A company that owns or controls production in more than one nation______________ .

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PRIVATE company
MNCs
Subsidiary company
Leader company

Answer :B
233.

Interest payment will be higher on a house loan on account of

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HIGH TENURE of loan
high RATE of interest
high risk of borrower profile
All of these

Answer :D
234.

Which of the following is responsible for high poverty rates?

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HUGE INCOME INEQUALITIES
Unequal distribution of land
Lack of EFFECTIVE implementation of land reforms
All of these

Answer :D
235.

Trade, transport, communication, banking, education, health, tourism, services, insurance are included in the

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Whole SECTOR
Tertiary sector
MAIN sector
LAST sector

Answer :b
236.

National Sample Survey Organisation is

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an INSTITUTION responsible to collect DATA on INFORMAL sector credit
an institution responsible to collect data on formal sector credit
an institution responsible to collect resources
None of these

Answer :B
237.

In terms of GDP the share of tertiary sector, in 2003 is_______

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Between 60 PERCENT and 70 percent
Between 10 percent and 20 percent
Between 30 percent and 40 percent
Between 50 percent and 60 percent

Answer :D
238.

Which one among the following is a non-farm activity ?

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MULTIPLE CROPPING
CROP rotation
Dairy farming
Modern farming

Answer :C
239.

The term NSSO stands for

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NEW Sample SURVEY ORGANISATION
National Sample Survey Organisation
National Simple Survey Organisation
National Sample Surety Organisation

ANSWER :B
240.

Globalisation is a process of integration of world economics to realise the benefits of geog­raphy, demography, cost and efficiency. Which of the following three characteristics represent globalisation? (i) Increasing space (ii) Shrinking space (iii) Strengthened borders (iv) Shrinking Time (v) Disappearing borders

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(ii), (III) and (iv)
(i), (ii) and (iii)
(i), (iv) and (v)
(i), (iii) and (iv)

ANSWER :C
241.

Punjab and Haryana have traditionally suc ceeded in reducing poverty with the help of

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LOW AGRICULTURAL GROWTH RATES
High agricultural growth rates
Rivers
Transport system

Answer :B
242.

A major step taken in 1986 by the Indian Government was the enactment of the Consumer Protection Act 1986, popularly known as

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KOPRA
COPRA
TOPRA
COPRA

Answer :d
243.

When a consumer feels that he has been exploit­ed, he must file a case in the............................

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SUPREME Court
High Court
District CONSUMER Cour
None of these

Answer :C
244.

The literacy rates have increased from 18% in 1951 to 65% in

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`1971`
`1991`
`1981`
`2001`

ANSWER :d
245.

The activities such as small manufacturing transport, shops-keeping are referred to as

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non-economic activitie
non-farming activities
non-traditional activities
non-market activities

Answer :D
246.

Poverty declined substantially in China and Southeast Asian countries as a result of rapid economic growth and massive investments in

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HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Human RECHARGE development
Heavy resource development
Human resource demand

Answer :A
247.

The society which facilitated setting up of grain banks in different regions is

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AMUL (Gujarat
Academy of DEVELOPMENT Science (Maharashtra)
MOTHER Dairy (Delhi)
NONE of these

Answer :B
248.

__________ can also kill bacteria and othr microorganisms is the soil.

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BIO fertilizers
Organic fertilizers
Manure
Chemical fertilizers

Answer :D
249.

In the market place, consumers are exploited when

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SHOPKEEPERS WEIGH less than what they should
traders add CHARGES that were not mentioned before
adulterated/defective GOODS are sol
All of thes

Answer :d
250.

In the private sector, ownership of assets and delivery of services is in the hands of private individuals or

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Workers
Students
Managers
Companies

Answer :D