Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Goods and Service Tax (GST) is implemented With effect from:
A)
August 1, 2017
B)
July 1, 2017
C)
June 1, 2017
D)
September 1, 2017
Correct option B: July 1, 2017. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
A system of “ Dyarchy “ was introduced in India for the first time by the Government of India Act 1919, which implied that the spheres of the various subjects were divided into_____?
A)
Central subjects and Provincial subjects
B)
Reserved subjects and Transferred subjects
C)
Vested subjects and Residual subjects
D)
General subjects and Concurrent subjects
The correct choice is B (Reserved subjects and Transferred subjects), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which of the following is not a feature of Jayaprakash Narayan’s partyless democracy?
A)
Constant watch of the representives by the electing bodies
B)
Maximum propaganda
C)
Dispersal of political power
D)
Comparatively less expensive election
Correct option B: Maximum propaganda.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which of the following parts/provisions of the Indian Constitution cannot be amended:
A)
Preamble to the constitution
B)
Directives Principles of State Policy
C)
Fundamental Rights
D)
Judicial Review
The correct choice is D (Judicial Review), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The main impact of Economic Liberalisation on agriculture and allied sectors is/are:
A)
Increasing production of foodgrains
B)
Increasing trend in horticultural output
C)
Both (a ) & (b)
D)
None of these
Correct option C: Both (a ) & (b).
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The major overhaul of Trade Policy on Huly, 1991 entails :
A)
Suspension of Cash Compensatory Support
B)
Abolition of unlisted OGL
C)
Both (a) & (b)
D)
None of these
Correct option C: Both (a) & (b).
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which one of the following is not the prescribed area of large-scale sector given by Industrial Policy, 1977?
A)
Basic Industries
B)
Capital-intensive Industries
C)
Capital Goods Industries
D)
High Technology Industrie
Correct option D: High Technology Industrie.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which strait is the main shipping channel between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, linking major Asian economies?
A)
Malacca
B)
Sunda
C)
Bali
D)
Lombok
Correct option A: Malacca. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The main objective of the industrial policy is
A)
Slow and steady industrial development
B)
Rapid Industrial development
C)
Slow industrial development
D)
None of these
Correct option B: Rapid Industrial development. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Champaran Satyagraha (1916) was launched by Gandhiji against
A)
High revenue demand
B)
Indigo planters
C)
Mill owners
D)
Salt tax
Correct option B: Indigo planters. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
What did the term ‘picket’ refer to?
A)
Stealing from shops
B)
Import of goods
C)
Protest by blocking shop entrances
D)
Boycott of cloths and goods
Correct option C: Protest by blocking shop entrances.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
“Once God is let in, there is an end to the sovereignty of man.” Who said this?
A)
Jawaharlal Nehru
B)
M N Roy
C)
B R Ambedkar
D)
Vivekananda
Correct option B: M N Roy.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which is the Oldest Political Party in India?
A)
Bharatiya Janata Party
B)
Indian National Congress
C)
Communist Party of India
D)
Bahujan Samaj Party
The correct choice is B (Indian National Congress), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Disinvestment Commission classified Public Sector Enterprises into:
A)
Strategic sector
B)
Core sector
C)
Non-Core sector
D)
All of these
The correct choice is D (All of these), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
During the first half of 2016-17, agriculture and allied sector register a growth of :
A)
3.5 per cent
B)
2.5 per cent
C)
2.0 per cent
D)
4.00 per cent
Correct option A: 3.5 per cent.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Switzerland has ratified automatic exchange of financial account information with:
A)
India and 40 other countries
B)
India only
C)
50 developing countries
D)
5 developed countries
Correct option A: India and 40 other countries. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which one of the following is not the objective of New Industrial Policy, 1991?
A)
To unshackle industrial economy from the cobwebs of Bureaurocratic Control.
B)
To introduce Liberalisation with a view to integrate Indian economy with the world economy.
C)
To remove restriction on Direct Foreign Investment.
D)
To upgrade Public Enterprises.
Correct option D: To upgrade Public Enterprises.. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Some of the major impact of Economic Reforms are:
A)
Transition from a seller’s market to a buyer’s market.
B)
Transition from a command economy to a market economy.
C)
Transition from a semi-closed economy to an open economy.
D)
All of these
Correct option D: All of these. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
What does the Ashoka’s wheel in the national flag represent?
A)
Wheel of peace
B)
Wheel of prosperity
C)
Wheel of authority
D)
Wheel of the law
Correct option D: Wheel of the law. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Littoral and Swamp type of forest falls under
A)
Dry Tropical Forest
B)
Montane Temperate Forest
C)
Moist Tropical Forest
D)
Alpine Forest
The correct choice is C (Moist Tropical Forest), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which of the following is the major Himalayan river system?
A)
Ganga
B)
Godavari
C)
Cauvery
D)
Tlawng
Correct option A: Ganga. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The only state in Indian Union which has its own separate state constitution is
A)
Nagaland
B)
Jammu and Kashmir
C)
Sikkim
D)
Goa
Correct option B: Jammu and Kashmir. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
All India Muslim League was founded in 1907 under:
A)
Asha Khan
B)
Nawab Salimullah of Dacca
C)
Nawab Mohsin-Ul-Mulk
D)
All of these
The correct choice is B (Nawab Salimullah of Dacca), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The earliest tribal settlers in Indian Peninsula are known as
A)
Bhils
B)
Adivasis
C)
Gonds
D)
Mundas
Correct option B: Adivasis. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth is a fundamental right classifiable under
A)
Right to freedom of religion
B)
Right to equality
C)
Right against exploitation
D)
None of these
The correct choice is B (Right to equality), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
