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
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
The Reserve Bank of India was established on :
A)
April 1, 1935
B)
April 1, 1926.
C)
April 1, 1933
D)
April 1, 1951
Correct option A: April 1, 1935. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The Balance of Payment after Economic Reforms of 1991 has shown that dependence on external assistance and external commercial borrowing :
A)
has increased markedly
B)
has come down markedly
C)
has not shown any change
D)
None of these
Correct option B: has come down markedly. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The causes of unfavourable terms of trade in agricultural sector as against non-.agricultural sector is/are:
A)
Inelastic supply
B)
Inelastic demand
C)
Competitive agricultural trade
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
Which of the following is not the Institutional source of Agricultural Credit?
A)
Government
B)
Regional Rural Banks
C)
Traders and Commission Agents
D)
Commercial Banks
Correct option C: Traders and Commission Agents.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The sixth schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in the four states of
A)
Manipur, Mizoram Tripura and Nagaland
B)
Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
C)
Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland
D)
Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland
Correct option B: Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The soils of Extra-Peninsular India are known as
A)
Zonal
B)
Azonal
C)
Intra-zonal
D)
Lateritic
Correct option A: Zonal. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The main problems of implementing Ceiling on land holdings is/are:
A)
Mala fide Transfer
B)
Compensation and allotment of surplus
C)
Both (a) & (b)
D)
None of these
Correct option C: Both (a) & (b). This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The most primitive race of the India is
A)
Brachycephals
B)
Mongoloids
C)
Dravidians
D)
Nordics
The correct choice is C (Dravidians), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Fallow land is a type of
A)
Wasteland
B)
Cultivable land
C)
Culturable waste
D)
Land not available for cultivation
Correct option C: Culturable waste. 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
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
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 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
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
The major agriculture practice in India is
A)
Subsistence farming
B)
Shifting cultivation
C)
Plantation agriculture
D)
None of these
Correct option A: Subsistence farming. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The Government of India prepares draft ‘Standard Operating Procedures;’ (SOP ) for approval of :
A)
Export Policy
B)
Industrial Policy
C)
Foreign Direct Investment
D)
Import Policy
Correct option C: Foreign Direct Investment.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which fundamental right of Indian constitution has been deleted by the 44th amendment Act?
A)
Right against exploitation
B)
Right to property
C)
Right to protest
D)
Right to speak
Correct option B: Right to property.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Demonetisation is a bold and decisive measure :
A)
To curb tax evation and parallel economy
B)
To eliminate corruption and black money
C)
To eliminate counterfeit currency and terror funding
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
Inter – Bank Call Money Market is also known as :
A)
Money at Call
B)
Money at Short Notice
C)
Both (a) & (b)
D)
None of these
The correct choice is C (Both (a) & (b)), consistent with standard C++ language rules.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
At Indo-China-Bhutan trijunction, the confrontation between India and China was started on 16th June, 2017 at
A)
Doklam
B)
Kashmir
C)
Kargil
D)
Arunachal Pradesh
Correct option A: Doklam.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Which of the following is not an objective of the national urbanization policy?
A)
Reduction of poverty
B)
Attainment of gainful self employment
C)
Creation of skilled wage employment oppurtunities
D)
Financial support for higher education
Correct option D: Financial support for higher education. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
The first industrial policy was drafted in the year
A)
1948
B)
1951
C)
1996
D)
2017
Correct option A: 1948. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General Studies Paper-II
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation(BPCL) have started daily revision of the prices of petroleum and diesel from.
A)
July 16, 2017
B)
January 16, 2017
C)
June 16, 2017
D)
August 16, 2017
Correct option A: July 16, 2017. This is the standard fact/principle relevant to the question.
