FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
According to Dr Dandekar and and Mr. N. Rath the minimum amount of calories one should take is
A)
2500
B)
2450
C)
2250
D)
2350
Dandekar and Rath's 1971 poverty estimation used 2250 calories per capita per day as minimum requirement.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
Quit India Movement was started in
A)
1941
B)
1942
C)
1943
D)
1944
Quit India Resolution passed in Bombay on 8 Aug 1942 and movement launched on 9 Aug 1942.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
Invisible exports in the balance of payment means export of_______
A)
Services
B)
Prohibited goods
C)
Unrecorded goods
D)
Goods through smuggling
Invisible exports refer to invisibles in BoP, i.e., services like banking, insurance, IT, rather than physical goods.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
The Supreme Court of India declares by issuing a writ that the respondent was not entitled to an office he was holding or a privilege he was exercising. Which writ is that?
A)
Habeas Corpus
B)
Mandamus
C)
Prohibition
D)
Quo warranto
Quo warranto questions illegal occupation of public office by declaring holder not entitled.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
Who wrote the book ‘Planned Economy for India’?
A)
M. Visvesvaraya
B)
Prof. Amartya Sen
C)
Mahatma Gandhi
D)
Jawaharlal Nehru
M. Visvesvaraya published Planned Economy for India in 1934 proposing 10-year plan.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
Smart City Mission was launched by Narendra Modi in:
A)
2015
B)
2016
C)
2017
D)
2014
Smart Cities Mission was launched by PM Narendra Modi on 25 June 2015.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
Which one of the following Article makes provision for the reservation of SC/ST in government services?
A)
Article 322
B)
Article 335
C)
Article 337
D)
Article 338
Article 335 mandates consideration of SC/ST claims consistent with efficiency in services and posts.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
The share of Agricultural and allied sector in National Income or GDP in 2018-19 was
A)
21.5 %
B)
18.6 %
C)
17 %
D)
15.87 %
Economic Survey 2018-19 showed agriculture and allied share in GVA at about 15.87% (around 16%).
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
The word ‘Caste’ meaning breed, strain or a complex hereditary qualities is derived from
A)
Latin
B)
Greek
C)
Spanish
D)
French
Caste derives from Spanish/Portuguese 'casta' meaning breed or race.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
Buying of securities by RBI leads to______
A)
Decrease in liquidity
B)
Increase in liquidity
C)
Constant liquidity
D)
None of these
When RBI buys securities via Open Market Operations it injects money into the banking system, increasing liquidity.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
The National Food Security Act, 2013 ensures the supply of wheat and rice at ___________
A)
Rs. 3 and Rs. 2 respectively
B)
Rs. 2 and Rs. 3 respectively
C)
Rs. 2 and Rs. 4 respectively
D)
Rs. 3 and Rs. 4 respectively
Under NFSA 2013, entitled persons get rice at Rs 3/kg and wheat at Rs 2/kg (coarse grains at Re 1/kg).
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
Assertion (A) : Indian economy is referred to as a ‘mixed economy’
Reason (R) : Government of India recognizes the relative importance of both public as well as private sectors in economic development process
Select your answer using the codes given below:
A)
Both A & R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B)
Both A & R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
C)
A is true but R is false
D)
A is false but R is true
India is mixed economy because both public and private sectors coexist; recognition of both explains the mixed nature, so R correctly explains A.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
Rajya Sabha can take initiative in
A)
Creating a new All India Services
B)
Censuring a Minister
C)
Considering a Money Bill
D)
Appointing Judges
Mizoram history general knowledge.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
Which of the following statements correctly defines the Judicial Review?
A)
The authority of the courts to punish political offenders
B)
The authority of the Court to correct the errors of the Government
C)
The authority of the court to issue various writs
D)
The authority of the court to interpret the legality of laws.
Judicial review is the court's power to examine constitutionality and legality of laws and executive actions.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
Chairman of NITI Aayog is
A)
Prime Minister of India
B)
President of India
C)
Vice President of India
D)
Home Minister of India
The Prime Minister is the ex officio Chairperson of NITI Aayog.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
Which one of the following is not a manifestation of regionalism in India?
A)
Demand for secession from the union
B)
Demand for full-fledged statehood
C)
Demand for national integration
D)
Demand for regional separate autonomy
Regionalism manifests in secession, statehood and autonomy demands, not in national integration demand.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
Which Five-Year Plan of India had adopted ‘Removal of Poverty’ as its foremost objective?
A)
2nd Five-Year Plan
B)
3rd Five-Year Plan
C)
4th Five-Year Plan
D)
6th Five-Year Plan
Removal of poverty as the foremost objective was adopted in the 6th Five-Year Plan (1980-85) with focus on poverty alleviation.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
According to 73rd Amendment of Indian Constitution, the minimum age for contesting elections to the Panchayati Raj institutions should be
A)
18 years
B)
21 years
C)
25 years
D)
30 years
73rd Amendment prescribes minimum 21 years age to contest Panchayati Raj elections.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
The continuous deficit in India’s balance of payment is due to_____
A)
Continued rise in imports
B)
Slow rise in exports
C)
Exchange rate volatility
D)
All of these
India's persistent BoP deficit stems from rising imports, sluggish export growth and exchange rate volatility together.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
Nationalisation of 14 Commercial banks took place in
A)
June 1968
B)
March 1969
C)
April 1970
D)
July 1969
The first 14 major commercial banks were nationalized in July 1969.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
Planning in India derives its objectives from
A)
Fundamental Rights
B)
Directive Principles of State Policy
C)
Fundamental Duties
D)
Preamble of the Constitution
Five Year Planning objectives derive from Directive Principles of State Policy aiming for social and economic justice.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
NREGS was started by UPA Government to uplift the rural poor in the year
A)
2006
B)
2007
C)
2008
D)
2005
NREGS/MGNREGA was launched nationally in 2006.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
The basis of power elites is
A)
Religion
B)
Socio-economics
C)
Ethnicity
D)
Caste system
Power elites theory bases elite dominance on socio-economic control.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
India opted for ‘mixed economy’ in _______
A)
Framing of the constitution
B)
Second Five-Year Plan
C)
First Five Year Plan
D)
Industrial Policy of 1948
Industrial Policy Resolution 1948 declared India as mixed economy model, reinforced in 1956.
FCS&CA • 2019 • Paper-II
The Communal Electorates were introduced in India with a view;
A)
To protect the minorities from the tyranny of majority
B)
To protect the Muslims interests
C)
To establish real social equality
D)
To prevent the Muslims from joining the nationalist struggle
Communal electorates introduced under Morley-Minto Reforms 1909 ostensibly to protect Muslim interests, though aimed at dividing nationalists.
