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This section includes 200950 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 21101. |
Which one of the following taxes is not a source of revenue for the central government? |
| A. | Custom duty |
| B. | Income tax |
| C. | Corporation tax |
| D. | Land Revenue |
| Answer» D. Land Revenue | |
| 21102. |
When was the Motor Vehicles Act passed? |
| A. | 1945 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1939 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21103. |
Which of the following states has the lowest level of literacy? |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | A state in Eastern India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21104. |
Ministry of Defense is related to which VAT? |
| A. | Income tax |
| B. | sales tax |
| C. | Excise duty |
| D. | wealth tax |
| Answer» D. wealth tax | |
| 21105. |
During which plan Durgapur, Bhilai and Rourkela plants were established? |
| A. | First |
| B. | IV |
| C. | Second |
| D. | third |
| Answer» B. IV | |
| 21106. |
The cheapest mode of transport is- |
| A. | waterway |
| B. | airway |
| C. | roadway |
| D. | Rail |
| Answer» B. airway | |
| 21107. |
Which bank was merged with the New Bank of India in 1993? |
| A. | central bank |
| B. | state bank |
| C. | State Bank of Patiala |
| D. | Punjab National Bank |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21108. |
Which one of the following is a reform of Integrated Rural Development Programme? |
| A. | National Social Assistance Program |
| B. | Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana |
| C. | Community-Based Pro-Poor Initiative |
| D. | Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21109. |
What was India Development Forum (IDF) formerly known as? |
| A. | World Bank |
| B. | India Aid Association |
| C. | India Bank |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» C. India Bank | |
| 21110. |
Who is the Secretary General of Indian Boxing? |
| A. | Vijendra Singh |
| B. | Rajveer Singh |
| C. | Rajesh Bhadari |
| D. | none of the following |
| Answer» D. none of the following | |
| 21111. |
Bodh Gaya (Mahabodhi Temple) is located in which state of India? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Jharkhand |
| C. | A state in Eastern India |
| D. | West Bengal |
| Answer» D. West Bengal | |
| 21112. |
What was the impact on the latest Economic Census of India, in terms of the annual growth rate of enterprises since liberalisation? |
| A. | increased |
| B. | decreased |
| C. | stand still |
| D. | declined sharply |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21113. |
The Issue Department of the Reserve Bank of India maintains a ………. against the printing of notes! |
| A. | Proportional Gold Reserve System |
| B. | Proportional Foreign Securities Reserve System |
| C. | minimum reserve system |
| D. | proportional reserve system |
| Answer» D. proportional reserve system | |
| 21114. |
Who has been elected as the new General Secretary of the Indian Volleyball Association? |
| A. | Ramavatar Jakhar |
| B. | murugan |
| C. | Awadhesh Kumar Chowdhury |
| D. | Prince |
| Answer» B. murugan | |
| 21115. |
Which of the following is not a reason for modest level of savings in India? |
| A. | Exemption of agricultural income from tax net |
| B. | Higher expenditure on education and health services |
| C. | low per capita income |
| D. | tax evasion |
| Answer» C. low per capita income | |
| 21116. |
Which one of the following is not true about Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana? |
| A. | The cost sharing between the Center and the states is on the ratio of 50:50. |
| B. | Gram Panchayat will implement the scheme |
| C. | Gram Sabha has been entrusted with the task of social audit |
| D. | Plans to be approved by Gram Sabha |
| Answer» B. Gram Panchayat will implement the scheme | |
| 21117. |
What is Value Added Tax? |
| A. | a special tax levied by states on products from other states |
| B. | Tax on final consumption collected at the level of consumption |
| C. | An ad valorem tax on domestic final consumption collected at all levels between production and point of final sale |
| D. | An ad valorem tax on final consumption collected at the manufacturing stage |
| Answer» D. An ad valorem tax on final consumption collected at the manufacturing stage | |
| 21118. |
Asia's largest tree planting company inaugurated premium extraction plant on June 19, 2013? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Tamil Nadu |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | Chennai |
| Answer» C. Assam | |
| 21119. |
Which of the following is not seen as a national debt? |
| A. | long term government bonds |
| B. | national savings certificate |
| C. | Provident Fund |
| D. | to life insurance policies |
| Answer» C. Provident Fund | |
| 21120. |
Which one of the following is not a credit rating agency operating in India? |
| A. | Dow Jones |
| B. | CARE |
| C. | CRISIL |
| D. | ICRA |
| Answer» B. CARE | |
| 21121. |
Per capita income has been reduced in India because- |
| A. | price increase |
| B. | more people live in rural areas |
| C. | of regional imbalance |
| D. | of population growth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21122. |
What is considered under capital account of balance of payments? |
| A. | Net Resident Indian Deposits |
| B. | net external help |
| C. | net commercial credit |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21123. |
Between which limits RBI is empowered to vary the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) of commercial banks? |
| A. | 5-12% |
| B. | 4-12% |
| C. | 3-15% |
| D. | 2-11 percent |
| Answer» D. 2-11 percent | |
| 21124. |
The concept of mixed economy concept is- |
| A. | Balanced development of agriculture and industry |
| B. | coexistence of public and private sectors |
| C. | Integrated and balanced economic development |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» C. Integrated and balanced economic development | |
| 21125. |
Which Five Year Plan had the highest percentage of plan outlay for investment in health? |
| A. | First |
| B. | IV |
| C. | Pochvi |
| D. | Sixth |
| Answer» B. IV | |
| 21126. |
Which of the following has been launched to supplement the National Rural Employment Development Program? |
| A. | DPAP |
| B. | RLEGP |
| C. | IDLAD |
| D. | I'M SORRY |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21127. |
The share of tertiary sector in the total GDP of India since 1980- |
| A. | remained constant |
| B. | became unstable |
| C. | showed an increasing trend |
| D. | showed a decreasing trend |
| Answer» D. showed a decreasing trend | |
| 21128. |
The currency of Dinar / New Dinar is- |
| A. | America |
| B. | India |
| C. | Sudan |
| D. | Tunisia |
| Answer» D. Tunisia | |
| 21129. |
In which year Small Industries Development Bank of India was established? |
| A. | 1986 |
| B. | 1980 |
| C. | 1990 |
| D. | 1995 |
| Answer» C. 1990 | |
| 21130. |
According to the latest development report of the World Bank, the position of Indian economy in the world is? |
| A. | second largest |
| B. | the third largest |
| C. | powie the biggest |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. the third largest | |
| 21131. |
The inequality of income in a free economy is mainly due to |
| A. | private property and inheritance |
| B. | open competition |
| C. | difference in marginal productivity of labor |
| D. | private property only |
| Answer» B. open competition | |
| 21132. |
Community development program was started in? |
| A. | 1987 |
| B. | 1976 |
| C. | 1957 |
| D. | 1952 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21133. |
Where is the earliest evidence of agriculture found in India? |
| A. | Harappa |
| B. | Mehrgarh |
| C. | Sarai Nahar |
| D. | Burzahom |
| Answer» C. Sarai Nahar | |
| 21134. |
The density of population and economic prosperity are- |
| A. | not related to each other |
| B. | Synonym |
| C. | inversely related |
| D. | proportionally related to each other |
| Answer» B. Synonym | |
| 21135. |
What are Classified Securities? |
| A. | government issued securities |
| B. | securities issued by multinational companies |
| C. | securities issued by joint venture companies |
| D. | securities issued by private sector |
| Answer» B. securities issued by multinational companies | |
| 21136. |
Which one of the following is not a feature of a developing economy? |
| A. | massive poverty |
| B. | high rate of population growth |
| C. | high rate of capital formation |
| D. | high rate of unemployment |
| Answer» D. high rate of unemployment | |
| 21137. |
Which one of the following is not a contribution towards development in India? |
| A. | population growth |
| B. | increased savings |
| C. | technical research |
| D. | Diversification |
| Answer» B. increased savings | |
| 21138. |
Demands for Grants and Expenditure of various departments are being passed by the Parliament, a Bill is introduced to attract funds from the Consolidated Fund of India for these purposes. What is this bill called? |
| A. | Money Bill |
| B. | Appropriation Bill |
| C. | credit budget bill |
| D. | finance bill |
| Answer» D. finance bill | |
| 21139. |
India is said to be in the second stage of demographic transition because- |
| A. | The death rate and birth rate are declining rapidly |
| B. | both birth and death rates are high |
| C. | The birth rate is high, but the death rate is declining due to improvements in health services. |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» D. neither of the above | |
| 21140. |
Which of the following shows shortfall in economics? |
| A. | Availability of postgraduate for typist job |
| B. | Targeted production of 150 kg instead of 100 kg of a certain item |
| C. | Availability of 10 kg of rice against a demand for 15 kg |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 21141. |
What is not correct with respect to Asian Development Bank? |
| A. | Eska's headquarter is located in Manila |
| B. | SK has total 61 members |
| C. | This bank wants to accelerate economic development in Asia and the Pacific region. |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21142. |
Which of the following is not correct with respect to VAT? |
| A. | This makes tax evasion difficult |
| B. | Increase in tax net increases revenue |
| C. | Due to the uniformity in the tax system, confusion is reduced. |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21143. |
In which of the following countries VAT was first introduced in the world? |
| A. | France |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | Sweden |
| D. | Spain |
| Answer» B. Germany | |
| 21144. |
In which of the following India's first international container transshipment terminal is being built? |
| A. | Kolkata |
| B. | Kochi |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Visakhapatnam |
| Answer» C. Mumbai | |
| 21145. |
Press Note 18 is related to which of the following? |
| A. | capital investment in india |
| B. | Capital investment by Indians abroad |
| C. | with media autonomy |
| D. | restrictions on the media |
| Answer» B. Capital investment by Indians abroad | |
| 21146. |
What is the percentage of states' share in taxes and fees collected by the Center? |
| A. | 29.5% |
| B. | 42.0% |
| C. | 35.0% |
| D. | 50.0% |
| Answer» C. 35.0% | |
| 21147. |
Who has been appointed as its Chief Commercial Officer by Air Asia India, which is preparing to start passenger airlines? |
| A. | Asha Pareek |
| B. | Kiran Sharma |
| C. | Amisha Sethi |
| D. | No one |
| Answer» D. No one | |
| 21148. |
What percentage of the total funds spent by the states under the Sampoorna Gramin Rijgar Yojana is provided by the Center? |
| A. | 60% |
| B. | 75% |
| C. | 80% |
| D. | 90% |
| Answer» C. 80% | |
| 21149. |
Which of these states has announced to provide free life insurance for families living below the poverty line in cities? |
| A. | Andra Pradesh |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21150. |
What percentage of the total funds spent under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is provided by the Center? |
| A. | 50% |
| B. | 75% |
| C. | 80% |
| D. | 90% |
| Answer» E. | |