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This section includes 1708 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Indian Polity and Civics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1301. |
What is meant by the 'Washington Consensus'? |
| A. | The consensus in Washington about matters of foreign policy. |
| B. | The ten-point guideline to liberal economic reform for development around the world. |
| C. | The ten-point guideline for economic growth in Europe. |
| D. | The ten-point neo-liberal guideline for progress in the US. |
| Answer» C. The ten-point guideline for economic growth in Europe. | |
| 1302. |
Who invented the Human development Index? |
| A. | Paul Krugman |
| B. | Mahbub –ul Haqq |
| C. | Jean dreze |
| D. | Alfred marshal |
| Answer» C. Jean dreze | |
| 1303. |
Govt. policy about exports and imports is called: |
| A. | Commercial policy |
| B. | Fiscal policy |
| C. | Monetary policy |
| D. | Finance policy |
| Answer» B. Fiscal policy | |
| 1304. |
Under what conditions will states create international institutions? |
| A. | For mutual gains. |
| B. | Only where position relative to other states is not affected. |
| C. | They arise as reflections of identities and interest of states and groups which are themselves forged through interactions. |
| D. | Depends on the school of thought. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1305. |
The investment by government to create socio-economic infrastructure is |
| A. | Induced investment |
| B. | Autonomous investment |
| C. | Incremental COR |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Incremental COR | |
| 1306. |
_______________ is an important reason for economic integration. |
| A. | Geographic proximity |
| B. | Democracy |
| C. | Totalitarianism |
| D. | Common law practice |
| Answer» B. Democracy | |
| 1307. |
NAFTA is a good example of: |
| A. | trade erosion. |
| B. | divestment. |
| C. | retrenchment. |
| D. | trade diversion. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1308. |
Who founded Facebook in 2004? |
| A. | Mark Zuckerberg |
| B. | Sean Fanning |
| C. | Jack Dorsy |
| D. | Steve Jobs |
| Answer» B. Sean Fanning | |
| 1309. |
Which kind of power accounts for the largest share of power generation of India? |
| A. | hydro-electricity |
| B. | thermal |
| C. | nuclear |
| D. | solar |
| Answer» C. nuclear | |
| 1310. |
The _______________ is a political organization comprised of 185 countries, and it is headquartered in New York City. This organization deals with a variety of political issues, such as security and world peace, but it also deals in humanitarian and economic issues. |
| A. | World Trade Organization |
| B. | World Bank |
| C. | European Union |
| D. | United Nations |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1311. |
Which one of the following is NOT one of the dimensions to the HumanDevelopment Index? |
| A. | Health |
| B. | Education |
| C. | Living standards |
| D. | Political freedom |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1312. |
NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) was established inthe? |
| A. | Fourth Five Year plan |
| B. | Fifth Five Year plan |
| C. | Sixth Five Year plan |
| D. | Eighth Five Year plan |
| Answer» D. Eighth Five Year plan | |
| 1313. |
FDI stands for: |
| A. | foreign direct investment. |
| B. | foreign domestic investment. |
| C. | foreign direct intervention. |
| D. | foreign direct intermediation |
| Answer» B. foreign domestic investment. | |
| 1314. |
Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.i. The new manufacturing policy aims to create 100 million jobs and increase share of manufacturing sector in the GDP ii. A special purpose vehicle is created to develop infrastructure on PPP mode |
| A. | I only |
| B. | ii only |
| C. | both |
| D. | none |
| Answer» D. none | |
| 1315. |
Inclusive governance includes |
| A. | Allowing NBFCs to do banking |
| B. | Increase government spending on health |
| C. | Strengthening mid-day meals scheme |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1316. |
During the economic crisis, the World bank and IMF provided India a loan of |
| A. | 7 billion |
| B. | 5 billion |
| C. | 8 billion |
| D. | 6 billion |
| Answer» B. 5 billion | |
| 1317. |
What is the FDI allowed for Urban Infrastructure? |
| A. | 49 |
| B. | 100 |
| C. | 75 |
| D. | 51 |
| Answer» C. 75 | |
| 1318. |
_______________ occurs when trade shifts to countries in the group at the expense of trade with countries not in the group, even though the nonmember country might be more efficient in the absence of trade barriers. |
| A. | Trade creation |
| B. | Divestment |
| C. | Retrenchment |
| D. | Trade diversion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1319. |
Which of the following is true: A Economic infrastructure means those basic facilities B. services which directly benefit the process of production and distribution of an economy |
| A. | . A only |
| B. | . B only |
| C. | . both A and B |
| D. | . neither A nor B |
| Answer» D. . neither A nor B | |
| 1320. |
Which among the following is not a cereal? |
| A. | Rice |
| B. | Wheat |
| C. | Gram |
| D. | Maize |
| Answer» D. Maize | |
| 1321. |
Despite having large reserves of coal, why does India import millions of tonnes of coal?1. It is the policy of India to save its own coal reserves for the future and import it from other countries for the present use. 2. Most of the power plants in India are coal based, and they are not able to get sufficient supplies of coal from within the country. 3. Steel companies need a large quantity of coking coal, which has to be imported. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 1`only |
| B. | 2 and 3 only |
| C. | 1 and 3 only |
| D. | 1, 2, and 3 |
| Answer» C. 1 and 3 only | |
| 1322. |
Globalisation has improved in the living structure of |
| A. | All the people |
| B. | Workers in developing countries |
| C. | People in developed countries |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» C. People in developed countries | |
| 1323. |
A _______________ focuses on eliminating internal tariffs with member countries levying a common external tariff on goods being imported from nonmembers. Additionally, this type of regional economic integration allows free mobility of production factors such as labor and capital. |
| A. | free trade area |
| B. | common market |
| C. | customs union |
| D. | complete economic integration |
| Answer» C. customs union | |
| 1324. |
Balance of payment deficit can be removed through: |
| A. | Devaluation of currency |
| B. | Vigorous export promotion |
| C. | Import substitution |
| D. | All of the above. |
| Answer» B. Vigorous export promotion | |
| 1325. |
Who regulates the markets in agricultural products in India? |
| A. | Essential Commodities Act, 1955 |
| B. | Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Act enacted by States |
| C. | Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937 |
| D. | Food Products Order, 1956 and Meat and Food Products Order, 1973 |
| Answer» C. Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937 | |
| 1326. |
NAFTA calls for all of the following EXCEPT: |
| A. | the harmonization of trade rules |
| B. | the liberalization of restrictions on services |
| C. | the implementation of a common currency |
| D. | the liberalization of restrictions on foreign investment |
| Answer» D. the liberalization of restrictions on foreign investment | |
| 1327. |
Which programme was launched in 2006 with objective of correcting regionalimbalances in provision of healthcare? |
| A. | Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna |
| B. | National Rural Health mission |
| C. | Janani Suraksha Yojna |
| D. | Integrated Disease Surveillance |
| Answer» B. National Rural Health mission | |
| 1328. |
The state with lowest death rate is |
| A. | West Bengal |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» B. Haryana | |
| 1329. |
Which of the following is the commercial crop in India? |
| A. | Mustard |
| B. | tobacco |
| C. | Jute |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1330. |
When did the government remove the barriers for investment and investmentin India? |
| A. | 1990 |
| B. | 1991 |
| C. | 1992 |
| D. | 1993 |
| Answer» C. 1992 | |
| 1331. |
When was the first train streamed off in India? |
| A. | 1848 |
| B. | 1853 |
| C. | 1875 |
| D. | 1880 |
| Answer» C. 1875 | |
| 1332. |
OECD stands for: |
| A. | Organization for export co-operation & development |
| B. | Organization for economic commission & development |
| C. | Organization for export commission & development |
| D. | Organization for economic co-operation & development |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1333. |
Which is the leading Indian state in cotton production, as per 2013-14 records? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» C. Maharashtra | |
| 1334. |
In _______________, countries focus on eliminating internal tariffs among member countries, have a common external trading policy among nonmembers, allow free mobility of productions factors within member countries, and adopt common economic policies. |
| A. | free trade area |
| B. | customs union |
| C. | complete economic integration |
| D. | common market |
| Answer» D. common market | |
| 1335. |
All of the following developments were noticed during 1991 (when economicreforms were enforced) except one. Identify it. |
| A. | National debt was nearly 60 per cent of the GNP of Indi(a) |
| B. | Inflation crossed double digits. |
| C. | Foreign reserves were maintained at a very high level. |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» D. None of the above. | |
| 1336. |
Which one of the following is NOT one of the indicators for the HumanDevelopment Index dimensions? |
| A. | Life expectancy at birth |
| B. | Gross domestic product per capita |
| C. | Mean years of schooling |
| D. | Expected years of schooling |
| Answer» C. Mean years of schooling | |
| 1337. |
When was the Gender Inequality Index (GII) introduced? |
| A. | 2010 |
| B. | 2011 |
| C. | 1999 |
| D. | 2005 |
| Answer» B. 2011 | |
| 1338. |
What does structural adjustment involve? |
| A. | Measures to reduce inflation. |
| B. | Measures to curb government expenditure. |
| C. | Deregulation. |
| D. | All of the options given are correct |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1339. |
At present there are only _________ industries for which licensing are compulsory. |
| A. | 18 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» C. 10 | |
| 1340. |
All the support structures which facilitates development of a country constituteits (1) |
| A. | None |
| B. | Infrastructure |
| C. | Manufactures |
| D. | Construction |
| Answer» C. Manufactures | |
| 1341. |
Which is the highest coconut producing Indian state, as per 2013-14 records? |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» C. Tamil Nadu | |
| 1342. |
The constructivist approach pays attention to what? |
| A. | The rational actor. |
| B. | How rational choice can be applied to constructing social groups. |
| C. | How actors construct their interests within a structure of ideas, culture, and |
| D. | How states and other actors construct their preferences, highlighting the role of identities, beliefs, tradition, and values. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1343. |
The conventional source of energy are |
| A. | Non- Commercial |
| B. | Commercial Source |
| C. | Both |
| D. | None |
| Answer» D. None | |
| 1344. |
International orientation refers to — |
| A. | a gradual process of internationalization |
| B. | an attitude or strategic predisposition of a TNC towards internationalization |
| C. | a firm’s modes of entry into international business |
| D. | the stage theory of internationalization |
| Answer» C. a firm’s modes of entry into international business | |
| 1345. |
Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.i. As per the 1948 policy, six industries were under the mixed sector ii. New units could be set up by the private sector |
| A. | i only |
| B. | ii only |
| C. | both |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. ii only | |
| 1346. |
India has witnessed a surplus for the third successive year in which account of thebalance of payment? |
| A. | Trade account of BOP |
| B. | Current account of BOP |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Both (a) and (b) | |
| 1347. |
Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.i. During independence, Indian economy was heavily dependent on the tertiary sector ii. Development of industrial and services sector was not limited. |
| A. | I only |
| B. | ii only |
| C. | both |
| D. | none |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1348. |
Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.i. Higher level of capital-output ratio indicates efficient use of capital. ii. It reflects the productivity of capital in the economy |
| A. | I only |
| B. | ii only |
| C. | both |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. both | |
| 1349. |
What is the mercantilist view of IPE? |
| A. | The world economy is where states seek to maximize their wealth and independence relative to other states. |
| B. | The world economy is an arena of capitalist competition in which social groups are always in conflict. |
| C. | Free trade and free movement of capital shape the policies of governments and economic actors. |
| D. | None of the options given are correct. |
| Answer» B. The world economy is an arena of capitalist competition in which social groups are always in conflict. | |
| 1350. |
As per IMF balance of payment manual, import export of goods should bepresented on: |
| A. | FOB basis |
| B. | FOR basis |
| C. | CIF basis |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» B. FOR basis | |