26/07/2019 Material

Synopsis

Scheme Based Question - 5

Economy Indicators/Policy -5
Social Issues - 5
Static Challenging Questions - 5
Phase 1 Practice - 10

Context Based Qn 1 2 3 There was a intiative by Government, wherein there was a system
developed to monitor the developments on the decisions taken by different
ministries/department during the meet Prime Minister

The Intiative Mentioned in the Above Paragraph is ________

E-Patrachar
F-Samiksha
E-Vignyan
F-DevPM

Ans:E-Patrachar

It was developed by _________

NIC
IIT-Madras
NIC+IIT-Madras
IIT Guwhati

Ans:NIC

The Tagline contains which of the following phrase?(Choose which is not)

Monitor
Followup
Action
Follow

Ans:Followup

4. Aayakar Setu is a app designed by ______

NIC
CBDT
IIT-Kharagpur
Min of Shipping

Ans:CBDT

E-Sahaj is an intiative of _______

MHA
MEA
MORD
MOF

Ans:MHA

Fill in the Blanks India has secured the____(1) place in the global GDP rankings in 2018 with
the UK and France forging ahead to the fifth and sixth spots, data compiled by the World Bank
showed. In 2017, India had emerged as the _____(2)largest economy, while France was pushed
to the seventh place in the global GDP league table.

The government has unveiled a plan to emerge as a $5 trillion economy by 2024-25 and the
Economic survey for 2018-19 has said that the country needs to sustain a real GDP growth rate
of______(3) to achieve the goal

6.Fill in the blank 1

7th
6th
5th
4th
Ans:7th

7. Fill in the blank 2

7th
6th
5th
4th

Ans:6th
2
8. Fill in the Blank 3

8%
8.5%
7.5%
7%

Ans:8%

9.According to the Annual Report 2018-19 of the Department for Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade (DPIIT), foreign direct investments (FDI) worth USD
_______ billion were received in the country in past five years

286
275
268
297

Ans:286

10.Privatisation of Air India is also slated this fiscal and also a host of strategic sales. The
number of listed CPSEs is ________

59
42
35
49

Ans:59

11.Female work and labour force participation in India is a report released by _____

Min of Women and Child Care

UNDP
IKEA
UNDP+IKEA
All the above

Ans:UNDP+IKEA

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12. Estimates from IMF Suggest that, Indian GDP could just expand by _______if the
women labour participation rate is at the present level

27
32
25
36

Ans:27

Qns 13 14 Based on Maternity Benefit Act

13.The Last Amendment to the MBA was made in_______

2016
2017
2015
2014

14.The Maternity Benefit act was enacted in ________

1961
1960
1962
1963

Ans:1961

15.If the exchange rate is below the equilibrium level then in a floating exchange rate system:

a) There is excess demand and the exchange rate should fall

b) There is excess supply and the exchange rate should fall

c) There is excess demand and the exchange rate should rise

d) There is excess supply and the exchange rate should rise

Ans:C

16.To prevent the external value of its currency rising the government could:
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a) Sell its own currency

b) Increase interest rates

c) Buy its own currency

d) Sell foreign currency

Ans:A

17.A depreciation of a currency occurs when:

a) The value of the currency falls

b) The value of the currency increases

c) Inflation falls

d) The balance of payments improves

Ans:A

18.An appreciation of the currency is likely to occur if:

) Domestic interest rates fall

b) There is an increase in demand for imports

c) There is an increase in demand for exports

d) There is an increase in the balance of payments deficit

Ans:C

19.A fall in the external value of a currency:

a) May cause an outward shift in the demand for the currency

b) May cause an inward shift in the supply for the currency

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c) May lead to a movement along the demand curve for a currency

d) May be due to an increase in demand for the country's exports

Ans:C

20._____ is an intense affirmative action of the Government to boost economic activity in the
country

Fiscal Consolidation
Fiscal Rapidisation
Fiscal Stimulus
Fiscal policy

Ans:Fiscal Stimulus

21. NAM Ministerial Meet recently concluded in _______

Prague
Carcas
Helenski
Buenos-Aires

Ans:Carcas, Venzula

22. Boris Johnson is the new PM of ______

Britain
Spain
USA
Germany

Ans:Britain

23. Priti Patel became _____ of the British Government

Home Secretary
Finance Secretary
Defence Secretary
Central Bank Governor

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Ans:Home Secretary

24. Securitypedia is related to ________

CISF
CRPF
Indian Railway
Indian Police

Ans:CISF

25. International Polic Expo concluded at ______

Delhi
Lucknow
Chennai
Chandigarh

Ans:Delhi

26. Itaipu Dam is in _______

Argentina
Brazil
USA
Germany

Ans:Brazil

27. Gordon Dam is in _______

Argentina
Brazil
Australia
Germany

Ans:Australia

28. World Aquatics Championship recently concluded in ______

Gwangju
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Tianging
Samoa
Singapore

Ans:Gwangju

29. Peter Ncmura is a tenis player from _______

Australia
USA
England
Netherlands

Ans:Australia

30. Tala is currency of

Samoa
Russia
Puerto Rico
El Salvador

Ans:Samoa