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UPSC and State PSC Prelims Exam Indian Geography Question Bank
Q.1) With reference to the calculation of Gross
Domestic Product (GDP), consider the following:
1. Commission of a real estate agent in the sale of a
property
2. Sale of a used car
3. Components such as tyres sold for car manufacture
Which of the following are not included in its
calculation?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution (b)
Q.2) With reference to National Cooperative Development
Corporation (NCDC), consider the following statements:
1. It is the statutory organisation under Ministry of
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
2. It strengthens and promotes programmes across
sectors relating to agriculture and allied fields
3. Recently it launched Yuva Sahakar – Cooperative
Enterprise Support and Innovation
Scheme
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1,2 and 3
Solution (d)
Q.3) With reference to the Ease of Doing Business
(EoDB) rankings, consider the following statements:
1. It is published by the World Bank
2. The Doing Business report ranks countries on the
basis of distance to frontier (DTF), a score that shows the gap of an economy
to the global average.
3. India’s rank has been constantly improving since
2014.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 3 only
Solution (b)
Q.4) With reference to the first Human Capital Index
released recently, consider the following Statements:
1. It has been released by World Economic Forum
2. It conveys the productivity of the next generation
of workers compared to a benchmark of complete education and full health.
3. Singapore topped the list.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 2 only
Solution (c)
Q.5) With reference to the Credit Rating agencies in
India, consider the following statements:
1. They are registered and regulated by SEBI
2. They function on “Issuer pays” model rather than
“Subscriber pays’ model
3. According to the new norms, ratings agencies are
required to disclose liquidity position, source and rationale of additional
funds of a company.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution (d)
Q.6) With reference to the External Commercial Borrowings
(ECBs), consider the following statements:
1. The cost of ECBs is higher than the domestic
borrowings.
2. It widens the investor base of a company
3. The government can direct inflows into specific
sectors by allowing higher ECBs in them, thus promoting development
Which of the given statements is/are advantages of
ECBs?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution (b)
Q.7 which of the following schemes is not related to MSMEs?
a) SHAKTI
b) Samadhaan
c) Sambandh
d) SFURTI
Solution (a)
MSME Delayed Payment Portal – MSME Samadhaan
Public Procurement Portal for MSEs – MSME Sambandh
Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional
Industries (SFURTI) – related to Infrastructure of MSMEs
SHAKTI (Scheme for harnessing & allocating Koyla
transparently in India) – step to tackle stress in the power sector and not
related to MSME.
Q.8) Baba Kalyani committee recently submitted its
report on?
a) Review of powers of CBI
b) Impact of Climate change on Indian rivers
c) SEZ policy
d) Review of Bilateral Trade Agreements
Solution (c)
Q.9 Inclusive Wealth Report 2018 is published by?
a) World Bank
b) World Economic Forum
c) UN Environment Programme
d) UN Development Programme
Solution (c)
10. With reference to the Integrated Disease Surveillance
Programme (IDSP), consider the following statements:
1. It comes under the National Health Mission.
2. The scheme seeks to set up a Central Disease
Surveillance Unit and a State Surveillance
Unit in each State where data is collected and
analyzed.
3. It is assisted by World Bank.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution (d)
Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP)
• IDSP is a disease surveillance scheme under National
Health Mission, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in India,
assisted by the World Bank.
11. With reference to the Intensified Mission
Indradhanush, consider the following Statements:
1. It has been launched by the Government of India to reach
each and every child under two years of age.
2. It is a special drive that will focus on all the
districts of the country
3. It targets to immunize all children against seven
vaccine preventable diseases
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution (c)
Q.12) Recently, PAiSA portal was launched by which of
the following Union Ministries?
a) Ministry of Railways
b) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
c) Ministry of Housing
d) Ministry of Rural Development
Solution (c)
Q.13) With reference to the Demographic Dividend,
consider the following statements:
1. A country with a high population between 15-64 years
is considered to have a high demographic dividend.
2. Focus on providing skill development and education
will help in effective utilisation of demographic dividend.
Which of the statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution (c)
Q.14) Universal Basic Income has been in news for a
while. Consider the following statements with reference to it:
1. It is unconditional and universal to all the
citizens of the country
2. UBI would require subsumption of other subsidies and
allowances in order to free up resources so that a particular amount can be
directed to people on a periodic basis.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution (c)
Universal basic income (UBI) is a model for providing
all citizens of a country or other geographic area with a given sum of money,
regardless of their income, resources or employment status. The purpose of the
UBI is to prevent or reduce poverty and increase equality among citizens.
Q.15) With reference to the definition of poverty in India,
which of the following statements is correct?
a) According to C Rangarajan committee, poverty line
should be Rs 32 in rural areas and Rs 47 in urban areas.
b) The poverty estimates of Rangarajan committee were
lower than that of Tendulkar committee.
c) The poverty line suggested by World Bank is lower
than that of Tendulkar committee.
d) None of the above
Solution (a)
Q.16) which of the following statements is not correct?
a) Poverty Gap is the difference between the mean
income among the poor and the poverty line
b) Headcount ration shows the percentage of population
whose per capita incomes are below the poverty line
c) Multidimensional poverty Index consists of 10
indicators
d) None of the above
Solution (d)
Q.17) which of the following committees is not related
to poverty estimation in India?
a) YK Alagh
b) NC Saxena committee
c) Pronab Sen committee
d) None of the above
Solution (c)
Pranab Sen Committee for Slums was constituted by
Ministry of Housing and Poverty Alleviation in 2010.
18. Which of the following is/are a correct difference
between SECC 2011 and Census 2011?
1) Census is conducted by Census Commissioner in Home
Ministry while SECC 2011 was by Ministry of Rural Development.
2) Census has a statutory backing while SECC 2011
doesn’t.
Select the correct option from below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution (c)
Q.19) which of the following are steps taken by the Government
for the eradication of poverty?
1. Progressive taxation
2. Decentralisation through Panchayati Raj and Nagarpalikas
3. Saubhagya scheme
Which of the following is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution (d)
Q.20) With reference to The National Food Security
Act 2013, consider the following statements:
1. The Act provides for coverage of up to 75% of the
rural population and up to 50% of the urban population
2. Under the Act, the eligible persons will be entitled
to receive 5 kgs of food grains per person per month at subsidized prices of
Rs. 3/2/1 per Kg for rice/wheat/coarse grains.
3. To ensure the food security of poorest of poor, the
existing Antyodaya Anna Yojana
(AAY) households will continue to receive 35 Kgs of foodgrain
per household per month
4. Pregnant women and lactating mothers are also
covered under the scheme.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Solution (d)
