16 Oct 2017 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions & Tikdams

Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation(AMRUT)’:

1. Rajasthan was the first state in the country to submit State Annual Action Plan under it.

2. It is dependent with public private partnership model(PPP) model.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both are correct

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.2) In India, which of the following financial products is generally not traded under the  Electronic trading platform(ETP)?

a) stocks

b) bonds

c) currencies

d) All of the above are traded under the ETP.

Q.3) Consider the following terms:

1. Fiscal Stimulus:                                            Increasing government spending on infrastructure etc in order to lift investor sentiment, increase money supply in the market and increase demand in the economy.

2. Expansionary monetary policy:             This refers to  a monetary policy by a central bank in which interest rates are cut in order to ease money supply in the economy.

Which of the terms given above is/are correctly matched with their respective definitions?

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Neither 1 nor 2

d) Both are corret

Q.4) With reference to the Body mass index(BMI) which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Height is one of the factors of the BMI

2. It is expressed in units of kg/m2.

Select the correct option using the codes given below.

a) 1 only

b)  2 only

c)  Both are correct

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.5) Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Petroleum And Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO)’:

1. It works on PPP model.

2. It is headqurtered in the New Delhi.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Neither 1 nor 2

b) Both are correct

c) 1 only

d) 2 only

Q.6) What is ‘greenhouse gas protocol ‘?(CSE: 2016)

a) it is and international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify and manage greenhouse gas emissions

b) it is an initiative of the united nations to offer financial incentives to developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adopt eco-friendly technologics

c) it is an inter-governmental agreement ratified by all the member countries of the united nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to specified levels by the year 2022

d) it is one of the multilateral REDD+ initiatives hosted by the world bank

Q.7) With reference to ‘Financial Stability and Development Council’, consider the following statements:(CSE: 2016)

1.It is an organ of NITI Aayog.

2.It is headed by the Union Finance Minister.

3.It monitors macroprudential supervision of the economy.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 3 only

c) 2 and 3 only

d) 1,2 and 3

Q.8) With reference to ‘Agenda 21’, sometimes seen in the news, consider the following statements :(CSE: 2016)

1.It is a global action plan for sustainable development.

2.It originated in the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2


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