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51. Pi^^RnRao 51. Who among the following introduced the
'mz arfror ^ 3T^?wr ^ concept of Revealed Preference in the
«TT ? consumer behaviour ?
(A) k.(rii-a Hiifltri ' (A) Alfred Marshall
(B) 3TR. (B) J. R. Hicks
(C) "a;. (C) P. A. Samuelson
(D) (D) Robertson
52. 3T^ nMrrar ^ 52. A firm under imperfect competition with
"4' "Wf ^ "51^ ■^- free entry of new firms operates in the
^iF? <^><dl t I. long run with :
(A) -?Tf^ (A) Loss
(B) aWTPT (B) Abnormal Profit
(C) StT^^TOT _(C) Large excess capacity
(D) H^TFT (D) Normal profit
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53. hRi^IPicII "^FSTR ^ 3RFfe Tfn^ 53. Under perfectly competitive market, a
41'^=hlQl f^F#ffW W "qi ^ firm over the long run operates at the
, t : following level :
(A) ^ ^ -qr (A) Less than'optimum leyel
(B) ?WT -qr (B) Optimum level
(C) ^ ^ (C) More than optimum level
(D) ^ ^ ^ (D) Forced to close down
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54. The concept of inter-dependence among
54.
firms while taking decisions is a
fsffW H^-MH t ?
characteristic feature of which of the
(A) following markets ?
(A) Monopoly
(B) lyf "srMtor
(B) Perfect Competition
' (C) 3ic=qitaT
(C) Oligopoly
(D) yPd-iflnidi (D) Monopolistic Competition
55. W1?T fe[Rr 3T^, ^3cqT2[^ ^ 55. In the theory of cost, optimum level of
f ^: output is the one where ; i' /
(A) AC = MC ' (A) AC = MC
(B) SAC = SMC = LAC = LMC (B) SAC = SMC = LAC = LMC
(C) AC "PR T?T t SMC < SAC (C) AC is falling and SMC < SAC
(D) AC-^^ t cTSTTMOAC (D) AC is rising and MC > AC
56. ^ 56. Break-even point for a firm refers to that
-iti "RR level of output, where :
(A)^ 5f[FFT = 1^ (A) Total Revenue = Fixed Cost
(B) ^ 37m-= MRcltiHi^nd oTTO (B) Total Revenue = Variable Cost
(C) wm = -Rsr cim (C) Variable Cost = Fixed Cost
(D) eiMia = 37m (D) Total Cost == Total Revenue
57. wm <i^MKH R)m ^ ■^* 57. In case of a normal production function
<irMKH cJ>T i^f[R C"?^) "t : optimum stage of production is :
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(A) II^TRA* AP > MP (A) Stage I where AP > MP
(B) ^OTn1^'AP<MP (B) Stage n where AP < MP
(C) WT m f^R?^' MP < 0 (C) ^ Stage m where MP < 0
(D) IV 1^' MP 37^ t (D) Stage IV where MP is infinite
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58.' Producer's surplus in Micro Economics
(a^iffem) ^ ^ T^' •Rfbrrfe 1^ ■sn
ticftai I" : can be defined as : ■
(A) [qshi (fqst)<H)^ ^ "RRf aTlTpT
(A) Total Revenue fi-om sales
(B) ^ (TC) ^ ^ awT , ■ I ' ^
(TR) a#m (B) Excess of TC over TR
(C) ^ awT (TR) ^ ^ WlcT (TC)
a^Tto ' • (C) Excess of TR over TC
(D) aflFTR (TR) ^ MRc^cfH^iild
(D) Excess of TR over variable costs
WTcff 3TTf^
59. a^Tjuf ypd^lfTMl ^ aq;^ ■q^ "^ ^- 59./Excess, capacity.-of a .firm, under
arf^^TOT t" : imperfect competition refers to : '
i
(A) dlWlddi dcHKH (A) Excess of actual output over
.aRTf^ optimum level
(B) vsm "a^w >i«TT di^ldch -acqiq?!
' ' (B) Gap between optimum - level of
9f)T
output and actual output
, (C) arf^* ^ -m a;Tf%^^
(C) Overtime work'done by workers
(aft^-'SFfR)
(D) None of the above
(D) -4* ^ ^ ■
60. ltd ^ aT®7^ aif^cna*i Ijt 60. Pareto laid several conditions for
nflf ^ a^^=fi ?f^ iff I adir attaining optimum or maximum welfare.
llrif iff tfli "t" I ltd ■ Many of such conditions are not realistic.
ite^ ^ vm IT fefli itr^ iff Who propounded the theory of second
l^rd ifcR8fifii ? best to replace Pareto optimality model ?
• (A) ^ . (A) Kermeth Arrow
(B) 371^.11.^.' (B) I.M.D. Little
(C) 3TR' ^.' 1^ 11T d. (C) R. G Lipsey and K. J. Lancaster
(D) d. fV*>d<Wi (D) T. Scitovsky
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61. $ 1100 cT«Tr 61. When nominal GDP is $ 1100 .and real-
qi'«ifq=ti .dOHis $ 1000 GDP is $ 1000, the GDP deflator vvill
^ 3Tw?ftfeTw im: ^ be:
(A) 9.09 (A) 9.09
(B) 90.91 (B) 90.91
(C) 1.11 (C) 1.11
(D) 110.0 (D) 110.0
62. rHMrdRdd ^ 62. Which of the following statements is -
incorrect ?
. t ?
(A) The ratio of consumption
(A) 37FT ^ "qi ^ (C) ^ expenditure (C) to income (Y)
(Y) qidi decreases steadily as income
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t I increases.
(B) Consumption expenditure (C)
(B) 3TR (Y)^ "OTltTT ^(C)
increases less than proportionally
^i^HiRiqi 'q>q qcctl "§" I
with increase in income (Y).
(C) '^*'%"OTq "qi,"TOT wiW (C) Aggregate consumption varies
^iq-qlddl "qft 3M ^ 3iq^8J indirectly and proportionally
with consumer's income, ceteris
sn^qrf^ ^-qfM^ Wit t I
paribus.
(D) ^^ wr-ai^ (break
(D) Break-even level of income occurs
even) Wit ^ Piq^il^ci "sqWi at which planned consumption is
qi^q ■^* STT^ q<iq< WiT ^ I exactly equal to income.
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63. A ^ -m 63. List A gives names of economists and
List B gives concept related with
3T8knfePTt' ^ ^
economists:
^t : •
List A List B
. "^A (I) J. M,Clark (a) Employment
(I) T^iT. (a) ipm< Multiplier
(II) 3TR V^. (b) "5:3^ 1^ ^n?TH (H) R. F. Kahn (b) How to pay
for war
(III) J. M. Keynes (c) Business
(III) T^iT. (c) o^TR^TTf^
Acceleration ■
^ ^ ^ f™ and Law of
(1917) Demand(1917)
(TV) Robert E. (d) Expectations and
(IV) ti^ t (d)
Lucas the Neutrality of
cTS^ (1972) * '
Money(1972)
^ A ^^ B ^ felH Choose the correct match of List A and
List B :
(A) I-(c), n-(a), in-(b), IV-(d)
(A) I.(c), n-(a), in-(b), IV-(d)
(B) i-(a), n-(b), m-(c), iv.(d)
(B) i-(a), n-(b), ni-(c), iv-(d)
(C) l-(b), II-(c), ni-(a), IV-(d)
(C) i-(b), n-(c), m-(a), iv-(d) 'I
(D) I-(d), n-(b), III-(c), IV-(a) (D) I.(d), n-(b), in-(c), iv-(a)
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64. ^ M 3lk ^ ^ 64. Equation of LM-curve in terms of the
rate of interest (0 when money -supply
KY-hi ii, (/) ^ ^
equals M and demand for money is
LM ^^ ^:
KY - hi will be :
(A) i =(K/h)Y+Wh '
. (A) i= (K/A)Y + M/A
(B) i=z{K/h)Y-Wh (B) i= (K/h)Y-Wh
(C) i =(h/K)Y-h/U (C) i= (h/K)Y-h/M
(D) i'={h/K)Y + h/U (D) i= (h/K.)Y + h/M
65. ^THMw 3?^ 65. Which of the follovwng statements is
incorrect ?
f?
(A) The IS curve is the schedule of
(A) IS ^ 3^ 3TR ^
combinations of the interest rate and
^ 3T3^ t ^
levels of income such that the
«ii^i< "^* ^ i
goods market is in the equilibrium.
(B) IS ^^^ 5tiuilcM4» tI
(B) The IS curve is negatively sloped.
(C) IS ^ ^ MPWcfH ^
(C) The IS curve is shifted by changes
[qqfaa "^klT t" I
in autonomous spending.
(D) "5^ ^
(D) The greater the multiplier and the
■qft^ ^ 3# M?T ^ ^
more sensitive investment spending
"^" ctiK"l IS qsh 3lfv^ is to change in the interest rate^ the
"51^ slfli ^ 1 steeper the IS curve.
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66. cliwftch (^•) ^ : 66. The demand for real balances :
(A) increases with the levels of real
(A) 3M-^* ^ ^«T t
income and increases with the
^ sqrsr--^ ^ ^ f 1 interest rate.
(B) decreases with the levels of real
(B) cil^pcie+i 3M-^* ^ ^«T t
income and decreases with the
clS!?T ^ -^nsT t I interest jate.-
(C) ^THf^ ^ ^8? -ETStit t (C) decreases with the levels of real
income and increases with the
CTSIT ©HlMl-"^ ^ ^PT . qisnl ^ I interest rate.
(D) ^ f (D) increases with the levels of real
income and decreases with the
ctqr ^ WT •GTZTlt t' I
interest rate.
67. A cfKIT B 67. List A gives concepts and List B gives
1^ "f* : expressions/equations :
^J^A "q^ B List A List B
(I) qsT ^^ (a) fw (I) Transaction - (a) Fisher effect
velocity of
money
(II) (b>MV-=PT
(II) Income velocity (b) MV = PT
■nf^
of money
(HI) wtfir ^ ^ (c) Mv=PY (HI) Relationship (c) MV = PY
4f^ CZP5T ^ between inflation
rate and the nominal
(IV) ^ ^ (d) interest rate
" STTPT (IV) Revenue from (d) Seigniorage
printing money
^ A B ^ ^ liran ^
iPn? : Choose the correct match of List A and
List B :
(A) i-(c), n-(d), m-(b), iv-(a)
(A) T-(c),n-(d), in-(b), IV-(a)
(B) i-(d), n-(a), ra-(b), iv-(c)
(B) i-(d), n-(a), ni-(b), iv-(c)
(C) I-(b), II-(c), ra-(a), IV-(d) (C) I-(b), n-(c), ni-(a), IV:(d)
(D) i-(a), n-(b), in-(c), iv-(d) (D) i-.(a), n-(b), m-(c), iv-(d)
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68. yRiPMd
68. Which of the following statements is
incorrect according to the classical
"^' ■^'I'l'yi 3T^I^ "I" ?
economic theory ?
(A) f I
(A) Money is neutral.
(B) ^ (B) Money supply does affect real
t I . variables.
(C) "SfM^cT Phc&i-^ ^■ (C) Classical theory allows to study
how real variables are determined
di-wl^di "cfff ^ frtfe
without any reference to the money
di<di "I" 1
■ supply.
(D) "d^TT "drf ^ "tef^ (D) The theoretical separation of real
TTMw and nominal variables is called the
chGQiial ^ I classical dichotomy.
69. What is the appropriate order of phases
69. odNR-'d^* ■'dWf ^ ^
of business cycles ?
t? .
(A) Expansion, Trough, Peak,
(A) fedR, ^ Contraction
(B) 1km<, "-h'^^h, ^ (B) Peak, Contraction, Expansion,
' Trough
(^) •
(C) Trough, Contraction, Expansion,
(C) (^),
Peak
(D) l^nsR. ^*^"^1, (D) Expansion, Peak, Contraction,
C^) Trough
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70.\ ye4ivii"t fenr 70. Rational expectations theory is also
^ ^ ^STFTT ^ t I known as :
(A) teRT (A) Neo-classical theory
(B) ^-^in^chd %5RT (B) New-classical theory
■(C) ^-chir^^H feRT (C) New-Keynesian theory
(D) feRT (D) Neo-Keynesian theory
71. yPdJlHH % TricFTO. fel 71. In a simple linear regression which
^ "% "f^ ^KHII assumption must hold true for the
^ ? regression line to be valid ?
(A) (Error terms) ^ 1^WT (A) The error term has constant
#TT I variance.
(B) ^ i (B) The errors are positively correlated.
(C) HTpHdd (Nominal) "SITO (C) The independent variable is nominal
data.
(D) -yf^ (Sample) ^ STRR ^ ^ 1 (D) The sample size is small.
72. i^ ^PRTCT (^™) ^ fRte 3RnM 72. In which sampling method, elements are
R yPd<!^h ^ d*iHI=b<ui (sampling)- selected at a regular interval from a
311^ .11^ ^ t ? population ?
(A) Simple Random Sampling
(A) wr yPd<!^[d
(B) Stratified Random Sampling
(B) (stratified) "yfd^i^
■ (C) Systematic Sampling
(C) "yfe#!
(D) Cluster Sampling
(D) yPd<tvlH
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73. PlHRrlRdd yiP4=bdl 73. Which of the following is not a
(Probability Sampling) 1^ff^ t" ? probability sampling method ?
(A) yPd^VlH (A) Simple Random Sampling
(B) 3T«T?T (Quota) yPd^vfH (B) Quota Sampling
(C) (Stratified) yRmsjI'i (C) Stratified Random Sampling
(D) yPd<!e[d (D) Cluster Sampling'
74. PHHPdRdd ^ 74. Which of the following is a common
^ ^TFTFT f ? • method of statistical inference ?
(A) (A) Data \^sualization
(B) MR=b(ryHl (B) Hypothesis Testing
(C) ^ufHicHd, (C) Descriptive Statistics
P) aqfe (D) Data Collection
75. yfdMHH ifeT "^f "TO-tn^" 75. In the context of linear regression model,
TRRrT ^RdT t ? what does the Gauss-Markov Theorem
state •?
(A) OLS
3idHHd) t I . . , (A) The OLS estimator is the maximum
likelihood estimator.
(B) ■^* OLS
(B) The OLS estimator is BLUE under
^ (Blue) ^ t I
certain condition.
(C) OLS ^
(C) The OLS estimator is consistent
^ f I
only for large sample.
. (D) OLS 3T5RH^ ifeqf ^ ^
' (D) The OLS estimator minimises the
"^RT ^RXdT I
sum of absolute errors.
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76. ^^ 76. What does 'station^ty' refer to in the
I
^ 3T8f w t ? ■ context of time-series analysis ? -
(A) w? ^
(A) The series h^ constant m^ and
^ ^f I
variance over time.
(B) "3?®^ '^*. ti^sfl "51^
(B) The series shows a clear upward
•• ^t I
^d downward trend.
(C) "4* "S^ ^
(C) The series contains seasonality.
t 1
(D) itm (D) The series has a non-constant
ti ■ variance.
77. W M 1WSTT ■^' i5RT5W^ 77. In 'analyris of time series, which plot is
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4 .
typically used to visualise the
^ wk ^ t ? autocorrelation function ?
(A) (A) Histogram
(B) (B) Q-Qplot
(C) (C) ACFPlot
(D) iq<a<tc» (Scatter) "^^Tfe (D) Schtter Plbt ,
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78. The measure of dispersion, which is least
affected by the presence of extreme
^ ^^ t :
values, is :
\
(A)
(A) Variance .
(B)
(B) Quartile Deviation
(C) (Skewness) (C) Skewness
(D) *HI1^ [^■clQl'l (D) Standard Deviation
79. nRcturHii ■^* MRtticrMii 79. What is the term used in hypothesis
^ oiR^ ^ testing for the error of rejecting a true
t? null hypothesis ?
(A) ZT?ti I ^ "(A) TypeIError
(B) ^I?q II ife ■ (B) Type II Error
(c)- -2if^ ni ife (C) Type in Error
(D) # (p) Composite Error
80. RwldR^d ^ '^Fm '^m 80. Which of the following is a non-
t ? ^ parametric test ?
(A) t-'^m (A) r-test
(B) z-'^%m (B) z-test
(C) ' (C) Chi-square test
(D) F-'qtt^- ' : p) F-test
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81. 'tiRii ^ "w "nf^nTThr 81. The mathematical expression given in
"3^? -cti^dldl f 1 terms of a variable quantity is called :
(A) (A) Function
(B) (B) Rational function
(C) (C) Polynominal function
(D) (D) Equation
82. x^ + 3x^ + 5x + 3 = 0 f^ faqr i*Rui, 82. x^ + 3x2 + 5x + 3 = 0 given equation is
^^ f 7 an equation of which degree ?
(A) ^Hlch<ui (A) Linear equation
■ (B) fetJIdl^ (B) Quadratic equation
(C) cTM "To ^ (C) Cubic equation
(D) -S^^ ^^ (D) None of the above
I
83. "qf^ 3tW BTO AC = 100 ~ 2*:- 83. What will be the marginal cost
0.5x2 ^ x = 4 dcHKd ^ ^ function when average cost function is
AC = 100 - 2x - 0.5x2 and x = 4
^ ^Ini'd dMia ^ ?
I
quantity of production is given ?
(A) 100 . ' '
. (A) 100
(B) 102
(B) 102
(C) 106
■ (C) 106
• (D) 108
(D) 108
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86. A= 1 2
A ^ (A 86. IfA =
1 2
then A~^ (inverse matrix
ypddl^ aTT3!J^) ^ : of A) will be.
1 2 1 2
-1
(A) A-^ = 1/2 1/2 (A) A 1/2 1/2
'-I/2 1/2' "-1/2 1/2"
(B) A-'= M' 2 (B) A-
'
1 2
1 -2" " 1 -2
(C) A-'= -1/2 3/2
(C) A-'= -1/2 3/2
■ 1 2" ■ 1 2"
(D)
A-'= (D) A-'= 1/2
1/2 3/2 3/2
87. ;c = 200 - p2 fan 87. If demand function x = 200 - P^ iIS
t, p=2 -qr ^ given, what will be the elasticity of
^ ? demand at price P = 2 ?
(A) (A)
(B) — (B)
(C) (C)
(D) (D) ej =
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88. WT ^ 88. Who first developed the linear
fen an ? programming ?
(A) 13;. "3^ (A) A. W. Tucker
■(B) fen (B) James K. Strayer
(C) ^ (C) George Cantor
(D) ^ i'sffe (D) George'Dantzig
Xy
89. cfefe "Tprf^ ^■ a^j Xy TO 89. In technical coefficient formula ay = —
X;
what is Xj ?
(A) Wfe "^pfe (A) Technical coefficient
^ (B) yif ^ ^ 37TO (B) Total input of yth sector
(C) yi"* ^ ^ fen (C) Total output ofyth sector
(D) i^ "nn ."^ fen (D) Total output of /th sector
90. feNro 4^+a(0;' = o 3TTO^ fetnro 90. The equation ~^+a(t)y==0
at
in
(fenWB TOT ^ t : differential equation is called :
(A) ^ 3m TO Mn srnTOT toNto (A) Zero first order linear differential
equation
(B) TOTOhr Vim to tfer
fetron
(B) Homogeneous first order linear
differential equation
(C) feTOTOhr 3T8W TO Mn smror
(C) Non-homogeneous first order linear
■?THfe3n
differential equation
(D) ^ "n^* .
(D) None of the above
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91. yIdHKH 91. Who propunded factor-price equalisation
ferr ? ■ theorem ?
(A) nTei (A) Paul Samuelson
(B) (Tiki's TTRkr (B) Alfred Marshall
(C) (C) Irving Fisher
(D) T^. -q^TK (D) M. V. Posner
92. "«HiMK ^ 92. "Trade results from differences in factor
^ hR"iih t i" ■^r«PT endowments in different countries."-The
TO sqr : statement was given by :
(A) T^grr ^ (A) Adam Smith
(B) ■QTT. fro (B) J. S. Mill"
I
(C) -m (C) Haberler
• .
(D) OT (D) Heckscher-Ohlin
93. 'm Wl ^ t, ^ 93, When there is a deficit in the balance- of
^ :
payments, then exchange rate :
(A) TO ^ ^ t (A) decreases
I
I
(B) ^ ^ t (B) increases
i I
(C) ^ t (C) balances
(D) ^ (D) None of the above
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94. Which theory was developed by Gustav
iPTT «n ? .' Cassel ?
(A) Ri^i-^ (A) Theory of Reciprocal demand
(B) "HHcTT RtSRT (B) Mint Parity theory
(C) ^™t Ri^i-^ (C) Purchasing power parity theory
(D) ^5OTT-^ RtSH (D) Balance of Payments theory .
95. ^ ^rfWr ^^TNR ^ ?T?if ^ 95. Gross barter terms of trade was
mRimisi : propounded by ^
(A) ^ (B) fWTSf (A) \Tner (B) David Ricardo
(C)^^ ■ (D) (C) Taussig (D) Ohlin
96. !;iRki4 ■^. "Mfer 1MWt 96. Exchange rate determined by market
forces is :
^ t :
(A) RsR ^ (A) Fixed Exchange Rate
(B) fsfRm ^ ' (B) Flexible Exchange Rate
(C) 3ittm (C) Forward Exchange Rate
(D) ^^ (D) None of the above
97. WRT hR^iih «1T : 97.' The establishment of I.M.F. was the
result of:
(A) ^
(A) Bretton Woods conference
(B) ^
(B) European monetary agreement-
(C) ^
(C) Durban agreement
(D) ^
(D) GATT
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r
98. Pi*-iRiRaa ^ chHNl «THT 98. Which of the following is known as
■STRIT t ? '
paper gold ?
(A) ' (A) Bitcoin
(B) (B) U.S. Dollar
(P) ^ (C) Euro
*
(D) 5rt^ arfq^
(D) Special Drawing Rights
I
99. PlMfcrlRdd ^ ^^Rrld :. 99, Match the following : '
List I List n
(i) • J. Meade (a) Technological
(i) ^ , (a)- wMt 3RRr^
gap
(ii) imK (b) (ii) Posner- (b) Unequal
exchange
(iii) . (c) ^dlMdilO
(iii) Emmanuel (c) Immisering
(iv) WJ^ (d)
Growth
(iv) Jagdish (d) Trade
Bhagwati indifference
W :
curve
(A) (i)Ka), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(d)
Codes :
(B) (i)-(d), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(c) (A) (i)-(a), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(d)
(C) (i)-(d), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(c) (B) (i):(d), (ii)Ka), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(c)
(C) (i)-(d), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(c)
(D) (i)-(b), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(a)
(D) (i)-(b), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(a)
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100. Match the following :
100. rHMHrin^d ^ iiAPdd :
(i) Rybczynski (a) Remarks on
(i) Rf^H<+)1 (a) Rhicjvh ■ ■311^
Currency and
/'
commerce
(ii) "shRi^ _ (b) XhiR^ (ii) Kravis (b) Inter-regional
and International
Trade
(iii) (c) mKi
(iii), Ohlin (c) Wages and
Foreign Trade
(iv) "^sfH (d) u,-sWi
(iv) John (d) Factor
Wheatley Endowment and
Relative
Commodity Price
W '
Codes :
(A) (i)-(d), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(a)
(A) (i)-(d), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(a)
(B) (i)-(d), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(b), (iv).(c)
(B) (i)-(d), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(c)
(C) (i)-(a), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(d)
(C) (i)-(a), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(d)
(D) (i)-(c), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(a) (D) (i)-(c), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(a)
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101. ^ Tf ,101. How do private goods differ from social
WTTte ^3if ^ "Si^ fiR goods in consumer behaviour according
to Samuelson ?
(A) ^3if ^ ^jtTi?r WT ^ t
f^R ^
(A) Private goods have a imiform price
wrf^ ^ "3^ but v^ng quantities, whil6 social
^.^m "CR ^ goods are available to all at price
.,f I based on valuation.
(B) ^iHiP^cb ^aif ^ im ^ (B) Social goods have a uniform price
1%^ ^ ^ftTT?T "^m ^ f, fRt , regardless of consumption, private
^3^ ^ ff goods have variable consumption at
1^ ^ t I
a set price.
(C). i^ ^arf ^ ^RR TiT=f[ T?^
(C) Private goods have varied prices for
-EfM ^ t, iTTRfe
^ "Q;^ PiRf-^^a cfftR "I I the same amount, social goods have
a fixed price.
(D) -5^* ^
^ t ^ -3^ ^ (D) Social goods are accessible only to
t,^ ^ 1^ those who can afford them, private
^t I goods are available to all.
102, Snf^^ H'^d ^IHil "^1^ "^R^iR 102. Which of the following measures is used
■gm ^)Nh %^iT «TRT t ? by the Govt. to address the economic,
depression ?
(A) 3Tk ilT^Sfto ^rpfl ^
(A) Expansion of Govt. Spending and
public works
(B) "U^ ^ ^ ii
■.(B) Increase in tax rates to boost
revenue
_ (C),, ^ f^- ®JTRT (C) Reduction in interest rate to
increase savings
(D) 3q^<Rf^ "sqRR ^ -Tjyf ^ ^ (D), Complete withdrawal from
international trade
^SIPTT
I
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103. RHRrlRsId ^ ^APdd : 103. Match the following :
(a) Proportional (1) Tax rate
' (a) ^ (1) ^^
Tax decreases as
Mid) "t"
income increases
(b) *It4 ^ (2) ^^^ (b) Regressive (2) Tax rate
Tax increases with
Midi ^ ^ income but at
(c) shchIo ^ (3) ^ decreasing rate
(c) Degressive (3) Tax rate remains
=11=1 3?ift Tax constant,
t I regardless of
income level
w •
Codes :
(A) (a)-(2), (b)-(l), (c)-(3)
(A) (a)-(2), (bHl), (cH3)
(B) (aHl),(b)-(3),(cH2)
(B) (a)-(l), (b)-(3), (c)-(2)
(C)'(a)-(3), (b)-(l), (c)-(2) (C) (a)-(3), (b)-(l), (cK2)
(D) (a)-(3), (b)-(2), (c)-(l) (D) (aH3), (b)-(2), (c)-(l)
104. aijTTdk TR %^ "9^* ^ 104. How do countries typically resolve issues
of double taxation ?
^^ t ?
(A) By charging higher taxes oh foreign
(A), 31FI ■qr ^ WIT^ . income
(B) ^ ^ ^ (B) By signing double taxation
avoidance treaties
(C) By exempting foreign income from
(C) 3TI^T ^ ^ "9^ taxes
(D) o^rcwdi* ^ #if ■^* ■^* (D) By requiring individuals to pay
^ 3ilMV^4)dl * taxes in both countries
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105. ^^ ^ ^ 105. Role of public sector undertakings is.:
e
t ?
(A) Economic Growth
(A) fqe^m
(B) Distributive Justice
(B)
9
(C) Counteracting market failure
(C) "^TSIR I^WcTT W hRic^k
(D) ^ (D) All of the above.
106. Rchld^ '^filWh ^ "4* 106. Which of the following statements is
correct on the basis of tax reforms in
^ Ri^ Pt*^f^iRaa "^f ^t^TT
India as per Nicholas Kaldor ?
^ ?
(A) Base of Income taxation is accurate
(A) ^«ii -q^ifqr ^ ^
for - sufficient and equitable tax
1^ aiH ^ srm ^RrapT ^ 1^
collection.
t I
(B) Wealth tax be abolished and income
(B) ^^ ^HiKi chqei 3M tax should be the only form of
Wtt I taxation.
(C) There is no direct relationship
(C) xr^ ^?iT^ ^ ^ sftr I
I
between the growth of Gross
^ yiPki^ ^ ^ ^
National Product and tax receipts.
-Ji^' t I I
(D) Basis for the introduction of
. • I
I
(D) ^ expenditure tax and wealth tax is
^ 37m t I not appropriate
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107. ^^ ^ 107. What type of insurance is least suited for
^ t? private provision ?
(A) ^ ^ (A) Health insurance for elderly,
(B) iTT^jfe ^^ ^
(B) Insurance for natural disasters like
floods
(C) "5^ f^.
(C) Life insurance for young adults
(D) -cjld^bT 3Ti^ (D) Auto insurance for safe drivers
108. ^|4^[h^ ''3>t-<l5'S< 108. What is 'Free-Rider' in the context of
Public Goods ?
^t ?
(A) "13;^ ^ 1^ (A) A person who volunteers for
<=h<df "i" I community services.
(B) A person who pays for 'public
^l4«irH=b "^3^ ^ ^'idld ^<di services to support community
welfare".
^'
(C) ^ "^en^Jifer hR^si ^ (C) A person who promotes the use of
<iHAlVl t 1 public transportation.
(D) '^* ^Vl^M (D) A person who consumes goods and
■f^ "^3^ a^ "^ajf ^ as^Vi services without contributing to the
ctj<di ^ I cost.
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109. PiMleiPaa "4* iHtnn <^11^4,: 109. Match the following correctly :
(1) (a) 13;^ (1) Public Goods (a) A good or
service that
•5ft
is excludable
^ Wftrj -ft"
and rival in
irf^ t I
consumption.
(2) Pi*41 (b) ^<4)K Pi^l
(2) Private Goods (b) A partnership
between Govt.
^1^<k1 t I
and private
(3) ■ ^Hlcf'JlPich (c) "Q^ "^ft ' sector.
pT5ft ^hH^kI (3) Public-Private (c) A good that is
Partnership non-excludable
siypd^dl ^ and non-rival
11 in consumption.
Codes :
^:
(A) (l)-(c), (2)-(a), (3)-(b)
(A) (l).(c), (2)--(a), (3)-(b)
(B) (l)-(a). (2)-(c), (3)-(b)
(B) (l)-(a), (2)-(c), (3)-(b)
(C) (l)-(b), (2)-(a), (3)-(c)
(C) (l)-(b), (2)-(a), (3)-(c)
(D) (l)-(c), (2)-(b),(3Ha)
(D) (l)-(c), (2)-(b), (3)-(a)
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110. fnciii ; 110. Match the following :
(IX ^ (a) ^lcf>3iRicb ■% (1) Wagner's (a) Focuses on Govt.
"RRMH. 3fk aiH Law role in providing
:iifqat"i "^f ^<ct)i< public goods and
^ -iR redistributing
t I income.
(2) (b) (2) Arrow's (b) States that as an
srefoq^^ Paradox economy develops,
^ t, public expenditure
oZp[ qto^l increases.
ti ■ (3) Musgrave's (c) Demonstrates the
Theory impossibility of
creating a fair
voting system that
.reflects individual
^?TfeT t I preference.
Codes :
(A) (l)-(b), (2)-(a), (3)-(c) (A) (l)-(b), (2)Ka), (3)-(c)
(B) (l)-(b), (2)-(c), (3)-(a) (B) (l)-(b), (2).(c), (3)-(a)
(C) (IHa), (2Hc), (3>(b) (C) (l)-(a), (2)-(c), (3)-(b)
(D) (I)-(c), (2)-(b), (3)-(a) ■ (D) (l)-(c), (2)-(b), (3)-(a)
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113. PHHrcrlRdd ^ ^ 113. Which of the following is not a
^t ? limitation of Bank rate policy ?
(A) ^RR oisei^ ^ V\^ '^' (A) Market rates do not change with
WRff I bank rate.
(B) eTFT^* (B) Wages, costs and prices are not
. I elastic.
(C) fe ^ ^^Ndl (^C) Banks do not t^e .financial help
^ I from Central Bank.
(D) ^ XT ^t r (D) Bank rate is discriminatory.
114. rHHRriPsid ^ ^ xfNrft X^.'^.T^.'^ft. 114. Which of the following NBFC is not
(NBFC) 3mt ^ correctly paired with its respective
regulatory agency ?
^ t ?
(A)' Venture Capital Fund - SEBI
(A)^ ^iw "W - "M
(B) Chit Fund Company - State
■ (B) fe XRiRTt - TI^
Government
(C) WT XTPq^ - wife RWFT,
(C) Nidhi Company - Ministry of
TRW
Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India
(D) wfeR - fel^ -te 3W (D) Housing Finance - Reserve Bank of
W# India Company
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115., rHHPdRsId ^ WTTfw %r ^ 115. Which of the following is «of an asset
t ? of the Commercial Bank ?
(A) "W? (A) Deposits
(
(B) T?:^' (B) Loans and advances
(C) (C) Cash
(D) M?T (D) Investments I
116. W "^* "M'Mlkldl "sftfen- 116. The reform related to strengthen the
ITFT^' ^ ^ capital adequacy and risk management
I
standards of banks in India is called :
"t :
, , ♦ * .'
(A) Insolvency and bankruptcy code
(A) 3^ T^^lPd^lMd
(B) Prompt corrective ' action
(B) =hl4cll^ JbH'=i=h'
framework
(C) III 1TTTO
^ (C) Basel III Norms
(
(D) ^MciM sfk ^ fer "fe ^ i (D) Introduction of Payment Bank and
■ ■■ ' -t; Small Finance Bank '
117;.,^ fe. pq%Ti^ "m^* ^ w 'Men,, 117. The'banks that focus on providing
oMpKi'id "^rn, shfsi service to' indiyidual customers such as
WT ^ t, 4)^dle^ f : saving accounts, personal loans, credit
t> . ♦
cards are called :
(A) , >
1 1' '! 't' ■(A) Retail Banks i
(B) wflte ^
(B) Corporate Banks ..
^ 1
(C)
(C) Investment Banks '
i • »
(D) "fe (D) Community Banks
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121. rHHPcrlfed tr I 121. Consider the following statements. Which
I
^^ f ? ofthe diese statements is not correct ?
(A) fera ^ TT^ "3^ snarJi, . (A) One of the objectives of
/
development is to increase the
^^RS2T ^ ifWt ."^311^ availability and widen the
distribution of basic life, sustaining
Piqfe ^iH<n«^dT 3^k -aiq)!
goods such as food, shelter, health
f^cRq t I and protection.
(B) ^ ?Tf^ "^TOT (it."^.it.) "Rnt ■ Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) is
^3# sk ^4'4 calculation of Gross National
Income (GNI) using a specific set
4^4 4 f^rfw ^^ ^
of international prices for all goods
<Hq)ei Xl^hr 3TRT ('3ii.y,i.3llf.) 4
and services to provide more
f 'qlq-iw^. 4 siiw
accurate comparison of living
tiilqi fldii "ST^ 4 W I standards.
(C) "hM «fr3F, ^Tit, 3rnaR a^k . (C) Absolute poverty is the situation of
^Ph^kI am\^ ^ . , being unable or only being able to
Piqfe aiiq^fqqiaiaif ,4 ''^[r q»<^* meet the subsistance essentials of
srpAt "qr ^ 4 wt food, clothing, shelter and basic
4 ftsif^-1 I health care.
(D) ^qNR 4 ^ ^ 4 4^^! (D) Terms of trade is the ratio of a
Piqfd *jjrq 4t 4tid aiPTRf country's average export price to its
I
qiT ai^Hia I average import price.
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122. ^ %3; 122. In W. W. Rostow's 'Stages of Growth
■fern Tfer rHTiT' ■^* •^p[^ • Model for Development' which one of
fem ^ 37^^ TTM^ ^ t ?
the following is not included as a stage
of development ?
(A) wwm "^TTTM ^
(A) Stage of traditional society
(B) V^ ^ 37^^
(B) Take off stage
(C) ^Tf^TWT ^ T^ 37^^
(C) Drive to maturity stage
(D) 17m ^ 37^7f87T (D) Age of moderate mass consumption
123. ^ ^ ^ XT 123. If AY
is rate of growth of GDP; S is
t; S ^ TT^ 373mcl t sfk C Net National Savings Ratio and C is
Ti^ %ft-^3?qTX^ aTjqRT t, cit fF#ffer National Capital-Output Ratio, then
which ^ the following is a simplified
"4' X7teT[ 3nfe fera ^
version of the famous equation' in
fejcT T^* "Effex T^Hlch<ui ^ ^<dl^d
Harrod-Domar theory of economic
TR^OT t ? growth ?
J^^_S Y S-
(A) (A)
AY C AY C
AY C AY^C
(B) (B)
Y "S Y ~S
AY S AY S
(C) (C)
Y C
(D) SAY = CY (D) SAY = CY
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124. (Neo-classical) 124. Which of the following is ko/ true
Tfer ^ ^2FT about Solow neo-classical growth
^t ? model ?
(A)^ Tff^ if aifqwT (A) Solow model is the basic
^ ^ %3; a7i?qR^ ^ . firework for study of convergence
- ti across countries.
(B) ^ %Tt 3fk ^ ^ TT«^ (B) Solow model allows for substitution
^lf?T^aTO ^ aq^irfcT ^ t I between capital and labour.
" (C) 1#S^ S ^ ^) ■^* (C) In Solow model an increase in S
(rate of savings) will not increase
growth in long run, it will
■^* K® ("3^
' only, increase the equilibrium K®
^) ^ I
(capital per worker)
(D) TTT^ TTHm t 1^ SR
(D) The Solow model assumes that
%it 3Tm ^ "31^% -q^ yrd4)d there are increasing returns to the
t I use of labour and capital inputs.
125. fera iffe^ ^ f^* 125. The concept of an endogenous growth
fl=tn1=tA 3#r:^TT^ (Spillover) f, model in which technological spillovers
t^T^qiit %ft are present, the countrywide capital stock
^ ^ WT t f%T^ positively affects output at the industry
3TS|oq^^ oqi^ ^ -q^ ^ yPdHioi level, so there may be increasing returns
to scale at the economywide level, is
^ t PdHRdRsid ^ fer fera
known as which of the following growth
hT'Sqi ^ ^STFTT ^5TM ^ ?
models ?
(A) hT'Sqi
(A) Romer model
(B) TTSFT hT'Sqi (B) Rodan model
(C) tffWr Tffs^ (C) Robinson model
(D) ^qfevT (D) Kaldor model
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Wk
126.- cRvfNt ^ 126. In the context of Hicks classification of
technical progress, with constant ratio of
A ^ ai^qjcT ^ ^
labour to capital consider the following
11^. 1^ ^r«nf "qr t^.^itf^ :
statements :
(I) n=t>il«t)1 "SPTRt ^ "^j?! ^sTRU (I) The technical progress is said to be
t^ ^^ labour savings if it raises the
marginal product of labour in
greater proportion than marginal
aq^qRT f 1 ; •'
^ \
product of capital.
(n) cRnto iRf^ ^"^jft «n?iT (n) The technical progress is said to be
■ . t ^^^ "3^ ^ capital savings if it raises the
marginal product of capital in
m ^ ^WfT ^?qK ^
greater proportion than the marginal
site 3^5^^ t I product of labour.
Which of the following is correct ?
fHHrdRsid "4* t ?
(A) Only Statement (I) is correct.
(A) ii^ (I) t I
(B) Only Statement (11) is correct.
(B) (n)^ i I (C) Both Statements (1) and (II) are
correct.
(C) ^«FT (I) ^ (H) t I
(D) Both Statements (1) and (11) are
(D) ^«H ® ^a^T (n) t I
incorrect.
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127. 37TT *iihi ^ 127. Consider the following statements
RHrdPsicI TK i^ : related to measurement of income
inequality: '
(I) en^5f ^ ^ t^RRt 3Tf^
(I) The greater the curvature of Lorenz
^Wt ^RIRFTciT ^ "ferft "^^nt
line, the greater is" the relative
i\ I
degree of inequality.
(n) M Tprf^ wm ^mhm^\ ^ t ak
(n) Gini coefficients are aggregate
0 ■ ("^ aro^Tpmr) i (Tjyf
inequality measures and can vary
wrai) it wf^
anywhere from 0 (perfect
inequality) to 1 (perfect equality).
fmfM^ ■^* ^1^. t ? Which of the following is correct ?
(A) WT (I) ^ t I ' (A) Only Statement (I) is correct.
(B) (II) ^ t I (B) Only Statement (II) is correct.
(C) Both Statements (I) and (II) are
(C) .. (I) .^?IT (n) -^Trq
correct.
(D) Both Statements (I) and (H) are
(D) (I) ^8IT (II) aro^I
incorrect.
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128. ^ TR ^ 128, Consider the following statements related
^ qr : to expenditure on girls education i
(I) %ff ^ a^cqqqf (I) Studies from around the developing
^ wjm w ^ t % ^n%qjT3ff world consistently 'show that
qft ^fqqi^ qn. 1^ expansion of basic education of
^ 1^ ■^' srto' girls earns among the very highest
yrd4>d 37i%T qRtIT t - "S^iOT ^ rate of return of any investment—
1^, 37fqqif?T HR^il^llSRf much higher for example, than most
qff ■^" ^ aTfqqr public infrastructure project.
(II) ^TfdqJTsrf qft 1w ^ wftq (II) Education of girls has also shown
Mii=r)\ ^ "^qR WTcI return to be one of the most cost
-m^ ^^aiqi wt i efficient means of improving local
health standards:
pHHrdRdd T^f ^ t ?
Which of the following is correct ?
(A) ^qd (I) ^ t I
(A) Only Statement (I) is correct.
(B) ^qd qF«R (H) WT t 1 (B) Only -Statement (II) is correct. -
(C) ^F?sR (I) ^qr (II) ^ t I (C) Both Statements (I) and (II) are
correct.
(D) (I) ?T8TT (II) 3RTdT
(D) Both Statements (I) and (II) are
incorrect.
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129. 129. Under UNDP Human Development
s
(TT^.^,3nf.) ^ 31^ '^jftoR ^
Index (HDI) which of the following is
"f^ cfili'Wi ■ t" ?
indicator of standard of living ?
(A)^ ^'WT
(A) Life expectancy .at birth
(B) ^ ^
(B) Expected years of schooling
(C) '^' oMdla "f^ sSto
(C) Mean years of schooling
(D) ^ TT^ 3TR (D) Gross National Income Per Capita
(it.-^.'^.$) ^PP$)
^ '
130. '% 17 •^* 130. In 17 Sustainable Development Goals of
PiciK"!* (Zero Hunger) UN 'Zero Hunger' is given at which
t? Goal ?
(A)^1 (A) Goal 1
(B) ^^2 (B) Goal 2
(C) ^^9 (C) Goal 9
(D) W 11 ' (D) Goal 11
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131. ^^ ^ 131. The average number of daughters a
hypothetical cohort of women would
"STapH "^JT^ <Jl<n ^
I have at the end of their reproductive
^*OHl ^ '"^ "3^
period, if they were subject during their
"3^ ^ "<3^* ^ ^ t, whole lives to the fertility rates and the
mortality rates of a given period, this is
*
known as :'
(A) "ETSFR ^ t
(A) Net Reproduction Rate
(B) Snft^tT «PT ^
(B) Crude Birth Rate
(C) ^ 3r3PR ^
(C) Total Fertility Rate
(D) 3TIH t^rfW WR ^ (D) Age Specific Birth Rate
132. WT "^f srsmfM ^ 132. The number of immigrants minus the
• ■^* ^ "SRlftRf ^ ^lef^ number of emigrants over a period,
«q)ctil^ "^1^ ^1^ ^ TO ^ilR divided by the person-years lived by the
^ ^3RWTT ?Rr lTOTf^ ^ TT^: Tsit 3rf!r population of the receiving country over
1000 TRRt ^SPRTW ^ ^ ^f?§qT ^ that period. It is expressed as net number
of migrants per 1000 population, is
TO ■^* "snR" t", "3^ "t :
known as :
(A) ^ IJTO^T ^
(A) Total Migration Rate
(B) TRTO ^
(B) Net Migration Rate
(C) WR ^
(C) Emigration Rate
(D) arrj^RR ^
(D) Immigration Rate
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133. ^ 133. A vital statistics rate based on the
number of deaths due to maternal causes
^5RT 1^ q-cql ^ g,(:iii "iTl^
relative to the number of live births
4cif ^
occurring during a given period of time,
^ c+)^<riltil t :
usually a calendar year is known as ;
(A) 1^ 'T3^
(A) Infant Mortality Rate
(B) ^ ^
(B) Total Mortality Rate
(c) -mm ^ (C) Maternal Mortality Rate
(D) 37^«i?f (^qR^^d) ^ (D) Crude Death Rate
134. TT^ w ^ "qRi ^ 1^ 134. Zone-near a city that is restricted as
\
}
Rt)qi q^l I 1^ "WK "^* regards any further extension of urban
i[ "51^ ^ 3T^^ cl^ area. It serves as a bufTer separating
^^ ^ "^irf "3^ sources of population from the city
population is known as :
(A) Green Audit
(A) "^Rd ei^ainOt^T
(B) Green Reservoir
(B) "?ftd ^m\i\
(C) Green Belt
(C) "^Rd "q^
(D) Green City
(D) "^Rd 7TWT
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135. ^^ 135. Probability of dying between birth and
^ 1 TffcT 'aRT ^cnil exact-age 1. It is expressed as deaths per
tM •5i^f?rcT '-^m\ t : 1000 births, known as :
(A) fng TJc^ ^ • (A) Maternal Mortality Rate
(B) 3n^ Tj?^ (B) Age Specific Death Rate
■ ■/
(C) ^ (C) Infant Mortality Rate
(D) ijcH ^ (D) Crude Death Rate
136. ^ ^ r^dlHli< 'wmwu ^ 136. Population per square kilometre is known
# : as :
(A) '^mm ^ ^ (A) Population Growth Rate
(B) ^RWTT ^ (B) Population Centre
(C) "5^ ^ ^ . (C) Population of that Area
(D) ^sFRfeir (D) Population Density
137. -^miuHi ^ 2011 qroi 137. As per Population Census 2011, number
(60 ^ 13;^ "31^ "^" efrfft) of aged persons (people aged 60 years
^ "^nw "fent ^ ? and above) in India was :
(A) 5.2^ ' (B) 10.38 ^ (A) 5.2 crore (B) 10.38 crore
(C) 12.52^ (D) 18.92-^ (C) 12.52 crore (D) 18.92 crore
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138. ^ ^ 3T2f:?Tlf^' ^ 138. In recent years many economists called
'climate change' an example of:
(A) ^ fqwitnai (A) Demand failure
(B) "^RK ^ f^4iddl (B) Market failure
(C) ^ R<^ddl (C) Support failure
(D) cffto ^ fq'^Qiai (D) Price failure
139.' ' "3^ 139. ' ' refers to a variety of
wto ^ t # M^Ici<u| 3i^n^ ^ techniques to assign monetary values to
^ ^-"^RR ^ illf^ TJ^ KR environmental impacts, especially non-
^Rcit t I market impacts.
(A) M^fq<u| litrqfqiH (A) Environmental valuation
(B) . (B) Environmental analysis
(C) ^ (C) Green analysis
(D) ^ (D) Green valuation
140. *■■"" ' ^ "3^ ^sUlT^ctn^ 140. ' ' refers to a demographic
t f^RT^f aifem RTRRsin pattern where a large share of the
population is comprised of children and
^«^T -5^ ^^t I
young adults.
(A) ^5FRjfRsz#hT eTRR
(A) Demographic dividend
(B) W?sqr ^ ^ #TT i
(B) Aging of population '
(C) ^ -3^ C^8T (C) Youth Bulge .
(D) t¥fcTT (D) Dependency Ratio
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141. 2021-22. ^ 141. According to Economic Survey 2021-22,
PHMRrlRsId "^f "d. 3IT8lte ^ ■^* which of the following is not included in
^fi+ileia "I ? Primary Sector ?
(A) ^ (A) Agriculture
(B) "R^, WT (B) Fishing
(C) (C) Mining
(D) (D) Animal Husbandry
142. RRcftR aiafsqcRSff aupRf TITRT 142. For attaining economic stability ■ and
^ ^ "FlitRT containing inflationary pressures in the
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Indian economy, a target has been set up
"HcRK ^ to keep the combined fiscal deficit of
iifd^ra ^ ^ w w "TO centre and states upto what percentage of
t ? GD.P. ?
(A) 3 -af^ (A) 3 per cent
(B) 4 "SfctW (B) 4 per cent
(C) 5 "Sf^ (C) 5 per cent
(D) 6 nftRR (D) 6 per cent
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143. qi«ifq<t) , ^ ''FHT 143. With reference to the computation of
,. real GDP, which of the following
7 statement(s) is/are correct ?
(I) ^^ wiNfT (D GDP deflator is preferred as
compared to WPI and CPI (Whole
Sale Price Index and Consumer
^ 3if8#?^ ^ «ncit t I
Price Index)
(H) ^.^."^ft. fe4crl«i< 3T«foq^^ i(
(n) GDP ,deflatdr covers entire range of
■ ^cHiRd ^3if ak ^aif ^ ^n^jpf
goods and services produced in the
^ ?TTf% 11
economy.
(A) ^^(I)
(A) Only (I)
(B) ^^(11) (B) Only (II)
(C) (l)V^(U) (C) Both (I) and (II)
, (D)^^(I)3k-^Tft (II) (D) Neither (1) nor (II)
144. PiHPdRsld simi 144. Mfhich of the following organisations
37^ R^y ^qq)i*qi" M4)lRld publishes "World Gender Gap Report
and Index" ?
t" ?
(A) World Economic Forum
(A) aTlf^RT ^
(B) United Nations Development
(B) ^rpfgiiT
Programme
(C) f^ %
(C) World Bank
(D) aRRf^N "55?! "^fiW
(D) International Monetary Fund
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145. ^ 145. With reference to the 'PM-SHRI'
PinRnRsid "^* Scheme, which of the following
statement(s) is/are correct ?
(I) *^.T3;H.-?ft' HRcT OT (I) The TM-SHRI' is a centrally
sponsored scheme introduced by
11 « . Govt. of India.
(II) 2024-25 ^ ■^' *it.T3H.-«lt' ^ (II) In " 2024-25 budget, the budget
<
311^ ? 400 1^ allocation for 'PM-SHRI' is ^ 400
t 1 crore.
(A) (I) (A) Only G)
(B) ^^(11) (B) Only GI)
(C) (I) (II) (C) Both G) and GI)
(D) ^ ^ (I) ^ ^ ^ (II) (D) Neither G) nor (II)
146. i^TOT iWlH 2023-24 146. According to UNDP, Human
Development Report (HDR) 2023-24,
^ W 2010-22 ^ 31^
how much has the 'Gini Income
■^f '"M 3M Iplf^* l^dHI "TO
Coefficient' reduced in India during the
t ? period 2010-22 ?
(A) 0.368 (B) 0.357 (A) 0.368 (B) 0.357
(C) 0.342 (D) 0.341 (C) 0.342 (D) 0.341
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147. ^ 147. Which international organisation
has'
, • 2024 published 'World Employment and
r 1 I *
^^ ^ ^ ' Social Outlook' Report 2024 ?
(A) (A) World Bank
(B) SR (B) International Labour Organisation
(C) -sRRf^ -gsr ^ (C) International Monetaiy Fund
(D) 1%^ 3TTfe (D) World Economic Forum
- 148. ^ ^ ^ 148. To generate the labour statistics
^ uPaqcl 3TRfe indicators, which organisation conducts
^ fer ^ ■ annually the Periodic Labour Force
t? . Survey (PLFS) ?
(A) ■wi'Hsqqilq (A) National Statistical Office
(B) 9R ^ (B) Labour Bureau
(C) cNN (C) Central Statistical Organisation
(D) Ministry of Labour and
(D) ^5FT
Employment
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149. With reference to the Pradhan Mantri
149. ^
Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampanna
Pi*^RriRad
Hitgrahi PM-DAKSH), which of the
■£f ^ ^ i? ■ following statement(s) is/are incorrect;
(I) ^ ■^; Q) This scheme is for skill
■f."^-^. ^ ^ development of SC, OBC, EBC and
c^s^ld l^^iRT ^ ^ I waste pickers.
(II) This scheme is operated under the
QX) ^ "^SRT cii-?0^ "^ftW '^*
Central ministry of Skill
H4M^ SRpfeT iR#Ri ^ I
Development and Entrepreneurship.
(A) ® (A) Only®
(B) ^^(n) ®) Only (II)
(C) (I) (H) ^ (C) Both ffi and (n)
(D) ^ ^ CO sk ^ ^ (II)" P) Neither ® nor (0)
150. Which ofthe following organisations has
150. rnHrdRdd ^ W 2023
declared the year 2023 as the
^ 'SRRf^hr ^^r*4n
'International Year of Millets' ?
«TI ?
(A) United Nations General Assembly
(A) (UNGA) p) World Bank
(B) 1^^ (C) United Nations Development
1
Programme
(C) ^ fddiW «t>i4s»)*i (UNDP)
P) United Nations Environment
P) "^13^ (UNEP) Programme
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