Net employment generation in the formal sector

was higher at ____ lakh in March, 2019.

1) 7.15
2) 7.5
3) 8.15
4) 8.5
5) 4.87

C’

Which of the following is true as per Social

Infrastructure and Human development?

1) Government expenditure (Centre plus States) as

a percentage of GDP on
Health: increased to 1.5 per cent in 2018-19

2) Government expenditure (Centre plus States) as

a percentage of GDP on
Education: increased from 2.8 per cent to 3.5%per
cent during this period.

3) Both

4) None

1ׄ 3% for education

Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) can improve

both water use efficiency and soilfertility. What
does ZBNF means??

1) Using Hitech technology

2) Shifting from traditional techniques
3) Resorting to Inorganic techniques temporarily to
mitigate farmer's crisis
4) Organic and natural farming techniques

4 correct

Which of the following is largest producer of Milk?

1) Indonesia
2) China
3) India
4) Australia

3 correct

Around 1, 90, 000 km of rural roads constructed

under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
(PMGSY) since 2014 Whereas Road construction
grew @ ___ km per day in 2018-19 compared to 12
km per day in 2014-15.

1) 30
2) 35
3) 20
4) 25
5) 12

1 is correct

About ____ crore houses completed under Pradhan

Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) as against a target of
1 crore pucca houses with basic amenities by 31
March, 2019.
1) 1.94
2) 1.53
3) 1.16
4) 1.8
5) 2

2 is correct

Total telephone connections in India touched

approx crore in 2018-19.

1) 120cr
2) 110cr
3) 105cr
4) 95cr
5) 100cr

1ׄ 118.6 cr

India’s ranking improved by 23 to 77 position in

2018 among 190 countries assessed by the Doing
Business (DB) Report, 2019 issued by?

1) IMF
2) WB
3) CSO
4) ADB
5) ILO

2 correct

Index of Eight Core Industries registered a growth

rate of ____ percent in 2018-19.
1) 4.3
2) 3.3
3) 4.8
4) 3.8
5) None

A correct

Which of the following is not top 5 India's major

trading partners?

1) US
2) China
3) Honk Kong
4) UAE
5) IRAN

5ׄ 5th is Saudi

Which of the following is true about India's

international trade

1) Top export items continue to be Petroleum

products, precious stones, drug formulations, gold
and other
precious metals.

2) Top import items continue to be Crude

petroleum, pearl, precious, semi-precious stones
and gold.

3) Both
4) None

3 correct

The total liabilities-to-GDP ratio, inclusive of both

debt and non-debt components, has declined from
43 per cent in 2015 to about ___ per cent at end of
2018.

1) 41
2) 40
3) 39
4) 38
5) 37

D correct

Non-Performing Assets as percentage of Gross

Advances reduced to ____ per cent at end
December
2018 from 11.5 per cent at end March 2018.

1) 10.3
2) 11.1
3) 10.8
4) 10.1

D correct

Namami Gange Mission launched as a key policy

priority towards achieving the _____, with a
budget outlay of INR. 20,000 crore for the period
2015-2020.
1) SDG 11
2) SDG 6
3) SDG 13
4) SDG 4
5) SDG 7

B correct

What is the expected CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

Debt to GDP by 2024-25 and current?

1) 37.5, 40
2) 37.5, 44.5
3) 40, 44.5
4) 42, 40
5) None of these

C correct

Which of the following is true regarding Money

Management and Financial Intermediation?

1) Benchmark policy rate first hiked by 50 bps and

later reduced by 75 bps last year.

2) As per RBI reports, INR50,000 crore received by

banks from previously non-performing accounts.
Additional INR 50,000 crore "upgraded" from non-
standard to standard assets.

3) All are True

4) Capital mobilized through public equity issuance

declined by 81 per cent in 2018-19. Credit growth
rate y-o-y of the NBFCs declined from 30 per cent
in March 2018 to 9 per cent in March
2019.

C correct

Sustainable development and climate change.

Which of the following is true?

1) India’s SDG Index Score ranges between 42 and

69 for States and between 57 and 68 for UTs:

2) Kerala and Himachal Pradesh are the front

runners with a score of 69 amongst states.

3) Chandigarh and Delhi are the front runners with

a score of 68 and 65 respectively among the UTs.

4) All of above true

5) A and B

5 correct

Which of the following is not true regarding

Minimum Wage System in India for Inclusive
Growth.

1) Present minimum wage system in India has

1,915 minimum wages for various scheduled job
categories
across states.

2) 2 in every 3 wage workers in India not protected

by the minimum wage law.

3) Minimum wages by states should be fixed at

levels not lower than the ‘floor wage’.

4) All are true

2ׄ 1 out of 3

Survey says that efficacy of MGNREGS increased

with use of technology in streamlining it.
Significant reduction in delays in the payment of
wages with adoption of NeFMS and DBT in
MGNREGS. What does F stands for NeFMS?

1) FINANCE
2) Fund
3) Function
4) Flaws

B correct

Which of the following is not true regarding

sustainable energy.

1) Share of renewable (excluding hydro above 25

MW) in total electricity generation increased from
6% in 2014-15 to 10% in 2018-19.

2) Thermal power still plays a dominant role at 60%

share.

3) Both
4) None

D correct

As per Economics survey Market share of electric

cars only ____% in India while it is 2% in China and
39% in Norway.

1) 0.05
2) 1
3) 0.06
4) 0.08
5) 2

C correct

Which of the following is true about Sustainable

Energy.

1) 4 times increase in per capita energy

consumption needed for India to achieve 0.8
Human Development
Index score.

2) India now stands at 5th in wind power, 6th in

solar power and 4th in renewable power installed
capacity.

3) Both
4) None

Aׄ India now stands at 4th in wind power, 5th in

solar power and 5th in renewable power installed
capacity.
____ times increase in per capita energy
consumption needed for India to increase its real
per capita GDP
by $5000 at 2010 prices, and enter the upper-
middle income group.

1) 4 times
2) 4.5 times
3) 2 times
4) 2.5 times
5) 3 times

Dׄ correct

As per India's demographic at 2040, Working age

population to grow by roughly ___ mn per year
during 2021-31.

1) 4.2
2) 9.7
3) 8.1
4) 10

B correct

An Analysis of the Swachh

Bharat Mission. Which of the following is **NOT**
true?

1) 93.1% of the households have access to toilets.

2) 96.5% of those with access to toilets are using

them in ruralIndia.
3) Policy shift from ‘Swachh Bharat’ to ‘Sundar
Bharat’.

4) All true

5) Kerela is the first in the country to attain open-

defecation free status for its rural population.

5ׄ Sikkim

National Total Fertility Rate expected to be below

replacement rate by ____

1) 2021
2) 2025
3) 2030
4) 2022

A correct

Ending Matsyanyaya: How to Ramp up Capacity in

the Lower Judiciary? Which of the following step
can be taken?

1) By filling out merely 2279 vacancies in the lower

courts and 93 in High Courts.

2) States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and West

Bengal need special attention.

3) Productivity improvements of 25 percent in

lower courts, 4 percent in High Courts and 18
percent in
Supreme Court can clear backlog.

4) All steps are necessary

4ׄ correct

“Virtuous Cycle” of savings, investment and

exports catalyzed and supported by a favorable
demographic phase required for sustainable
growth.
What are the requirements for a self-sustaining
virtuous cycle?

1) Presenting data as a public good.

2) Emphasizing legal reforms.
3) Ensuring policy consistency.
4) Encouraging behavior change using principles of
behavioral economics.
5) All

5 correct

Survey talks of Nourishing MSMEs to create more

jobs and become more productive. Which of the
following step is not mentioned?

1) A sunset clause of less than 10 years, with

necessary grand-fathering, for allsize-based
incentives.
Deregulating labor law restrictions to create
significantly more jobs, as evident from Rajasthan.

2) Deregulating labor law restrictions to create

significantly more jobs, as evident from Rajasthan
3) Re-calibrating Priority Sector Lending (PSL)
guidelines for direct credit flow to young firms in
high
employment elastic sectors.

4) All above are mentioned.

5) Closing or merging Dwarf MSME and help them

become Giant MSME.

5 correct

The Economic Survey emphasizes on the

importance of exports for economic growth of the
country
pointing out that India’s share in global exports is
low and that it should focus on market share. The
High
Level Advisory Group, chaired by ________ ,
submitted its report in June 2019 on how India can
enhance its exports and these need to be
implemented where possible.”

1) Shandar De
2) UK Sinha
3) Dr. Sujit Bhalla
4) PK Sinha
5) Manish Bhullar

3 correct

Which of the following is not true about Dwarf

MSME?
1) Dwarfs (firms with less than 100 workers)
despite being more than 10 years old, account for
more than
50% of all organized firms in manufacturing by
number.

2) Contribution of dwarfs to employment is only
14% and to productivity is a mere 8%.

3) Dwarf msme have more potential to grow than

infant firm.

4) All above true

3 correct.