1101. The First Five-Year Plan (1951–56) gave top priority to:
A. Industry
B. Agriculture
C. Transport
D. Power
Ans: B
1102. The Second Five-Year Plan focused on:
A. Agriculture
B. Cottage industries
C. Heavy industries
D. Infrastructure
Ans: C
1103. The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956 laid emphasis on:
A. Public-private partnerships
B. Socialist pattern of society
C. Green Revolution
D. Fiscal consolidation
Ans: B
1104. The term “mixed economy” in India implies:
A. Only public sector
B. Only private sector
C. Coexistence of both public and private sectors
D. Laissez-faire economy
Ans: C
1105. The Bank Nationalization in India occurred in:
A. 1967
B. 1969
C. 1971
D. 1975
Ans: B
1106. The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) was passed in:
A. 1956
B. 1973
C. 1982
D. 1991
Ans: B
1107. The Emergency declared in 1975 was under:
A. Article 352
B. Article 356
C. Article 360
D. Article 365
Ans: A
1108. The 44th Amendment Act (1978) restored:
A. Article 370
B. Right to property
C. Article 21 – Right to Life
D. Abolition of untouchability
Ans: C
1109. The Minimum Needs Programme (MNP) was launched in:
A. Fifth Five-Year Plan
B. Sixth Plan
C. Fourth Plan
D. Third Plan
Ans: A
1110. Operation Flood is related to:
A. Agriculture
B. Irrigation
C. Dairy development
D. Flood control
Ans: C
1111. The Green Revolution in India was initiated during:
A. Second Plan
B. Third Plan
C. Fourth Plan
D. Fifth Plan
Ans: B
1112. The Father of India’s Green Revolution is:
A. Norman Borlaug
B. M.S. Swaminathan
C. Verghese Kurien
D. C. Subramaniam
Ans: B
1113. The Father of India’s White Revolution is:
A. M.S. Swaminathan
B. C. Subramaniam
C. Verghese Kurien
D. Raj Krishna
Ans: C
1114. The term “Hindu Rate of Growth” refers to India’s growth rate before:
A. 1951
B. 1965
C. 1991
D. 2000
Ans: C
1115. New Economic Policy (1991) included:
A. Liberalization
B. Privatization
C. Globalization
D. All of the above
Ans: D
1116. The first state to implement GST was:
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Assam
D. Tamil Nadu
Ans: C
1117. Disinvestment means:
A. Increasing fiscal deficit
B. Reducing stake in public sector
C. Selling foreign currency
D. Investment in startups
Ans: B
1118. The FRBM Act (2003) is related to:
A. Food distribution
B. Fiscal discipline
C. Rural banking
D. Monetary policy
Ans: B
1119. The NITI Aayog’s CEO (as of 2024) is:
A. Amitabh Kant
B. B.V.R. Subrahmanyam
C. Arvind Panagariya
D. Rajiv Kumar
Ans: B
1120. The term “Minimum Government, Maximum Governance” is associated with:
A. UPA Government
B. NITI Aayog
C. NDA Government
D. Swachh Bharat Mission
Ans: C
1121. Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban (SBM-U) is under which Ministry?
A. Rural Development
B. Jal Shakti
C. Housing and Urban Affairs
D. Panchayati Raj
Ans: C
1122. The Ayushman Bharat scheme provides health cover up to:
A. ₹2 lakh
B. ₹3 lakh
C. ₹5 lakh
D. ₹10 lakh
Ans: C
1123. Stand-Up India Scheme is aimed at:
A. Corporates
B. SC/ST and women entrepreneurs
C. Startups
D. PSU reforms
Ans: B
1124. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) targets:
A. Rural housing only
B. Urban poor housing
C. Tribal housing
D. Cooperative housing
Ans: B
1125. The Digital India programme was launched in:
A. July 2014
B. August 2014
C. July 2015
D. January 2016
Ans: C
1126. The Electoral Bonds scheme was introduced in:
A. 2015
B. 2016
C. 2017
D. 2018
Ans: D
1127. The Anti-Defection Law is contained in which schedule?
A. 8th
B. 9th
C. 10th
D. 11th
Ans: C
1128. Gram Sabha is a body of:
A. Panchayat members only
B. All adult residents of a village
C. Village elders
D. Only elected representatives
Ans: B
1129. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is appointed by:
A. Lok Sabha
B. President
C. Supreme Court
D. Prime Minister
Ans: B
1130. RTI Act 2005 empowers citizens to seek info from:
A. Private companies
B. NGOs
C. Public authorities
D. Media houses
Ans: C
1131. The Right to Education Act was passed in:
A. 2002
B. 2005
C. 2009
D. 2010
Ans: C
1132. Which Constitutional Amendment made RTE a Fundamental Right?
A. 42nd
B. 44th
C. 86th
D. 91st
Ans: C
1133. The Human Development Index (HDI) is released by:
A. World Bank
B. IMF
C. UNDP
D. WTO
Ans: C
1134. The “Ease of Doing Business Index” is published by:
A. IMF
B. World Bank
C. WTO
D. UNCTAD
Ans: B
1135. The headquarters of WTO is in:
A. New York
B. Geneva
C. Brussels
D. Paris
Ans: B
1136. The World Economic Outlook is published by:
A. IMF
B. World Bank
C. WTO
D. ADB
Ans: A
1137. The One District One Product (ODOP) scheme aims to:
A. Promote unique local products
B. Encourage MSMEs
C. Create rural employment
D. All of the above
Ans: D
1138. PM-KISAN scheme provides income support to:
A. Landless labourers
B. Marginal farmers
C. All farmers
D. Farmers below poverty line
Ans: C
1139. The PM-KUSUM scheme is related to:
A. Fertilizer subsidy
B. Solar power for farmers
C. Soil testing
D. Crop insurance
Ans: B
1140. NIPUN Bharat mission targets:
A. Rural nutrition
B. Foundational literacy and numeracy
C. Urban employment
D. Youth skill training
Ans: B
1141. The Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme is under:
A. Ministry of IT
B. Ministry of Agriculture
C. Ministry of Rural Development
D. NITI Aayog
Ans: C
1142. The Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign was first launched in:
A. Haryana
B. Rajasthan
C. Gujarat
D. Uttar Pradesh
Ans: A
1143. The DigiLocker is meant for:
A. Digital currency
B. Online tax filing
C. Secure storage of government-issued documents
D. Banking
Ans: C
1144. The National Water Mission is part of which initiative?
A. Skill India
B. National Action Plan on Climate Change
C. Atal Innovation Mission
D. Swachh Bharat
Ans: B
1145. The Jal Jeevan Mission aims to provide:
A. Irrigation to farmers
B. Tap water to all rural households
C. River cleaning
D. Groundwater mapping
Ans: B
1146. The Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) scheme promotes:
A. Agricultural exports
B. Climate-smart farming
C. Quality manufacturing with environmental safety
D. Railway reform
Ans: C
1147. Startup India Seed Fund Scheme supports:
A. Loans to entrepreneurs
B. Grants to early-stage startups
C. Tax exemptions
D. Export subsidies
Ans: B
1148. The NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) is launched by:
A. UGC
B. AICTE
C. Ministry of Education
D. NAAC
Ans: C
1149. The E-Shram portal is for:
A. Industrial workers
B. Formal employees
C. Unorganized sector workers
D. Migrant labourers only
Ans: C
1150. Labour codes passed in recent years consolidate:
A. 17 laws
B. 23 laws
C. 29 laws
D. 44 laws
Ans: D