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 | Question 1 | 
Which one of the state government is launched Ama Gaon, Ama Vikas programme?
| Bihar | |
| Kerala | |
| Odisha | |
| Tamil Nadu | 
| Question 2 | 
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is ranked as the world largest public works programme by
| Reserve Bank of India (RBI)	 | |
| International Monetary Fund (IMF) | |
| World Bank	 | |
| International Bank for Rural Development (IBRD) | 
| Question 3 | 
Which of the following companies acquired Myntra, and Indian e-commerce firm?
| Flipkart | |
| Facebook | |
| Amazon | |
| Google | 
| Question 4 | 
Match the following information relating to agricultural and give your answer using the codes:
- Amber Box 1. Aggregate measure of domestic support
- Blue Box 2. Direct payment under production limiting programme
- Green Box 3. Govt. assistance and direct payment to producers like safety nets etcs
| 1	2	3	 | |
| 1	3	2	 | |
| 3	2	1	 | |
| 3	1	2 | 
| Question 5 | 
Which of the following is/are not Navratna status Central Public Sector undertakings?
- ONGC 2. IOCL 3. BHEL 4. HAL
| 2 and 3	 | |
| 3 and 4	 | |
| 2, 3 and 4	 | |
| 1, 2 and 3 | 
| Question 6 | 
Chronologically arrange the following economists based on their study on rural poor in India.
- Planning Commission expert group
- Mantex Singh Ahluwalia
- P.K. Baradhan
- V.M. Dandekar
| I, IV, III, II | |
| I, III, IV, II | |
| III, II,IV, I		 | |
| IV, IIII, II, I | 
| Question 7 | 
Population stabilization can be achieved by:
- Care of infant mortality
- Safe motherhood
- Reduction of malnutrition
- Increasing contraception
| II and IV | |
| II and III | |
| II, III and IV | |
| I, II, III and IV | 
| Question 8 | 
Main deficiencies in the implementation of NHRM are:
- Inadequate healthcare infrastructure
- Absence of Need-based fund allocation
- Absence of proper social audit
- Role of ASHA is hampered
| I and II correct	 | |
| II and III correct | |
| I, II and IV correct	 | |
| II, III and IV correct | 
| Question 9 | 
Crop Insurance was introduced by the Government of India in the year
| 1980 | |
| 1985 | |
| 1983 | |
| 1986 | 
| Question 10 | 
Which state in India has largest number of  poultry population?
| Andhra Pradesh | |
| West Bengal | |
| Odisa | |
| Tamil Nadu | 
| Question 11 | 
Where, the first Residential School for the Transgenders was established in India?
| Delhi | |
| Chennai | |
| Mumbai | |
| Kochi | 
| Question 12 | 
Which year the National Food Security Act 2013 was implemented in Tamil Nadu State?
| 2016 | |
| 2017 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | 
| Question 13 | 
Which of the following Union Ministeries has introduced the Janani  Sewa Scheme?
| Ministry of Finance | |
| Ministry of Home | |
| Ministry of Coal | |
| Ministry of Railway | 
| Question 14 | 
Which state in India is the first to establish virtual class rooms?
| Kerala | |
| Tamil nadu	 | |
| Andhra | |
| Karnataka | 
| Question 15 | 
14th Finance Commission Recommended the distribution of central tax revenue to the states was _______ percentage.
| 42 | |
| 40 | |
| 39 | |
| 43 | 
| Question 16 | 
Consider the following statements:
- During the first half of the 19th century while Western countries were experiencing Industrialization. India suffered a period of Industrial decline.
- India’s traditional handicraft industry decayed beyond recovery.
| Both (A) and (B) are true | |
| (A) is true and (B) is false | |
| Only (A) is true		 | |
| Only (B) is true | 
| Question 17 | 
Who is the winner of Nobel Prize for Economics in the year 2014?
| Amertia Sen		 | |
| J.M. Keynes | |
| Jean Tirole		 | |
| M.N. Roy | 
| Question 18 | 
The small Industries Development Bank of India(SIDBI) was set up on
| 2nd April 1990	 | |
| 2nd April 1991 | |
| 2nd April 1992		 | |
| 2nd April 1993 | 
| Question 19 | 
The Reserve Bank of India was  nationalised in the year
| 1948 | |
| 1949 | |
| 1950 | |
| 1951 | 
| Question 20 | 
Per capita income can be calculated by
| National Income ÷ Population | |
| National Income – Population | |
| National Income + Population		 | |
| National Income x Population | 
| Question 21 | 
In which position is India ranked in Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2016?
| 97th  | |
| 109th  | |
| 29th | |
| 72nd | 
| Question 22 | 
The comon of Taxation was given by
| Prof. Adam Smith	 | |
| Prof. Shirras | |
| Prof. Musgrave	 | |
| Prof.  Pigou | 
| Question 23 | 
Match the following and choose the correct option:
- List I List II
- Gogamukh 1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Changsari 2. Oil terminal
- Bhilar 3. Indian Agricultural Research Institute
- Motihari 4. Book Village
| 2	1	4	3 | |
| 3	4	1	2 | |
| 3	1	4	2 | |
| 4	3	1	2 | 
| Question 24 | 
Which of the following instrument is not a part or Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy?
| REPO rate	 | |
| . Bank rate | |
| Cash reserve ratio		 | |
| Statutory Liquidity Requirements | 
| Question 25 | 
Approach to 11th five year plan document titled “towards faster and more inclusive growth” was approved by
| National development council | |
| Planning commission | |
| Finance commission	 | |
| Ministry of agriculture | 
| Question 26 | 
The National development council was constituted on
| August 16, 1950	 | |
| April 1, 1951 | |
| August 6, 1952		 | |
| August 16, 1952 | 
| Question 27 | 
Bank linkage programme for self help group in Tamil Nadu was launched in
| 1992 | |
| 1982 | |
| 1991 | |
| 2000 | 
| Question 28 | 
The present public distribution system in India is not based on the principle of
| Universal Provisionings | |
| Targeted groups | |
| Subsidized prices	 | |
| Fixed entitlement | 
| Question 29 | 
Which distroct in Tamil Nadu has the lowest literacy rate?
| Kanniakumari | |
| Dharmapuri | |
| Krishnagiri | |
| Thanjavur | 
| Question 30 | 
Which of the following is not an indicator of Human development?
| Life Expectancy | |
| Education | |
| Percapita income | |
| Poverty | 
| Question 31 | 
Who gave the slogan “Ecology is permanent economy”?
| M.S. Swaminathan | |
| Sunderlal Bahuguna | |
| Gaura Devi	 | |
| Chandi Prasad Bhatt | 
| Question 32 | 
Mahakali treaty on sharing river water is between
| India – Bangaladesh	 | |
| India – Bhutan | |
| India – Nepal		 | |
| India – China | 
| Question 33 | 
Identify the state whose population density is higher than the average population density of India
| Goa | |
| Maharastra | |
| Odisha | |
| Madhya Pradesh | 
| Question 34 | 
The 2011 population census of India is the
| 12th census | |
| 13th census	 | |
| 15th census		 | |
| 16th census | 
| Question 35 | 
The Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission
| N.K. Singh	 | |
| Y.V. Reddy | |
| Urjit Patel	 | |
| Rangarajan | 
| Question 36 | 
Second Green Revolution strategy was adopted during the
| 11th five year plan | |
| 12th five year plan | |
| 10th five year plan | |
| 9th five year plan | 
| Question 37 | 
Tendulkar report (December 2009) says that 37.2 percent of the Indian population lives below the poverty line
| i.e. every sixth Indian lives in poverty | |
| i.e. every fifth Indian lives in poverty | |
| i.e. every fourth  Indian lives in poverty | |
| i.e. every third Indian lives in poverty | 
| Question 38 | 
The tax on import and export is known as
| Income Tax		 | |
| Trade Tax | |
| Custom Duty		 | |
| Excise Duty | 
| Question 39 | 
Special Drawing Rights was created by
| IBRD | |
| ADBADB | |
| IMFIMF | |
| WTO | 
| Question 40 | 
India signed the Dunkel proposal in
| 1986 | |
| 1990 | |
| 1993 | |
| 1994 | 
| Question 41 | 
Industrial Finance corporation of India (IFCI) was established in the year
| 1946 | |
| 1947 | |
| 1948 | |
| 1949 | 
| Question 42 | 
Frictional unemployment exists
| When there is a decrease in real GDP | |
| because it takes time to find a job when one is first entering labour force | |
| As a result of technological change | |
| When an individual retiresWhen an individual retires | 
| Question 43 | 
The objective of Swa-Shakti  Project is
| Socio- economic development of Women | |
| Training to women | |
| Financial Assistance to Old persons	 | |
| Provide rights to Women | 
| Question 44 | 
The key measure of inflation adopted by the Reserve Bank of India currently is
| The General Price Index | |
| Wholesale Price Index | |
| Retail Price Index	 | |
| Consumer Price Index | 
| Question 45 | 
DAY-NRLM scheme related with
| Poverty Alleviation	 | |
| Old Age Pension | |
| Urban Housing		 | |
| Infrastructure | 
| Question 46 | 
The recently published 2017 new novel by writer Salman Rushdie is
| Two years Eight months and Twenty Eight Nights | |
| Shalimar the clown | |
| Shalimar the clown | |
| The Golden House | 
| Question 47 | 
Which metro rail project is filled as the world’s  largest metro project under a public private partnership?
| Madras Metro Rail	 | |
| Kolkatta Metro Rail | |
| Hyderabad Metro Rail		 | |
| Mumbai Metro Rail | 
| Question 48 | 
Which operation has been initiated by the Income Tax Department (ITD) to track deposits post demonetisation?
| Operation Clean Money | |
| Operation Safe Money | |
| Operation Close Money | |
| Operation Cloud Money | 
| Question 49 | 
The outlines of second five year plan was made by
| B.N. Gadgil	 | |
| V.K. R.V. Rao | |
| P.C. Mahalanobis	 | |
| C.N. Vakil | 
| Question 50 | 
The NDC decided to launch a programme to incentive the states to increase the share to investment in agricultural in their state plans. This programme is called as
| RKVY | |
| PMGY | |
| CDB | |
| MIDH | 
| Question 51 | 
In India the level the consumer expenditure is desirable which secure a diet adaptation at least in terms of calories is said by
| Dr. Minhas	 | |
| P.K. Bardhan | |
| Dandekar and Rath | |
| V.K. R.V. Rao and Asok Mitra | 
| Question 52 | 
Re-cently CSO has changed the base year for National income estimates. The new base year is
| 1993-1994 | |
| 1994-1995	 | |
| 1999-2000	 | |
| 2004-2005 | 
| Question 53 | 
The Government of TamilNadu has introduced an insurance scheme for life saving treatments for the families having an annual income of less than
| Rs. 15, 000		 | |
| Rs. 24, 000	 | |
| Rs. 25,000	 | |
| Rs. 20,000 | 
| Question 54 | 
The National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board was set up in India on
| August 1990		 | |
| August 1991 | |
| August 1992	 | |
| August 1993 | 
| Question 55 | 
What is the percentage of net irrigated area in India under tank irrigation?
| 14-15%		 | |
| 10-12%		 | |
| 13-14%	 | |
| 14-16% | 
| Question 56 | 
The father of white revolution in India
| M.S. Swaminathan | |
| Verghese Kurian | |
| C. Subramaniam | |
| Hargobind Khurana | 
| Question 57 | 
The million wells scheme was launched in the year
| 1988-89		 | |
| 1990-91	 | |
| 1991-92	 | |
| 1993-94 | 
| Question 58 | 
Which year the National Mental Health Programme was started in India?
| 1980 | |
| 1981 | |
| 1982 | |
| 1983 | 
| Question 59 | 
Family planning programme is implemented by which Government of India?
| Central Government with full financial assistance of WHO | |
| Central Government with partial finance assistance of WHO | |
| State Government with full financial assistance of WHO | |
| State Government with full financial assistance of Central Government | 
| Question 60 | 
Govt. has recently allowed 100% FDI in many strategic sectors. Which of the following sectors has not been opened up?
| Space | |
| Refinery | |
| e-Commerce | |
| Power | 
| Question 61 | 
Muskmelon, Watermelon, Vegetables, Cucumber, Moong etc., are growing during March to June in India. It is called as
| Kharif Crop | |
| Rabi Crop | |
| Zaid Crop | |
| Horti Crop | 
| Question 62 | 
Selling equity shares of public sector enterprises refers to
| Bull market	 | |
| Exchange of shares | |
| Disinvestment  | |
| Open market operations | 
| Question 63 | 
In calculating the country’s GNP at market prices which one of the following is not included?
| subsidies | |
| wages and salaries before tax | |
| indirect taxes | |
| depreciation allowance | 
| Question 64 | 
National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) was established in the year
| 1950 | |
| 1955 | |
| 1960 | |
| 1965 | 
| Question 65 | 
The basic aim of economic planning in India is promoting
| economic development | |
| increasing national income | |
| economic growth | |
| increasing employment opportunities | 
| Question 66 | 
The tobacco industry is one of the oldest industries of India; belongs to
| Agro based and labour intensive | |
| Agro based and capital intensive | |
| Technology  based and capital intensive | |
| (B) and (C) are correct | 
| Question 67 | 
Match the following with their established year and choose the correct option:
- Chittaranjan locomotive works 1. 1986
- Rail coach factory 2. 1984
- Integral coach factory 3. 1947
- Rail wheel factory 4. 1952
| 2	3	1	4 | |
| 3	1	4	2 | |
| 3	4	1	2 | |
| 2	1	4	3 | 
| Question 68 | 
C + I + G + (X – M) formula is used to calculate
| GDP- Gross Domestic Product | |
| NNP – Net National Product | |
| PI – Personal Income | |
| GNP – Gross National Product | 
| Question 69 | 
Match the following
- Initiatives for women empowerment Purpose
- Rashtriya Mahila Kosh 1. Women in villages and slum work in Angan-Wadi centres
- Swadhar 2. Upgrade skills of poor and assetless women
- Training and employment 3. Credit facilities to women programme for women
- Indira Mahila Yojana 4. Address to the need of women in difficult circumstances
| 2	3	1	4 | |
| 	3	4	1	2 | |
| 	1	2	4	3 | |
| 4	1	3	2 | 
| Question 70 | 
According to National Telecom Policy 2012 (NTO-2012) increase in rural tele-density by the year 2017 will be
| 70%	 | |
| 100%	 | |
| 75%	 | |
| 50% | 
| Question 71 | 
Using the under optical fibre cable, the project “Bay of Bengal Gateway” (BBG) connects which two countries?
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Chennai | |
| India and Srilanka | |
| Malaysia and Oman	 | |
| Malaysia and Middle East Countries | 
| Question 72 | 
Tax is charged on some items which are manufactured in the country. This is collected by the Government of India. This Tax is
| Direct Tax	 | |
| Indirect Tax | |
| Excise Duty	 | |
| Service Tax | 
| Question 73 | 
Cultivable lands which have not been ploughed for between one and five years are called as
| Culturable waste | |
| Current failows | |
| Other fallows	 | |
| Permanent fallows | 
| Question 74 | 
_______ marked the beginning of census taking in India.
| The Year 1862	 | |
| The year 1872 | |
| The year 1882	 | |
| The year 1892 | 
| Question 75 | 
The MRTP Act, 1969 has been repealed and replaced by the competition Act, 2002 with effect from
| 2002 | |
| 2009 | |
| 2013 | |
| 2016 | 
| Question 76 | 
The basic objective of Gandhian plan brought out by S.N. Agarwala was
| Agricultural development		 | |
| Growth of cottage and village industries | |
| To achieve equality | |
| To raise the material as well as the cultural level of Indian masses | 
| Question 77 | 
The last Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India was
| Manmohan Singh | |
| Narendra Modi | |
| Arun Jaitley | |
| Montek Singh Ahluwalia | 
| Question 78 | 
Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Tamil Nadu ‘Pudhu Vaazhuvu Project’?
- It was launched in 2005
- It is aided by World Bank
- The total outlay is Rs. 1,667 crores
- It is being implemented in 26 districts
| All are correct statements | |
| I, II, III are correct | |
| II, III, IV are correct | |
| I, II and IV are correct | 
| Question 79 | 
What percentage of total cultivation area in Tamilnadu is rainfed (Manavari)?
| 55%	 | |
| 57%	 | |
| 54%		 | |
| 52%		 | 
| Question 80 | 
Which one of the following changes was not called by the Gandhian model and growth in the Indian Planning System?
| To replace production oriented planning with employment oriented planning | |
| To replace employment oriented planning with the production oriented planning | |
| It is in favour  of small scale and cottage industries | |
| It is against large scale industries producing consumer goods | 
| Question 81 | 
Which one of the following is the objecetive plan 2023?
| Create Employment Opportunity | |
| Digital Technology  | |
| Award | |
| Reward | 
| Question 82 | 
Which of the following  objective regarding Skill India Mission is incorrect?
| Its objective is to achieve skilling of the youth across the country | |
| its aim is to remove financial constrains in accessing skil training prpgrammes | |
| Under the mission, loans from Rs. 50,000 to 1.5lakhs will be available to more than 34 lakh Youth of India | |
| The tagline of this mission is Kaushal Bharat | 
| Question 83 | 
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
| Varishtha Pension Bima Yojan	- Social security for old age | |
| Pravasi Karshal Vikas Yojana	- Seeking employment in abroad | |
| PM Fasal Bima Yojana		- Insurance coverage to farmers | |
| PM Gram Sadak Yojana		- Empowerment of rural women | 
| Question 84 | 
When BSE’s sensex has reached its maximum 30,000- mark for the first time in the history?
| 26 December 2016	 | |
| 26 January 2017 | |
| 26 April 2017 | |
| 26 May 2017 | 
| Question 85 | 
The population density of India is
| 357.8/km2	 | |
| 345.7/km2		 | |
| 364.9/km2	 | |
| 374.9/km2 | 
| Question 86 | 
Bilateral trade means
| Trade between two countries		 | |
| Trade between two or three countries | |
| Trade between two or Four countries | |
| Trade between many countries | 
| Question 87 | 
Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana is a programme to eliminate
| Production | |
| Population | |
| Unemployment | |
| Poverty | 
| Question 88 | 
Which Five Year Plan aimed at improving the quality of life of the common man?
| Fifth Five Year Plan | |
| Sixth Five Year Plan | |
| Seventh Five Year Plan | |
| Eighth Five Year Plan | 
| Question 89 | 
Which is the backbone of the Indian economy?
| Market | |
| Agriculture | |
| Service | |
| Industry | 
| Question 90 | 
Doctors, Teachers, Bank staff and Transport workers come under
| service sector		 | |
| Primary sector | |
| Industrial sector		 | |
| agricultural sector | 
| Question 91 | 
According to 2001 census, the literacy rate in India is
| 64.8%		 | |
| 46.8%		 | |
| 86.4%	 | |
| 68.4% | 
| Question 92 | 
Who classified the public goods as a social wants and merit wants?
| Prof. Musgrave | |
| Prof. Shirras | |
| Prof. Seligman	 | |
| Prof. Adam Smith | 
| Question 93 | 
What is NIPFP?
| National Institute of Public Finance and Policy | |
| National Investment of Public Finance and Policy | |
| National Insurance of Public Finance and PolicyNational Insurance of Public Finance and Policy | |
| National Industrial Public Finance and Policy | 
| Question 94 | 
Under the following which one is not the method of meaning National income?
| Income Method		 | |
| Expenditure method | |
| Product method | |
| Circular flow of Income method | 
| Question 95 | 
Match List I with list II correctly and select the correct choice.
- List I List II
- P.N. Rosentin Rodan 1. Father of India Green Revolution
- M.S. Swaminathan 2. Big push
- Disguised unemployment 3. HDI
- UNDP 4. Agriculture
| 1	2	3	4 | |
| 2	1	4	3 | |
| 3	4	2	1 | |
| 4	3	1	2 | 
| Question 96 | 
The Area Aadmi Bima Yojana was launched in India in
| October 2005	 | |
| October 2006 | |
| October 2007	 | |
| October 2008 | 
| Question 97 | 
NSIC means
| National Small Industries Corporation | |
| National Service Industries Corporation | |
| National Savings Industries Corporation | |
| National State Industries Corporation | 
| Question 98 | 
According to the Educational census of 2011 the overall male literacy rate of Tamil Nadu  stood at
| 86.8 percent		 | |
| 80.3 percent | |
| 73.9 percent	 | |
| 81.2 percent | 
| Question 99 | 
Under the following which one is correct answer? Blue box subsidies are:
| Spent in Govt. services such as research | |
| Direct payments made to farmers | |
| Spent for fisheries	 | |
| Child labour Act | 
| Question 100 | 
The first stage of the strategy related to Intensive Agricultural Direct Programme was started in
| 1951-52	 | |
| 1960-61	 | |
| 1965-66	 | |
| 1990-91 | 
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