National Food Security Act came into effect in the year:

• 2012
• 2013
• 2014
• None of the above
Correct Option: B  [ 2013 ]

Remark:

Scheme run under MGNREGA are sponsored :

• by the Central Government alone
• by the State Government alone
• partly by the Central Government and partly by the State Government
• by Centre, State and Panchayat bodies together
Correct Option: C  [ partly by the Central Government and partly by the State Government ]

Remark:

Who wrote the book Planned Economy for India?

• Jawaharlal Nehru
• Indira Gandhi
• M. Visvesvaraya
• Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Option: C  [ M. Visvesvaraya ]

Remark:

The qualification for the Chairman and the members of the Finance Commission are specified in:

• Finance Act of 1951
• Finance Act of 1952
• Finance Act of 1950
• Finance Act of 1953
Correct Option: A  [ Finance Act of 1951 ]

Remark:

The full form of GST is:

• General Sales Tax
• Goods and Services Tax
• Government Special Tax
• General Service Tax
Correct Option: B  [ Goods and Services Tax ]

Remark:

SRI, which is highly practiced in Tripura is associated with:

• Rice production
• Rural internal connectivity
• E-marketing
• Regards to elders
Correct Option: A  [ Rice production ]

Remark:

Where is the headquarter of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) situated ?

• Chennai
• New Delhi
• Kolkata
• Mumbai
Correct Option: D  [ Mumbai ]

Remark: Established in Calcutta but shifted to Mumbai in 1937.

Which organisation looks after the credit need of agriculture and rural development in India ?

• FCI
• IDBI
• NABARD
• ICAR
Correct Option: C  [ NABARD ]

Remark:

In which year the Planning commission was set-up?

• 1949
• 1950
• 1951
• 1952
Correct Option: B  [ 1950 ]

Remark:

Which of the following Committees are related to Banking reforms:
i) Narsimham Committee
ii) P J Nayak Committee
iii) Sunil Mehta Committee
iv) Nachiket Mor Committee

• (i), (ii) and (iii) only
• (ii), (iii) and (iv) only
• (i) and (iv) only
• (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Correct Option: D  [ (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) ]

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