Tertiary sector activities include

• Cottage industries
• Mining activities
• Construction activities
• Infrastructure services
Solution
Correct Option: D  [ Infrastructure services ]

Explanation:

Fiscal policy is connected with:

• exports and imports
• issue of currency
• public revenue and public expenditure
• liquidity of money
Solution
Correct Option: C  [ public revenue and public expenditure ]

Explanation:

The earlier name of WTO was:

• UNCTAD
• GATT
• UNIDO
• OECD
Solution
Correct Option: B  [ GATT ]

Explanation: General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT) under the Marrakesh Agreement. The World Trade Organization (WTO) began journey on 1 January 1995.

First Five Year Plan started in India in the year?

• 1952
• 1956
• 1950
• 1951
Solution
Correct Option: D  [ 1951 ]

Explanation: 1951-56

Thename of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis is associated with:

• First Five-Year Plan
• Second Five-Year Plan
• Third Five-Year Plan
• Fourth Five-Year Plan
Solution
Correct Option: B  [ Second Five-Year Plan ]

Explanation: Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis is also known as the father of Indian Statistics, architect of the Second Five-Year Plan (1956–61).

Parallel economy refers to:

• Traditional economy
• Black money
• Agriculture based economy
• Socialist economy
Solution
Correct Option: B  [ Black money ]

Explanation:

Where is the headquarter of State Bank of India (SBI) situated ?

• Delhi
• Mumbai
• Pune
• Srinagar
Solution
Correct Option: B  [ Mumbai ]

Explanation:

Which of the following is not an asset held by the commercial bank ?

• Bills of exchange
• Current account deposits
• Money lent at short notice
• Credit balances with the Reserve Bank
Solution
Correct Option: B  [ Current account deposits ]

Explanation:

Which of the following is the role of Finance Commission ?

• Sharing of net proceeds of taxes between the Centre and States.
• Recommending principles for governing the grants-in-aid to the States by the Centre
• Recommendations on matters referred to it by the President for the interest of finance
• All of the above
Solution
Correct Option: D  [ All of the above ]

Explanation:

Consider the following statements regarding the Goods and Services Tax (GST) of India:

(i) GST is a successor to VAT used in India on the supply of goods and services.

(ii) GST came into effect from 1st July, 2017 through the implementation of the one hundred and first Amendment of the Constitution of India.

(iii) Every decision of the GST Council is to be taken by a majority of not less than three fourths of the weighted votes of the members present and voting at the meeting.

(iv) The GST Council is chaired by the Prime Minister of India.

Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below.

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

Explanation: