Government imposes taxes to:

• run the machinery of State
• uplift of weaker sections
• check the accumulation of wealth among the rich
• None of the above
Solution
Correct Option: A  [ run the machinery of State ]

Explanation:

Who was the head of the 10th Finance Commission?

• K.C. Pant
• Manmohan Singh
• Vasant Sathe
• Shiv Shankar
Solution
Correct Option: A  [ K.C. Pant ]

Explanation:

The Reserve Bank of India was established in the year :

• 1930
• 1935
• 1940
• 1945
Solution
Correct Option: B  [ 1935 ]

Explanation: RBI Nationalized on 1st Jan, 1949.

The Gandhian economy is based on the principle of:

• Competition
• Trusteeship
• State Control
• None of the above
Solution
Correct Option: B  [ Trusteeship ]

Explanation:

Major part of the Indian agriculture is characterized by

• Large size farm
• Capitalist agriculture
• Small size farm
• Co-operative farm
Solution
Correct Option: C  [ Small size farm ]

Explanation:

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
Solution
Correct Option: C  [ partly by the Central Government and partly by the State Government ]

Explanation:

In order to control inflationary price rise, Reserve Bank directs Banks to

• Reduce rate of interest on credit
• Reduce Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
• Increase Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
• Buy bonds from capital market
Solution
Correct Option: C  [ Increase Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) ]

Explanation:

Three annual plans were launched between:

• 1969 to 1972
• 1986 to 1989
• 1990 to 1993
• 1966 to 1969
Solution
Correct Option: D  [ 1966 to 1969 ]

Explanation:

About Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY) which of the following is not correct ?

• It focuses on both the rural and urban areas
• It aims at skill development.
• It is a State Government's scheme
• It has replaced Ajeevika
Solution
Correct Option: C  [ It is a State Government's scheme ]

Explanation:

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).