"SEBI" stands for the:

• State Earnings Board of India
• Securities and Exchange Bank of India
• Securities and Exchange Board of India
• State Exchange Bank of India
Correct Option: C  [ Securities and Exchange Board of India ]

Remark: The Securities and Exchange Board of India was constituted as a non-statutory body on April 12, 1988 through a resolution of the Government of India.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India was established as a statutory body in the year 1992

The architect of the Second Five Year Plan was :

• Mahatma Gandhi
• Subhash Chandra Bose
• P. C. Mahalanobis
• None of them
Correct Option: C  [ P. C. Mahalanobis ]

Remark:

National Development Council was set up in:

• 1950
• 1951
• 1952
• 1954
Correct Option: C  [ 1952 ]

Remark:

Which industry employs the largest number of women in India ?

• Tea
• Textile
• Jute
• Coal
Correct Option: B  [ Textile ]

Remark:

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) was launched in the IXth Five Year Plan for:

• education for all
• education for the weaker sections
• universalisation of elementary education
• bridge all the genders and social gaps in education
Correct Option: C  [ universalisation of elementary education ]

Remark:

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
Correct Option: B  [ Current account deposits ]

Remark:

ICDS was first introduced in India in the year

• 1975
• 1977
• 1979
• None of these
Correct Option: A  [ 1975 ]

Remark:

In India, Special Economic Zones were established to enhance:

• Technology Development
• Free Trade
• Foreign Investment
• Employment
Correct Option: B  [ Free Trade ]

Remark:

Which of the following benefits is covered under social security schemes ?

• Retirement benefits
• Medical facility
• Compensation facilities
• All of the above
Correct Option: D  [ All of the above ]

Remark:

Which among the following in India has the function of recommending Minimum Support Prices for various commodities to the Government ?

• National Farmers Commission
• Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
• Central Statistical organization
• Department of Agriculture
Correct Option: B  [ Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices ]

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