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1. (A) Complete the following statements by selecting the appropriate option. Question 1.Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the first Prime Minister of(a) Bangladesh(b) Pakistan(c) Iran(d) AfghanistanAnswer:(a) Bangladesh Question 2.In 1987, India sent a Peacekeeping Force (IPKF) to(a) Bangladesh(b) Sri Lanka(c) Somalia(d) VietnamAnswer:(b) Sri Lanka (B) Identify the incorrect pair in every set and correct it. Question … Read more

1. (A) Complete the following statements by selecting the appropriate option. Question 1.The concept of Lokpal is taken from(a) United States(b) United Kingdom(c) Sweden(d) RussiaAnswer:(c) Sweden Question 2.The Right to Information was passed in the year(a) 1950(b) 1976(c) 2016(d) 2005Answer:(d) 2005 (B) State the appropriate concept for the given statements. Question 1.Person investigating complaints against … Read more

1. (A) Complete the following statements by selecting the appropriate option. Question 1.Article had granted a ‘special status’ to Jammu and Kashmir.(a) 352(b) 360(c) 370(d) 110Answer:(c) 370 Question 2.Left wing Extremism originated in 1967 in(a) Nagaland(b) Jharkhand(c) Gadchiroli(d) NaxalbariAnswer:(d) Naxalbari (B) Identify the incorrect pair in every set and correct it. Question 1.(a) Naxalism – … Read more

1. (A) Complete the following statements by selecting the appropriate option. Question 2.Today the Indian approach to gender issues focuses on(a) Education(b) Welfare(c) Development(d) EmpowermentAnswer:(d) Empowerment Question 3.The first UN Conference on Human Environment was held in 1972 in(a) Johannesburg(b) Stockholm(c) Rio(d) New DelhiAnswer:(b) Stockholm (B) Identify the incorrect pair in every set and correct … Read more

1. (A) Choose the correct alternative and complete the following statements Question 1.In 1995, GATT was replaced by the(a) WTO(b) ECOSOC(c) UNDP(d) TRIPSAnswer:(a) WTO Question 2.……………… refers to a company that operates in several countries but has a distinct home base(a) Transnational Corporation(b) Mixed Economy(c) Multinational Company(d) LiberalismAnswer:(c) Multinational Company (B) Find the odd word. … Read more

1. (A) Complete the following statements by selecting the appropriate option. Question 1.One of the important trends in the post-1989 international relations was(a) End of bipolarity(b) Rise of regionalism in Asia(c) End of non-alignment(d) Demand for a new international economic orderAnswer:(a) End of bipolarity Question 2.The ‘Maastricht’ Treaty is with reference to(a) United Nations Peace … Read more

1. Choose the correct option: Question 1.Types of foreign tradea) Import tradeb) Export tradec) Entrepot traded) Internal tradeOptions:1) a and b2) a, b and c3) a, b, c and d4) None of theseAnswer:2) a, b and c Question 2.Export trends of India’s foreign trade includesa) Engineering goodsb) Gems and Jewelleryc) Textiles and ready-made garmentsd) GoldOptions:1) … Read more

1. Complete the following statements: Question 1.Development financial institutions were established to …………………a) provide short term funds.b) develop industry, agriculture and other key sectors.c) regulate the money market.d) regulate the capital market.Answer:b) develop industry, agriculture and other key sectors. Question 2.Money market faces shortage of funds due toa) inadequate savings.b) growing demand for cash.c) presence … Read more

1. Choose the correct option Question 1.Optional functions of Government:a) Protection from external attackb) Provision of education and health servicesc) Provision of social security measuresd) Collection of taxOptions:1) b and c2) a, b and c3) b, c and d4) All of the aboveAnswer:1) b and c Question 2.Obligatory functions of the Government:a) Provision of employmentb) … Read more

1. Complete the following statements: Question 1.While estimating national income, we include only value of final goods and services in order toa) make computation easierb) avoid double countingc) maximize national welfare of the peopled) evaluate the total economic performance of a nationAnswer:b) avoid double counting Question 2.NDP is obtained bya) deducting depreciation from GNPb) deducting … Read more