ICSA 2011 GS Indian Economics Q&A Session—II, Dated April 9, 2011

1.What is the HDI ranking of India?
a)118; b)119; c)120; d)121;
2.The average annual growth rate of India’s HDI during 1980-2010 is
a)1.66; b)1.41; c)1.61;d)None of these
3.Which of the following Asian countries registered the highest average annual growth rate of HDI during 1980-2010 ?
a) Sri Lanka; b) Bangladesh; c) India; d) Pakistan;
4.The expenditure of central and state governments combined on education as percentage of total expenditure as per budget estimate of 2010-11 was
a) 11.3; b) 10.7; c) 10.3; d) None of these
5. The proportion of the households availing banking facilities is known as
a) Banking penetration ratio; b) Banking expansion ratio; c) Banking habit ratio;
d) Banking inclusion ratio;
6. GOI’s ‘New Initiatives for North Eastern Region’ was announced in
a)1990; b)1996; c)2000; d)2007;
7. The rate of growth of employment in the public sector during 1994-2008 was
a)0.05%;b)1.53%;c)-0.65%; d)-0.05%
8. Apart from IT/BPO, which sector registered highest increase in employment during September 2009-2010?
a)Metal; b)Gems and Jewellery; c)Textiles; d)Automobiles;
9. Which of the following states provided maximum employment under MGNREGS in 2009-10?
a) Andhra Pradesh; b) Madhya Pradesh; c) Uttar Pradesh; d) Rajasthan;
10.In which of the following states, the number of primary health centres under NRHM is maximum?
a)Tamil Nadu; b)Karnataka; c)Maharashtra; d)Andhra Pradesh;
11.Aam Admi Bima Yojana was launched on
a)2 October, 2009; b)2 October, 2008; c)2 October, 2007; d)2 October, 2006
12. Which of the following schemes seeks to promote sustainability of habitats through improvement in energy efficiency?
a) NMSHE; b) Green India Mission; c) NMSH; d) NMEEE;
13. Why should poverty be measured?
a) To be able to identify poor people and so to be able to target appropriate interventions;
b) To monitor and evaluate projects and policy interventions geared to poor people;
c) To evaluate the effectiveness of institutions whose goal is to help poor people;
d) All of these
14. Which of the following is not true about headcount index?
a) The headcount index does not take the intensity of poverty into account;
b) The headcount index does not change if people below the poverty line become poorer;
c)The headcount index indicates poverty for individuals, not households.
d) The headcount index measures the extent to which individuals on average fall below the poverty line, and expresses it as a percentage of the poverty line.
15. The idea of poverty line was first mooted by
a)Amartya Sen in 1969; b)Indian Labour Conference in 1957; c)NSSO in 1957;
d)ISI in 1967;
16. The poverty line in India was quantified for the first time by
a)Amartya Sen, 1969; b)P.D.Ojha, 1965; c) Working Group of the Planning Commission, 1962; d)P.K.Bardhan, 1967;
17. The Task Force on Projection of Minimum Needs and Effective Consumption Demand constituted by the Planning Commission in 1979 defined the poverty line as per capita consumption expenditure level meeting the average per capita daily calorie requirement of
a) 2400 kcal per capita per day in rural and urban areas; b) 2400 kcal per capita per day in rural areas and 2100 kcal per capita per day in urban areas; c) 2100 kcal per capita per day in rural and urban areas; d) 2100 kcal per capita per day in rural areas and
18. As per NSSO estimate, the percentage of people living below poverty line in 2004-05 was
a)26.1%; b)27.5%; c)29.2%; d)None of these
19. The main points of the criticism in respect of the poverty line include:
a) Application of the same poverty line in all the states, which imply the absence of price differentials across the states;
b) Use of a fixed consumption basket over time;
c) Uniform consumption basket for all the states;
d) All of these;
20. Which of the following types of programs unambiguously exemplify the direct approach for poverty alleviation
a) Employment programs aimed at providing wage employment for the poor;
b)Financial assistance programs aimed at generating additional income for the poor from self-employment;
c) Targeted programs aimed directly at increasing incomes of identified poverty groups;
d) All of these
21. Which of the following states is the best performer in respect of socio – economic development during 2002 – 2009?
a) Bihar; b) Himachal Pradesh; c) Haryana; d) Gujarat
22. As per NSSO terminology, UPS, a concept used in the estimation of unemployment, stands for
a) Uninterrupted Payment Status b) Usual Principal Status c) Usual Payment Status
d) None of these
23. In 2009-10 due to the poor monsoon throughout the country the primary sector registered a growth
a) + 0.2% b) +2% c) -0.2% d)-2%
24 ‘Sevottam’ is associated with
a)Ramakrishna Mission ; b)Income Tax dispute redressal; c)Air India; d)None of these;
25. Which of the following does not belong to a four-pronged strategy mooted in the Budget to spur growth in farm production :
a) Reduce wastages; b) Strengthen credit support to farmers; c) Lend a thrust to the food processing sector; d) Build multipurpose hydel project
26. India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd was set up in 2008 as a wholly owned subsidiary of which of the following?
a) ICICI ; b) IDBI; c) HDFC; d) RBI
27. District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) was launched in
a)1994; b)2000 ; c)1990 ; d)1998
28.National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) was established in
a)1950; b) 1951; c) 1952;d) 1947;
29. Who is known as the 'Father of India's Green Revolution' in India?
a)Norman E Borlaug; b)M.S.Swaminathan; c)Gary Becker; d)None of these;
30. What does DFIA stand for?
a). Designated Free Import Authority; b). Duty Free International Airport;
c) Duty Free Import Authorisation; d) None of these

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