Q:1: In order to protect domestic industries, India was

following a regime of _________ on imports. This was

encouraged through tight control over imports and by
keeping the ________ very high.

Q:2: The WTO was founded in 1995 as the successor

organisation to the ____________

Q:3: ________ is an indicator which is used for

analysing the employment situation in the country.

Q:4: Reforms were introduced in ______ in China, in

_____ in Pakistan and in ____ in India.

Q:5: Credit provisions of SHGs are generally referred

as __________

Q:6: In India, the ministries of education at the union and

state level, departments of education and various
organisations like ________ , ____________ , _________
facilitate institutions which come under the education
sector.

Q:7: The concept of ________ is the base for

conceptualising human capital.

Q:8: India recognised the importance of human capital

in economic growth in ________ five year plan.

Q:9: The official data on poverty is made available to the

public by __________. It is estimated on the basis of
consumption expenditure data collected by the
_________.

Q:10: Equity in agriculture called for ________ which

primarily refers to change in the ownership of
landholdings.
Q:11: ___________ is an indicator used by experts to
gauge the number of people dying prematurely due to a
particular disease, as well as, the number of years spent
by them in a state of disability owing to the disease.

Q:12: Improvements in water supply and sanitation

have a large impact by reducing ________ from major
waterborne diseases.

Q:13: ________ is the support system on which

depends the efficient working of modern industrial
economy.

Q:14: The contribution made by each of the agricultural

sector, the industrial sector and the service sector
makes up the __________.

Q:15: In pre-independent India, _______ was the first to

discuss the concept of a poverty line.

Q:16: Nationalisation of commercial banks took place

in ________.

Q:17: Of late, owing to the efforts of the

_________________, the Indian Government has
initiated the modernisation of informal sector
enterprises and provision of social security measures
to informal sector workers.

Q:18: The importance of ________ as an environmentally

sustainable production process is on a rise and needs to
be promoted.

Q:19: When tax imposition leads to a disproportionate

rise in prices, i.e. by an extent more than the rise in the
tax, it is known as ___________.
 Q:20: In 1965, Mao introduced the
_________________(1966-76) under which students and
professionals were sent to work and learn from the
countryside.

Q:21: Under which system the goods are distributed among people
not on the basis of what people need but on the basis of purchasing
power?

a) Capitalistic system
b) Socialistic system
c) Mixed system
d) Dual system

Q:22: Who is known as the architect of ‘Indian Planning’?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Dr. BR Ambedkar
c) PC Mahalanobis
d) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

Q:23: The planning commission was set up in:

a) 1948 b) 1950 c) 1951 d) 1956

Q:24: When was first five-year plan introduced?

a) 1st April,1950
b) 1st April, 1951
c) 1st April, 1952
d) 31st March, 1950

Q:25: The common goals of the five year plans are:

a) Modernisation b) Growth
c) Self-reliance d) All of the above
Q:26: Long-term objectives to be achieved over a long period of time
formulated with reference to common goals of plans are called:

a) Objectives of plans
b) Objective of planning
c) Perspective plans
d) Both (b) and (c)

Q:27: A good indicator of growth is steady increase in the:

a) Gross domestic product

b) Net domestic product
c) Population
d) National income

Q:28: Self-reliance means avoiding:

a) Exports b) Imports
c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of the above

Q:29: Which factor led to the breaking up of the stagnation of

agriculture?

a) Land reforms b) Green revolution

c) Buffer stocks d) Land ceiling

Q:30: Green revolution introduced during the planning process was

restricted mainly to:

a) Wheat and rice b) Cereals and pulses

c) Cotton and jute d) Jowar and bajra

Q:31: Which of the following is not true for small scale industries?

a) SSI is labour intensive and therefore, employment oriented.

b) SSI needs small investment and is therefore, equity oriented.
c) SSI is capital intensive and therefore, increases productivity.
d) SSI shows locational flexibility and is therefore, equality oriented.
Q:32: During the initial stages of planning, special concessions were
given to the industries producing goods to be used as substitutes for
imported goods. This strategy was named as:

a) Inward looking trade strategy

b) Outward looking trade strategy
c) Export promotion strategy
d) None of the above

Q:33: Protection of domestic industries took the form of:

a) Quotas b) Tariffs
c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of the above

Q:34: ________________ sector was mainly dependent on monsoon.

Q:35: ____________________ means utilisation of country’s

resources into different development activities in accordance with the
national priorities.

Q:36: ___________________ refers to utilisation of country’s

resources in order to promote economic growth.

Q:37: _______________________ were initiated in order to bring

equity in ownership of landholdings.

Q:38: __________________ ,_______________________,

________________________and ____________________ are the
common goals of five-year plans.

Q:39: The excess portion of agriculture produce, which is sold into

the market by the farmers, is called__________________.

Q:40: India approached the _____________________________

______________________________________, popularly known
as_________________ and the __________________________
____________________________, and received $7 billion as loan to manage the
crisis.
Q:41: International bank for reconstruction and development (IBRD) is
popularly known as:

a) World bank

b) Bank of Tokyo

c) American bank

d) HSBC bank

Q:42: IMF stands for:

a) International monetary foundation

b) Internal monetary fund
c) International money fund
d) International money foundation

Q:43: What was the one major proposal of new industrial policy (1991)?

a) NRI’s will not be allowed for capital investment in India.

b) Facility of FDI upto 51% in high priority industries.
c) Import restrictions on technical knowhow for one year.
d) Abolition of industrial licencing except for six industries.
Q:44: Financial sector reforms mainly relate to:

a) Banking sector

b) Insurance sector

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) Stock market

Q:45: The process of privatisation is where:

a) A company is transferred to a non-profit organisation.

b) Services that were previously supplied are outsourced.

c) A few public sector enterprises are sold to private sector.

d) A state industry merges with or takes over a private or publicly owned

company.
Q:46: Objectives of privatisation policy are:

a) to improve the government’s financial position

b) to improve the performance of an enterprise

c) to reduce the burden on public administration

d) All the above

Q:47: Rate of which tax was reduced as per the tax reforms:

a) Income tax

b) Corporate tax

c) Value-added tax

d) Property tax

Q:48: General agreement on trade and tariff (GATT) was established in 1948
with how many countries as global trade partners?

a) 20

b) 21

c) 22

d) 23

Q:49: Which of the latest tax introduced by the government in India?

a) Goods and services tax

b) Value-added tax

c) Service tax

d) Corporate tax

Q:50: The ____________________________ started by the government

since 1991.
 Q:51: Privatisation of the public sector undertakings by selling off part of
the equity of PSUs to the private sector is known
as__________________________.

Q:52: When work is done outside the country due to low wage rate,
reasonable degree of skill and accuracy, it is known
as____________________.

Q:53: Which of the following reforms are included in liberalisation policy?

a) Industrial sector reforms

b) Financial sector reforms

c) Tax reforms

d) All of the above

Q:54: Tax reforms were one of the important reforms under liberalisation
policy. Which of the following is not a tax reform?

a) Reduction in the rate of tax

b) Reforms in indirect taxes

c) Simplified tax payment process

d) Devaluation of rupee

Q:55: India approached the _____________________________

______________________________________, popularly known
as_________________ and the __________________________

____________________________, and received $7 billion as loan to manage

the crisis.

Q:56: Whose estimate of national income was considered very

significant ?

a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) William Digby
c) RC Desai
d) VKRV Rao
Q:57: The main interest of the Zamindar was:

a) To collect rent
b) To improve the condition of agriculture
c) To produce food crops
d) To produce cash crops

Q:58: Despite being the major source of livelihood, the

agriculture sector continued to experience stagnation and
deterioration during the British rule in India because of:
a) Decline of handicraft
b) Land tenure system
c) Drain of India’s wealth
d) None of the above
Q:59: Initially, the industrial development was confined to the
setting up of:

a) Cotton textile mills

b) Jute textile mills
c) Cotton and jute textile mills
d) Capital goods industry
Q:60: Major contribution to the GDP of the country on the eve
of independence was from:

a) Tertiary sector
b) Secondary sector
c) Primary sector
d) Both primary and secondary sector
Q:61: In the history of demographic transition, which year is
regarded as the year of great divide?

a) 1901
b) 1902
c) 1921
d) 1923
Q:62: Details about the population of British India were first
collected in:

a) 1871
b) 1881
c) 1891
d) 1901
Q:63: Which of the following statement is true regarding
demographic profile of India during the colonial rule?

a) Life expectancy was 63 years

b) Infant mortality rate was around 70 per thousand live
births
c) Overall literacy level was less than 16 per cent
d) Both birth rate and death rate were quite low

Q:64: Which service remained throughout inadequate under the

colonial regime?

a) Law and order

b) Postal services
c) Railways
d) Ports
Q:65: One of the following statements about Indian economy is
not true. Identify the false statement:

a) Indian agriculture was flourishing before the advent of

the British
b) India’s foreign trade throughout the colonial period
was marked by a large export surplus
c) India had a sound industrial base under the British
d) British developed the railway system in India for their
own benefit
Q:66:______________________is an economist who estimated
India’s per capita income during the colonial period.

Q:67: _______________industries were adversely affected due

to partition.

Q:68: _____________________refers to the number of deaths of

children below the age of one year per thousand live births.

Q69: Which airlines inaugurated the aviation sector in Indian

and in which year?

Q70: What was malmal khas?

Q71: When was the first railway bridge built in India?

Q:72: Which of the following are ‘land tenure systems?

a) Zamindari system
b) Mahalwari system
c) Ryotwari system
d) All the above
Q:73: Zamindari system implemented by the ________

was the major land settlement.

Q:74: When was the first postage stamp released in India?

a) 1830
b) 1840
c) 1847
d) 1852

Q:75: Female literacy level during the British rule:

a) 9%
b) 16%
c) 7%
d) 5%

Q:76: Who was the first person to discuss the concept of

poverty line in India?

a) Shaheen Rafi Khan

b) Dadabhai Naoroji
c) Damian Killen
d) Amartya Sen

Q:77: Task force on projections of minimum needs and effective

consumption demand was formed in:

a) 1979
b) 1989
c) 2005
d) 1990
Q:78: Small farmers or seasonal workers who regularly move in
and out of poverty, fall in the category of:

a) Chronic poor
b) Never poor
c) Churning poor
d) Usually poor

Q:79: The calorie requirement for measuring poverty line is

higher in rural areas than urban areas because in rural area:

a) People do not enjoy as much as people in urban areas

b) Food items in are expensive
c) People are engaged in mental work
d) People are engaged in physical labour
Q:80: In 1999-2000, the poverty line was defined for urban areas
as consumption worth:

a) Rs.454 per person a month

b) Rs.328 per person a month
c) Rs.545 per person a month
d) Rs.238 per person a month

Q:81: Poverty index developed by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen

was named as:

a) Poverty gap index

b) Sen’s index
c) Squared poverty gap
d) None of the above

Q:82: Which of the following state reduced its people below the
poverty line to 17% during 1973-2010?

a) Bihar
b) West Bengal
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Tamil Nadu
Q:83: Which of the following is not a major cause of poverty in
India?

a) Low capital formation

b) Lack of social/welfare nets
c) Social exclusion
d) Migration of people from rural to urban India

Q:84: The scheme was introduced on 15th August, 1995 as

100% centrally sponsored scheme for social assistance for the
poor to ensure minimum national standard for social
assistance:

a) Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY)

b) Swaran Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojna (SJSRY)
c) Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS)
d) National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)

Q:85: Which of the following is programme for the benefit of the

elderly?

a) Public Distribution System

b) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
c) Social Assistance Programme
d) National Food for Work Programme

Q:86: Which programme is restructured as ‘National Rural

Livelihood Mission’?

a) National Food for Work Programme

b) Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna
c) Rural Employment Generation Programme
d) Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojna

Q:87: ________________refers to a state in which an individual

is unable to fulfil even the necessities of his life.

Q:88:____________________________and
___________________are the two measures to determine the
extent of poverty.
Q:89: ______________________refers to the total number of
people living below the poverty line.

Q:90: To help the elderly people, poor and destitute women, the
government initiates_________________________.

Q:91: Reasons for chronic indebtedness among the poor:

a) Poor work mainly as landless agricultural labourers

b) Poor borrow money from lenders who charge high
rates of interest
c) The poor are highly vulnerable. They are not able to
negotiate their legal wages from employers and are
exploited
d) Poor are landless. Even if some of them possess land,
it is only dry or waste land
Q:92: How economists identify the poor?

a) On the basis of their wealth

b) On the basis of their annual income
c) On the basis of their occupation and ownership of
assets
d) On the basis of their savings
Q:93: Why poor have very limited economic opportunities?

a) As they lives in rural area

b) Scarcity of funds
c) Lack of basic literacy and skills
d) All of these

Q:94: The official data on poverty is made available to the

public by the:

a) NSSO
b) Planning Commission
c) Government of India
d) None of the above
Q:95: The government’s approach to poverty reduction was
of_________________ dimensional:

a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four

Q:96: In rural India, the proportion of people still living in

abject poverty is:
a) 2/3 b) 1/3
c) 1/2 d) ¼
Q:97: National bank for agriculture and rural development
(NABARD) was set up in:
a) 1980 b) 1981
c) 1982 d) 1983
Q:98: The institutional source of credit whose area of
operation is the one where banking facilities and
cooperatives are absent and which operate at the district
level is:
a) Regional rural bank b) Commercial bank
c) Self-help group d) NABARD
Q:99: Credit needs related to constructing fences and
digging wells are fulfilled by:
a) Short-term credit
b) Medium term credit
c) Long-term credit
d) None of the above
Q:100: Government has assured the farmers of some
minimum income from the sale of their crop by introducing:
a) Warehousing facility
b) Regulated markets
c) Minimum support price policy
d) Co-operative agricultural marketing societies
Q:101:The sector providing alternate livelihood options to 70
million small and marginal farmers is:
a) Livestock
b) Agro-processing
c) Apni mandi
d) Fisheries
Q:102: Production of a diverse variety of crops rather than
one specialised crop is called:
a) Diversification of production activity
b) Diversification of crop production
c) Diversification of employment
d) All the above
Q:103: The ‘Operation Flood’ programme was successfully
implemented from the year:
a) 1892 b) 1982
c) 1966 d) 1995
Q:104: The ‘Golden Revolution’ was a period of very high
productivity in:
a) Food grain production
b) Horticulture
c) Organic farming
d) Pisciculture
Q:105: ‘Organic farming’ was first suggested in India in:
a) 1892 b) 1982
c) 1966 d) 1995
Q:106: Which of the following is true about organic farming?
a) Organically grown food is more healthier and tastier.
b) Yields in organic farming are lower than in chemical
farming.
c) It adversely affects the fertility of the soil.
d) It is quite expensive method of farming
Q:107: ________________________is a continuous
comprehensive socio-economic process, attempting to
improve all aspects of rural life.
Q:108: Micro finance is a credit scheme extended to the poor
through______________________________.
Q:109: ______________________________ refers to a system
in which marketing societies are formed by farmers to sell
the output collectively and to take advantage of collective
bargaining.
Q:110: _____________________________ is fixed by
the government to safeguard the interest of farmers.
Q:111: ______________________________ is the
development, which aims to develop the present generation
without affecting the quality of life of future generation.
Q:112: The period between________________ is known as
‘golden revolution period’.
Q:113: India adopted social banking and multi-agency
approach towards rural credit after______________
a) 1965 b) 1969
b) 1970 d) 1979
Q:114: Organic farming uses:
a) Organic manure b) Bio-fertilisers
c) Organic pesticides d) All of these
Q:115: Traditional sources of rural credit in India are:
a) Money lenders b) Relatives and friends
c) Traders d) All of these
Q:116: The stock of skill and expertise of nation at a point of
time is called:

a) Human capital
b) Human development
c) Human capital formation
d) Physical capital
Q:117: Which of the following is not a source of Human Capital
Formation?

a) Education
b) Saving
c) Health
d) Information
Q:118: Before introducing new technology, a firm provides the
basis skills to the workers regarding its usage. This is which
source of human capital formation?

a) Study programme for adults

b) On the job training
c) Expenditure on information
d) Investment in education
Q:119: If worker absents herself/himself for long due to ill
health, it will affect his/her:

a) Job security
b) Wage/income
c) Productivity
d) All the above
Q:120: Which of the following statement is true?

a) Major share of education expenditure goes to higher

education.
b) No education cess is imposed by the government on
all union taxes.
c) Human development is based on the idea that
education and health are integral to human well-
being.
d) Education and literacy can be used as synonyms of
each other.
Q:121: In India, education sector is regulated by:

a) Ministry of education
b) NCERT
c) UGC and AICTE
d) All the above
Q:122: The major share of total education expenditure is taken
by____________________________________.

a) Elementary education
b) Higher education
c) Secondary education
d) Technical education
Q:123: ‘Right to Education Act’ was enacted in the year:

a) 2006
b) 2007
c) 2008
d) 2009
Q:124: Percentage of education cess levied on all union taxes
is:

a) 4%
b) 3%
c) 2%
d) 1%
Q: 125: The Adult Literacy Rate among females in India in the
year 2000 was:

a) 68.4%
b) 61.9%
c) 45.4%
d) 37.9%
Q:126: _________________ is intangible and cannot be sold in
the market.

Q:127: __________________________ implies the development

of abilities and skills among the population of the country.

Q:128: ___________________and___________________

are the two major sources of human capital in a country.

Q:129: Give any difference between physical capital and human

capital.

Q:130: Which five year plan recognised the importance of

human capital in India?

a) Tenth
b) Seventh
c) Sixth
d) Ninth
Q:131: The formula to calculate workforce participation ratio is:

a) (Workforce/Total population) x 100

b) (Number of unemployed persons/Labour force) x 100
c) Workforce + Number of people who are willing to work but
are unemployed
d) (Workforce/Labour force) x 100
Q:132: Workers who are on permanent pay-roll of their employer are
called:

a) Self-employed workers
b) Casual workers
c) Regular workers
d) None of the above
Q:133: Men get opportunity to work in:
a) Primary sector
b) Secondary sector
c) Service sector
d) Both (a) and (c)
Q:134: Agriculture labourers, farmers, owners of small enterprise which
employ less than 10 workers fall in the category of:

a) Formal sector
b) Informal sector
c) Casual workers
d) Regular workers
Q:135: Due to the recent efforts of which international body the Indian
government, initiated the modernisation of informal sector?

a) World bank
b) WTO
c) International Labour Organisation
d) G-20
Q:136: After the workers lost their jobs in 1980’s, which city experienced
an economic recession and communal riots?

a) Ahmedabad
b) Bombay
c) Allahabad
d) Bangalore
Q:137: Find the odd one out:

a)A private school teacher in a school with only 25 teachers

b)A nurse in a government hospital
c)Cycle-rickshaw puller
d)A civil engineer working in a construction company which has
10 workers
Q:138: Unemployment is defined as:

a) The section of population that is not capable of being

employed
b) The section of population willing to work but unable to find
employment
c) The section of population that is waiting to be employed
d) The section of population that are without the skills needed
by employers
Q:139: Data on unemployment in India can be obtained from which
source?

a) Report of Census of India

b) National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO)
c) Directorate General of Employment
d) All the above
Q:140: A_________________ is an individual, who is involved in some
productive activity, to earn a living.

Q:141: __________________ is an activity which enables a person to

earn means of living.

Q:142: ______________________refers to a situation when the economy

is able to produce more goods and service without a proportionate
increase in employment opportunities.

Q:143: _______________________ refers to the unemployment among

the educated people.
Q:144: About__________ of the total population in the country is
engaged in various economic activities:

a) Three-fifth
b) Four-fifth
c) Two-fifth
d) None of the above
Q:145: when more persons are working in a job than actually required, it
is known as_______________________

a) Disguised unemployment
b) Seasonal unemployment
c) Educated unemployment
d) Open unemployment
Q:146: Electricity, gas and water supply belong to_________ sector.

a) Primary sector
b) Secondary sector
c) Tertiary sector
d) All the above
Q:147: Those who work in their own establishment using their own
resources are called____________________.

a) Hired workers
b) Casual workers
c) Regular workers
d) Self-employed
Q:148: Sum total of final goods and services produced in domestic
territory of an economy during a year is called_____.

a) GDP
b) NDP
c) NNP
d) GNP
Q:149: Formal sector includes all those enterprises which employ:

a) More than 10 workers

b) 10 workers
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)
Q:150: ___________________is a common form of unemployment in
rural India:

a) Disguised unemployment
b) Structural unemployment
c) Educated unemployment
d) None of these
Q:151: Which of the following countries adopted one child policy?

(a) India (b) China

(c) Pakistan (d) None of these

Q:152: System where farmers and industrial units were to buy and sell fixed
quantities of raw material and products on the basis of price fixed by
government was termed as:
(a) Special economic zones (b) Great Leap Forward
(c) Dual pricing (d) Great proletarian cultural revolution

Q:153: Growth rate of population is highest in which of the following countries?

(a) India (b) Pakistan
(c) China (d) All of these

Q:154: In____________, the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution was

introduced in China.

Q:155: ______________ has the largest contribution of the service sector to the
GDP.

Q:156: ______________ has the highest workforce (60%) engaged in agriculture.

Q:157: Which of the following country has the highest density of population?
(a) India (b) Pakistan
(c) China (d) None of these

Q:158: The fertility rate is low in China. (True/False)

Q:159: What does GLF stand for?

Q:160: Define Commune System.

Q:161: In which sectors reforms were initiated in initial phase in China?

Q:162: Which country among India, Pakistan and China, the fertility rate is very
low?

Q:163: In the late 1950s and 1960s, Pakistan introduced a variety of regulated
policy framework, which includes:

(a) Direct import control

(b) Tariff protection for manufacturing
(c) Direct export control
(d) Both (a) and (b)

Q:164: For the purpose of development, which type of economic system is

followed in China?
(a) Mixed economy (b) Socialist economy
(c) Capitalist economy (d) None of the above

Q:165: Purchasing power parity is important indicator of human development

index, it includes:
(a) equality of purchasing power among countries
(b) equality of per capita income among countries
(c) equality of distribution of income among countries
(d) All of the above

Q:166: Structural change refers to shift in the economic system from agriculture
to industry and services. Which of the following countries has outperformed
others in a shift to services in 1980s?
(a) India (b) Pakistan
(c) China (d) None of these

Q:167: In the industrial sector,………………………..has maintained a double digit

growth rate, whereas……………………………..and……………………………..growth rate
declined.
(a) China, India and Pakistan
(b) India, China and Pakistan
(c) Pakistan, India and China
(d) None of the above

Q:168: Through which of the following system did China achieved equitable
distribution of food grains?
(a) Commune system
(b) Market mechanism
(c) Economic Planning
(d) There is unequal distribution of food grains
 Q:169: The various reforms measures led to rapid growth in China includes:
(a) each reforms implemented earlier was extended
(b) development of social infrastructure
(c) agricultural reforms
(d) None of the above

Q:170: Mark the incorrect statement among the following:

(a) access to improved water sources is an indicator of Human Development
Report
(b) Pakistan has highest access to clean water than India and China
(c) Due to geographical location of Pakistan, it has access to many fresh water
bodies and rivers
(d) All of the above

Q:171: Environment includes:

a) Biotic factors

b) Abiotic factors

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) None of the above

Q:172: Absorptive capacity is defined as:

a) Ability of the environment to absorb degradation.

b) Resource generation within the assimilating capacity of the

environment.

c) Average number of organisms living in a given environment.

d) The minimum population surviving in the world as a whole.

Q:173: Which of the following statement is correct?

a) Global warming is entirely a natural phenomenon.

b) Global warming is simply an another term used for green house

effect.

c) Global warming is the rise in average temperature at the earth’s

surface.

d) Global warming is caused by ozone depletion

Q:174: In 1997, a UN conference on climate change was held in:

a) Japan

b) India

c) Germany

d) China

Q:175: Banning the use of chlorofluorocarbon compounds and other

chlorine and bromine compounds is called:

a) Chipko movement

b) Apiko movement

c) Montreal protocol

d) None of the above

Q:176: World’s total iron-ore reserves accounted by India are nearly:

a) 10% b) 20%

c) 30% d) 40%

Q:177: Which are the catch phases in the following UNCED definition of
sustainable development:

“Development that meets the need of the present generation without

compromising the ability of the future generation to meet their own
needs”

a) Need

b) Future generation

c) Need and present generation

d) Need and future generation

Q:178: Brundtland commission in 1987 defined sustainable development
as:

a) A type of development which put the interests of developing

countries ahead of the interest of the rich nations.

b) Development which meets the needs of present generation

without compromising the ability of the future generation to meet their
own needs.

c) Development that protects the future generation even at the

expense of present generation.

d) None of the above

Q:179: ___________________________ is defined as the total planetary

inheritance and the totality of all resources.

Q:180: ____________________________________________ are those

resources which get exhausted with extraction and use.

Q:181: ______________________________ is the observed and

projected increase in the average temperature of earth’s atmosphere
and oceans.

Q:182: ______________________ refers to the destruction of ozone in

the ozone layer, due to presence of chlorine from manmade
chlorofluorocarbons and other forces.

Q:183: Renewable resources are those which can be used with the
possibility of being exhausted. (True/False)

Q:184: Promotion of cleaner fuel, like use of CNG, LPG does help to
control air pollution. (True/False)

Q:185: Which infrastructure is essential for the development of a

country?

a) Social infrastructure

b) Economic infrastructure

c) Health infrastructure

d) Social and Economic infrastructure

 Q:182: Which of the following is an example of conventional source of
energy?

a) Natural gas

b) Solar energy

c) Biomass

d) Wind energy

Q:183: Commercial energy consumption makes up about how much

percentage of the total energy consumption:

a) 33%

b) 74%

c) 54%

d) 26%

Q:184: Which source of power accounted for only 2%?

a) Hydel power

b) Wind power

c) Nuclear power

d) Tidal power

Q:185: Which of the following statement is not true?

a) Distribution of electricity to farmers is the main reason for the losses of

State Electricity Boards (SEB’s)

b) At present, nuclear energy accounts for only 2% of total energy

consumption

c) CFL consume 80% more power than ordinary bulbs

d) Energy shortage adversely affects transport sector, industrial sector and

agricultural production
 Q:186: A lot of power is wasted during its transmission and distribution
from power stations to households. This can be controlled by:

a) Promoting the use of CFL’s

b) Proper load management

c) Promoting non-conventional sources

d) All the above

Q:187: Essential indicator of good health in a country is increase

in______________________________________.

a) Death rate

b) Infant mortality rate

c) Expectancy of life

d) Incidence of deadly diseases

Q:188: ISM stands for:

a) Indian systems of medicine

b) International system of medicine

c) Indian standard of medicine

d) None of the above

Q:189: Kashtakari sanghatana operates in:

a) Maharashtra

b) Gujarat

c) Chhattisgarh

d) Madhya Pradesh

Q:190: ______________________ refers to such core elements of

economic and social change which serve as a support system to
production activity in the economy.

Q:191: ________________________________ fosters economic growth

which results in increase in the standards of living of the people.
 Q:192: _______________________________focuses on human resource
development.

Q:193: ______________________ are used by rural women in India.

Q:194: __________________ is a state of complete physical, mental and

social well-being.

Q:195: Health status of a country can be assessed through different

indicators. (True/False)

Q:196: Less capacity utilisation is the emerging challenge of power

generation in India. (True/False)

Q:197: Which city uses the solar energy on a large scale?

a) Hyderabad

b) Thane

c) Lucknow

d) Delhi

Q:198: Which city attracts multinational corporation’s because it

provides world-class communication facilities?

a) Bengaluru

b) Chennai

c) Delhi

d) Mumbai

Q:199: An indicator used by experts to gauge the number of people

dying prematurely due to particular disease and the number of years
spent by them in a state of disability is called:

a) Build operate transfer

b) Morbidity

c) Global burden of disease

d) ANM
 Q:200: Give the full form of :

a) PPP

b) SPV

Q201: Non-commercial sources of energy are ___________,

_______________, __________.
ANSWERS OF 200 + QUESTIONS

Q:1: Quantitative restrictions, tariffs.

Q:2: GATT

Q:3: Worker population ratio.

Q:4: 1978, 1988, 1991

Q:5: Micro credit programme.

Q:6: NCERT, UGC, AICTE

Q:7: Physical capital

Q:8: Seventh

Q:9: Niti Aayog, NSSO

Q:10: Land reforms

Q:11: GBD

Q:12: Morbidity

Q:13: Infrastructure

Q:14: Structural composition

Q:15: Dadabhai Naoroji

Q:16: 1969

Q:17: ILO (International Labour Organisation).

Q:18: Organic farming.

Q:19: Cascading effect.

Q:20: Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

Q:21: Capitalistic system (a)

Q:22: PC Mahalanobis (c)

Q:23: 1950 (b)

Q:24: 1st April, 1951

Q:25: All of the above

Q:26:d) Both (b) and (c)

Q:27: GDP (a)

Q:28: Imports (b)

Q:29: Green revolution (b)

Q:30: (a) Wheat and rice.

Q:31: SSI is capital intensive and therefore, increases productivity (c).

Q:32: a) Inward looking trade strategy.

Q:33: c) Both (a) and (b)

Q:34: Primary (Agriculture)

Q:35: Economic planning.

Q:36: Self reliance

Q:37: Land reforms.

Q:38: Growth, modernisation, self-reliance, equity.

Q:39: Marketed surplus

Q:40: International bank for reconstruction and development (IBRD) , World

bank, International monetary fund (IMF).

Q:41: World bank (a)

Q:42: c) International monetary fund (Correction in question, it is monetary

in place of money).

Q:43: d) Abolition of industrial licensing except for six industries.

Q:44: (c)
Q:45: (c)

Q:46: (a)

Q:47: (b)

Q:48: (d)

Q:49: (a)

Q:50: New economic policy.

Q:51: Disinvestment

Q:52: Outsourcing

Q:53: (d)

Q:54: (d)

Q:55: International bank for reconstruction and development (IBRD) , World

bank, International monetary fund (IMF).

Q:56: (d)

Q:57: (a)

Q:58: (b)

Q:59: (c)

Q:60: (c)

Q:61: (c)

Q:62: (b)

Q:63: (c)

Q:64: (b)

Q:65: (c)

Q:66: Dadabhai Naoroji

Q:67: Jute and Textile

Q:68: Infant mortality rate

Q:69: Tata Airlines in 1932

Q:70: It was the finest variety of Muslin worn by the royalty.

Q:71: 1854

Q:72: (d)

Q:73: then Bengal Presidency.

Q:74: 1852 (d)

Q:75: (c)

Q:76: (b)

Q:77: (a)

Q:78: (c)

Q:79: (d)

Q:80: (a)

Q:81: (b)

Q:82: (d)

Q:83: (d)

Q:84: (d)

Q:85: (c)

Q:86: (b)

Q:87: Poverty

Q:88: Absolute poverty, Relative poverty.

Q:89: Absolute poverty

Q:90: National social assistance programme (NSAP).

Q:91: (b)

Q:92: (c)

Q:93: (d)

Q:94: (b)

Q:95: (c)

Q:96: (a)

Q:97: (c)

Q:98: (a)

Q:99: (b)

Q:100: (c)

Q:101: (a)

Q:102: (b)

Q:103: (c)

Q:104: (b)

Q:105: (d)

Q:106: (a)

Q:107: Rural development.

Q:108: Self-help groups (SHGs).

Q:109: Cooperative marketing.

Q:110: Minimum support price.

Q:111: Sustainable development.

Q:112: 1991-2003

Q:113: (b)
Q:114: (d)

Q:115: (d)

Q:116: (a)

Q:117: (b)

Q:118: (b)

Q:119: (d)

Q:120: (c)

Q:121: (d)

Q:122: (a)

Q:123: (d)

Q:124: (c)

Q:125: (c)

Q:126: Human capital

Q:127: Human capital formation.

Q:128: Expenditure on education, expenditure on health.

Q:129: Physical capital is tangible but human capital is intangible.

Q:130: (b)

Q:131: (a)

Q:132: (c)

Q:133: (d)

Q:134: (b)

Q:135: (c)

Q:136: (a)
Q:137: (c)

Q:138: (b)

Q:139: (d)

Q:140: Worker

Q:141: Employment

Q:142: Jobless growth

Q:143: Educated unemployment.

Q:144: (c)

Q:145: (a)

Q:146: (b)

Q:147: (d)

Q:148: (a)

Q:149: (c)

Q:150: (a)

Q:151: (b)

Q:152: (c)

Q:153: (b)

Q:154: 1965

Q:155: Pakistan

Q:156: India

Q:157: (a)

Q:158: True

Q:159: Great leap forward.

Q:160: People collectively cultivate land.

Q:161: Agriculture, foreign trade and investment.

Q:162: China (1.6)

Q:163: (d)

Q:164: (b)

Q:165: (a)

Q:166: (b)

Q:167: (a)

Q:168: (a)

Q:169 (d) All of the above (Correction in question, in place of none of the
above it is ALL OF THE ABOVE)

Q:170: (d)

Q:171: (c)

Q:172: (a)

Q:173: (c)

Q:174: (a)

Q:175: (c)

Q:176: (b)

Q:177: (d)

Q:178: (b)

Q:179: Environment

Q:180: Non-renewable resources

Q:181: Global warming

Q:182: Ozone Depletion

Q:183: False

Q:184: True

Q:185: (d)

Again Q:182: (a)

Again Q:183: (b)

Again Q:184: (c)

Again Q:185: (c)

Q:186: (b)

Q:187: (c)

Q:188: (a)

Q:189: (a)

Q:190: Infrastructure

Q:191: Economic infrastructure.

Q:192: Social infrastructure.

Q:193: Bio-fuels

Q:194: Health

Q:195: True

Q:196: True

Q:197: (b)

Q:198: (a)

Q:199: (c)

Q:200: Private Public Partnership, Special Purpose Vehicle.

Q:201: Firewood, agricultural waste, dried dung.