Previous year MCQs

Economy UPPSC 2013 GS-I
Question

The promoter of National Stock Exchange of India is:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: All the above

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “All the above”.
The promoter of the National Stock Exchange of India is the State Bank of India, LIC and GIC (General Insurance Corporation of India), and IDBI (Industrial Development Bank of India).

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The Indian planned economy is based:
  1. A) On Gandhian system
  2. B) On the Socialist system
  3. C) On Capitalist system
  4. D) On Mixed economy
Assertion (A): The Government is resorting to disinvestment of some of the public sector units (PSU's).
Reason (R): PSU's have not generated enough employment opportunities.

Codes:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. C) A is true but R is false
  4. D) A is false but R is true
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  2. B) Kishanganga Hydel Project
  3. C) Sawalakote Power Project
  4. D) Salal Hydroelectric Project
Who translated Ramayana into Persian in accordance with the wishes of Akbar?
  1. A) Abul Fazal
  2. B) Abdul Qadir Badauni
  3. C) Faizi
  4. D) Abdul-Rahim khan-i-Khana
In Uttar Pradesh, a "Lion Safari" is being established in
  1. A) Balrampur
  2. B) Etawah
  3. C) Maharajganj
  4. D) Pilibhit
Mixed economy means:
  1. A) Where agriculture and industry are given equal importance
  2. B) Where public sector exists along with heavy doses of swadeshi in national economy.
  3. C) Where globalization is transferred with heavy dose of swadeshi in national economy.
  4. D) Mixed Economy means where public sector exists along with the private sector in national economy.
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I (Person) – List – II (Concerned with)

A. M. S. Swaminathan – 1. Social control on Banks
B. L. K. Jha – 2. Milk Production
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Code :
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  2. B) 2 3 4 1
  3. C) 3 4 2 1
  4. D) 1 2 4 3
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  2. B) part X
  3. C) Part XI
  4. D) Part XII
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  2. B) Razia
  3. C) Afaubdin Khaliji
  4. D) Mohammad Tughlaq
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  1. A) Brazil
  2. B) USA
  3. C) India
  4. D) China
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  1. A) Decrease in debt of the government.
  2. B) Reduction in liquidity in the economy.
  3. C) Attracting more FDI in the country.
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  1. A) World Bank
  2. B) World Health Organization
  3. C) International Labour Organization
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