Previous year MCQs

Economy UPPSC 2024 GS-I
Question

Which of the following statements is true regarding the trend of unemployment rate in India between July-September, 2019 and July-September, 2022?

1. It remained the same.
2. It declined.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: 2 is true and 1 is false

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “2 is true and 1 is false”.

Between July-September 2019 and July-September 2022, India's unemployment rate declined. According to data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the unemployment rate was higher in 2019 and saw a decrease by 2022.

Similar Questions:

The Bank rate is the rate at which:
  1. A) a bank lends to the public
  2. B) the RBI lends to the public
  3. C) the RBI gives credit to the commercial banks
  4. D) the Government of India lends to other countries.
Which of the following methods has/have been used to estimate poverty in India ?

1. Head Count Ratio
2. Calorie intake
3. Household Consumption Expenditure
4. Per Capita Income

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes :
  1. A) 2 and 3
  2. B) 1, 2 and 3
  3. C) 3 only
  4. D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
What is the effect of deficit financing on economy?
  1. A) Reduction in taxes
  2. B) Increase in wages
  3. C) Increase in money supply
  4. D) Decrease in money supply
The rate of growth of employment in India has generally been of the order of:
  1. A) 2 per cent annum
  2. B) 3 percent per annum
  3. C) 5 per cent per annum
  4. D) 7 per cent per annum
Who prepares/publishes the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report?

1. World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
2. Oxford Poverty and World Health Organisation (WHO)
3. Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI)
4. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) 2 and 4
  2. B) Only 4
  3. C) 1 and 4
  4. D) 3 and 4
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Person) - List-II (Reason)

A. Gopi Thotakura - 1. First Indian Gymnast to win Gold at Asian Championship
B. Dipa Karmakar - 2. Indian born NASA scientist who led the team to study solar ecliptic impact on ionosphere
C. Aroh Barjatya - 3. First Indian Space Tourist
D. Dev Patel - 4. British actor who made his directorial debut with thriller "Monkey Man"

Codes:
A B C B
  1. A) 4,1,2,3
  2. B) 3,1,2,4
  3. C) 3,2,1,4
  4. D) 2,1,3,4
Which one of the following is not the problem of Small Scale Industries (SSIs)?
  1. A) Finances
  2. B) Marketing
  3. C) Raw materials
  4. D) Strikes and lockouts
What does the term "CerealYield" refer to?

1) The amount of cereal crops produced per unit area of harvested land.
2. The total production of cereal crops in a given country.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) Both 1 and 2
  2. B) Neither 1 nor 2
  3. C) Only 1
  4. D) Only 2
Assertion (A): In recent times, the growth in the public sector employment has been very sluggish in India.
Reason (R): There has been reassessment of the role of State in economic development.
  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
Direct Tax Code in India is related to which of the following?
  1. A) Sales Tax
  2. B) Income Tax
  3. C) Excise Tax
  4. D) Service Tax
With reference to the International Conference on Nuclear Security (ICONS-2024), which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. This conference was held on 25th May, 2024.
2. India has recently reconstituted an inter-ministerial Counter Nuclear Smuggling Team (CNST) to strengthen the nuclear security.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) Only 2
  2. B) Only 1
  3. C) Neither 1 nor 2
  4. D) Both1 and 2
Who among the following was the Chairman of the First Finance Commission of India ?
  1. A) Shri. Santhanam
  2. B) Shri. K. C. Neogy
  3. C) Dr. Raj Mannar
  4. D) Shri. A. K. Chanda