Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2012 GS-1 Economy
Question

Which one of the following countries was the first to adopt family planning programme officially?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: India

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “India”.
India was the first country in the world to officially adopt a family planning program in 1952.

Similar Questions:

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
The largest item of public expenditure in the Union Budget in recent years has been:
  1. A) Defence expenditure
  2. B) Interest payments
  3. C) Major subsidies
  4. D) Capital expenditure
Assertion (A): The rate of inflation in India has come down in the last three years.
Reason (R): The country has received a large among of foreign capital during these years.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
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
LB.S. is one of the economic measures taken by the Government of India for financial inclusion. What is L.B.S. in this context ?
  1. A) Lead Breaking System
  2. B) Lead Banking Scheme
  3. C) Loan Banking System
  4. D) Loan Banking Scheme
Assertion (A): Many industries in India have obtained ISO 9001 and ISO 9002 certification in the recent past.
Reason (R): There has been considerable liberalisation in the licensing policy of the Government of India.


Code:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R or 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
Study the following statement with regard to Reserve Bank of India and select your answer from the code given below:

I. It is the apex bank.
II. It regulates the money supply.
III. It gives loan to the business houses.
IV. It supervises the operations of NABARD.

Code:
  1. A) I and II
  2. B) II and IV
  3. C) I, II and III
  4. D) I, II and IV
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has identified following categories of poverty. Which one is correct?
  1. A) Income poverty
  2. B) Human poverty
  3. C) Both (a) and (b)
  4. D) None of the above
Which of the following causes have been mainly responsible for the slow growth of real per capita income in India?

1. Rapid rise in population
2. Rapid rise in prices
3. Slow pace of progress in agricultural and industrial fields
4. Non-availability of foreign exchange

Find correct answer from the given below:
Codes:
  1. A) 1 and 2 only
  2. B) 1 and 3 only
  3. C) 1 and 4 only
  4. D) All of the above
Which of the following movements drew women out from the seclusion of home? Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A. Swadeshi Movement
B. Home Rule Movement
C. Non-Cooperation Movement
D. Civil Disobedience Movement

Codes:
  1. A) 1 and 3 only
  2. B) 2 and 4 only
  3. C) 3 and 4 only
  4. D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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
C. Verghese Kurien – 3. Green Revolution
D. Morarji Desai – 4. Economic Administration Reforms

Code :
  1. A) 4 1 3 2
  2. B) 2 3 4 1
  3. C) 3 4 2 1
  4. D) 1 2 4 3
The National Leader who was elected President (Speaker) of the Central Legislative Assembly in 1925 was
  1. A) Motilal Nehru
  2. B) CR Das
  3. C) Vallabhbhai Patel
  4. D) Vitthalbhai Patel
Who was the Chairman of the 13th Finance Commission?
  1. A) Indira Rajaraman
  2. B) C Rangarajan
  3. C) Vijay Kelkar
  4. D) None of the above