Previous year MCQs

Economy UPPSC 1999 GS-I
Question

Since the start of Planning in India, the total number of years not covered by any five year Plans is:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: 7

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “7”.
There were approximately 7 years not covered by any Five-Year Plans.

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According to Human Development Report 1997, out of six crore Indian children with less than four years of age, adequate nutrition is not available to:
  1. A) 41%
  2. B) 45%
  3. C) 49%
  4. D) 53%
The largest Commercial Bank of India is
  1. A) NABARD
  2. B) State Bank of India
  3. C) ICICI
  4. D) Union Bank of India
Trade related intellectual property rights over the following:

1. trademarks
2. industrial designs
3. geographical indications
4. Labour standards

Choose the correct answer with the aid of the code given below:
Code:
  1. A) 1 only
  2. B) 1 and 2
  3. C) 1, 2 and 3
  4. D) all of the above
What number will occur in the blank space at the end of the series? 12, 22, 33, 45, 58........
  1. A) 68
  2. B) 72
  3. C) 70
  4. D) 78
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Development is being defined as improving living standards and welfare.
Reason (R): Growth in per capita income is not a sufficient measure of development.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. B) (A) is false, but (R) is true
  3. C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  4. D) (A) is true, but (R) is false
A group formed by India, Brazil, China and other developing countries for future negotiations at WTO is known as:
  1. A) G-77
  2. B) G-55
  3. C) G-22
  4. D) G-11
The largest sources of tax revenue to the Central Government of India are:
  1. A) Union excise duties and corporate tax
  2. B) Custom duty and corporate tax
  3. C) Union excise duty and custom duty
  4. D) Custom duty and income tax
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  1. A) Vallabh Bhai Patel and Vinoba Bhave
  2. B) Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad
  3. C) Rajendra Prasad and Anugraha Narain Sinha
  4. D) Mahadev Desai and Maniben Patel
The circle indicates "powerful", the square indicates ‘Tall’ and the triangle indicates ‘army officers’. Powerful army officers who are not Tall are shown by:
  1. A) 4
  2. B) 3
  3. C) 5
  4. D) 6
Apollo 8 was launched for space exploration on:
  1. A) January 6, 1998
  2. B) Dec. 21, 1968
  3. C) March 8, 1998
  4. D) April 9, 1998
Which of the following statements is not true of the Indian Economy?
  1. A) Its share of world population is only ~17% but its share of world GDP is ~3.5%.
  2. B) The share of service sector in India's GDP is only 25%
  3. C) 45% of its working population is engaged in agriculture, but the contribution of agriculture to the national income is ~15%
  4. D) India occupies only 2.4% of the world's geographical area.
Which indicators are used, in Human Development Index (HDI)?

1. Income level
2. Education
3. Condition of environment
4. Life expectancy

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) Only 1, 2 and 3
  2. B) Only 1 and 4
  3. C) Only 1, 2 and 4
  4. D) Only 1 and 2