Which one of the following activities of the Reserve Bank of India is considered to be part of 'sterilization'?

1. Conducting 'Open Market Operations'

2. Oversight of settlement and payment systems

3. Debt and cash management for the Central and State Governments

4. Regulating the functions of Non-banking Financial Institutions

Consider the following markets:

1. Government Bond Market

2. Call Money Market

3. Treasury Bill Market

4. Stock Market

How many of the above are included in capital markets?

1. Only one

2. Only two

3. Only three

4. All four

Which one of the following best describes the concept of 'Small Farmer Large Field'?

1. Resettlement of a large number of people, uprooted from their countries due to war, by giving them a large cultivable land which they cultivate collectively and share the produce

2. Many marginal farmers in an area organize themselves into groups and synchronize and harmonize selected agricultural operations

3. Many marginal farmers in an area together make a contract with a corporate body and surrender their land to the corporate body for a fixed term for which the corporate body makes a payment of agreed amount to the farmers

4. A company extends loans, technical knowledge and material inputs to a number of small farmers in an area so that they produce the agricultural commodity required by the company for its manufacturing process and commercial production

Consider the following statements:

1. The Government of India provides MinimumSupport Price for niger (Guizotia abyssinica) seeds.

2. Niger is cultivated as a Kharif crop.

3. Some tribal people in India use niger seed oil for cooking.

How many of the above statements are correct?

1. Only one

2. Only two

3. All three

4. None

Consider the investments in the following assets:

1. Brand recognition

2. Inventory

3. Intellectual property

4. Mailing list of clients

How many of the above are considered intangible investments?

1. Only one

2. Only two

3. Only three

4. All four

Consider the following:

1. Demographic performance

2. Forest and ecology

3. Governance reforms

4. Stable government

5. Tax and fiscal efforts

For the horizontal tax devolution, the Fifteenth Finance Commission used how many of the above as criteria other than population area and income distance?

1. Only two

2. Only three

3. Only four

4. All five

Consider the following infrastructure sectors:

1. Affordable housing

2. Mass rapid transport

3. Health care

4. Renewable energy

On how many of the above does UNOPS Sustainable Investments in Infrastructure and Innovation (S3i) initiative focus for its investments?

1. Only one

2. Only two

3. Only three

4. All four

In essence, what does 'Due Process of Law' mean?

1. The principle of natural justice

2. The procedure established by law

3. Fair application of law

4. Equality before law

Which one of the following statements best reflects the Chief purpose of the 'Constitution' of a country?

1. It determines the objective for making of necessary laws

2. It enables the creation of political offices and government

3. It defines and limits the powers of government

4. It secures social justice, social equality and social security

Consider the following organizations/bodies in India:

1. The National Commission for Backward Classes

2. The National Human Rights Commission

3. The National Law Commission

4. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

How many of the above are constitutional bodies?

1. Only one

2. Only two

3. Only three

4. All four

Consider the following statements:

1. If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court of India, all acts done by him/her in the

   performance of duties of his/her office of President before the date of decision become invalid.

2. Election for the post of the President of India can be postponed on the ground that some Legislative Assemblies have been dissolved and elections are yet to take place.

3. When a Bill is presented to the President of India, the Constitution prescribes time limits within which he/she has to declare his/her assent.

How many of the above statements are correct?

1. Only one

2. Only two

3. All three

4. None

With reference to the Finance Bill and Money Bill in the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements:

1. When the Lok Sabha transmits Finance Bill to the Rajya Sabha, it can amend or reject the Bill.

2. When the Lok Sabha tranmits Money Bill to the Rajya Sabha, it cannot amend or reject the Bill, it can only make recommendations.

3. In the case of disagreement between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, there is no joint sitting for Money Bill, but a join sitting becomes necessary for Finance Bill.

How many of the above statements are correct?

1. Only one

2. Only two

3. All three

4. None

Consider the following statements:

Once the Central Government notifies an area as a 'Community Reserve'

1. the Chief Wildlife Warden of the State becomes the governing authority of such forest

2. hunting is not allowed in such area

3. people of such area are not allowed to collect non-timber forest produce

4. people of such area are allowed traditional agricultural practices

How many of the above statements are correct?

1. Only one

2. Only two

3. Only three

4. All four

With reference to 'Scheduled Areas' in India, consider the following statements:

1. Within a State, the notification of an area as Scheduled Area takes place through an Order of the President.

2. The largest administrative unit forming the Scheduled Area is the District and the lowest is the cluster of villages in the Block.

3. The Chief Ministers of the concerned States are required to submit annual reports to the Union Home Ministry on the

   administration of Scheduled Areas in the States.

How many of the above statements are correct?

1. Only one

2. Only two

3. All three

4. None

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I:

The Supreme Court of India has held in some judgements that the reservation policies made under Article 16(4) of the Constitution of India would be limited by Article 335 for maintenance of efficiency of administration.

Statement-II:

Article 335 of the Constitution of India defines the term 'efficiency of administration'.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

1. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I

2. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I

3. Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect

4. Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct

In which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourished as a prominent Buddhist centre under the Mahasanghikas, located?

1. Andhra

2. Gandhara

3. Kalinga

4. Magadha

With reference to ancient India, consider the following statements:

1. The concept of Stupa is Buddhist in origin.

2. Stupa was generally a repository of relics.

3. Stupa was a votive and commemorative structure in Buddhist tradition.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

1. Only one

2. Only two

3. All three

4. None

With reference to ancient South India, Korkai, Poompuhar and Muchiri were well known as

1. capital cities

2. ports

3. centres of iron-and-steel making

4. shrines of Jain Tirthankaras

Which one of the following explains the practice of 'Vattakirutal' as mentioned in Sangam poems?

1. Kings employing women bodyguards

2. Learned persons assembling in royal courts to discuss religious and philosophical matters

3. Young girls keeping watch over agricultural fields and driving away birds and animals

4. A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death

Consider the following dynasties:

1. Hoysala

2. Gahadavala

3. Kkatiya

4. Yadava

How many of the above dynasties established their kingdoms in early eighth century AD?

1. Only one

2. Only two

3. Only three

4. None