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Civil Services(Pretim) Exam-2048
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T.B.C. : B-AQN-O-JUA Test Booklet Series
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1. ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana’ has
been launched for
(a) providing housing’ loan to poor
People at cheaper interest rates
(b} promoting women’s Self-Help
Groups in backward areas
() promoting financial inclusion in the
country
(@) providing financial help to the
marginalized communities
2. With reference to the Fourteenth Finance
Commission, which of the following
statements is/are correct?
1. It has increased the share of States
in the central divisible pool from
32 percent to 42 percent.
2, It has made recommendations
concerning sector-specific grants.
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(a) 1 only
(o) 2 only
() Both 1 and 2
(a) Neither 1 nor 2
The Fortaleza Declaration’, recently in
the news, is related to the affairs of
(a) ASEAN
(&) BRICS
() OBCD
(a) WTO
4. A decrease in tax to GDP ratio of a
country indicates which of the
following?
1. Slowing economic growth rate
2. Less equitable distribution of
national income
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Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
fa) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(o} Both 1 and 2
(@) Neither 1 nor 2
8. In the South Atlantic and South-Bastem
Pacific regions in tropical latitudes,
cyclone does not originate, What is the
reason?
(a) Sea surface temperatures are low
(®) inter-Tropical Convergence Zone
seldom occurs
(6) Coriolis force is too weak
(a) Absence of land in those regions
6. Which one of the following pairs of States
of India indicates the easternmost and
westernmost State?
(a) Assam and Rajasthan
() Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan
(c} Assam and Gujarat
(@) Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat
7. Consider the following statements
regarding the Directive Principles of
State Policy
1. The Principles spell out the socio-
economic democracy in the
country.
2. The provisions contained in these
Principles are not enforceable by
any court
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
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