IRMASAT Sample Paper 2020

This document contains a few questions relevant to Issues of Social Concern that forms the crux
of IRMASAT. All the questions have multiple choices. Of the four answers to a question, only
one will be correct. There is no negative marking.

Please note that the types of questions in this sample paper are only illustrative and not
exhaustive. In the actual examination you are likely to come across questions of different
difficulty levels that may or may not be relevant to the ones listed below.

Please Note: IRMA will be releasing an official handout containing more questions after
releasing its shortlists.

A few sample questions are provided below for your understanding:

1. Which country had the second heaviest contribution to the budget of the United Nations
in 2016?
a. Germany
b. China
c. Japan
d. France
2. Which act offers potential for the reassertion of tribal identity based on local decision
making through a bargaining framework which is advantageous to tribals?
a. Protection of Civil Rights Act
b. Criminal Tribes Act (CTA)
c. Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas act (PESA)
d. SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
3. The 2018 Union Budget announced a new formula for the calculation of Minimum
Support Prices (MSP). What is the formula?
a. 2.5 times production costs
b. 3 times production costs
c. 1.5 times production costs
d. 4 times production costs
4. Which of the following banks is involved in the expansion of the Micro Enterprises
Promotion Programme that is aimed at promoting rural entrepreneurs?
a. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
b. Small and Industrial Development Bank of India
c. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
d. State Bank of India
5. NITI Aayog has been tracking India’s progress towards meeting the Sustainable
Development Goals. Percentage of wards with 100% door to door waste collection is an
important component of Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities. Which is/are the
only Indian state(s) with 100% of wards having 100% door to door waste collection?
a. Maharashtra
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Sikkim
d. Tamil Nadu
6. In which Indian state was the maximum amount of loans disbursed under Mudra for
Financial Year 2017-18?
a. Haryana
b. Punjab
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Kerala
7. From which of the following did India receive its largest share of external overall
assistance in 2015-16?
a. Loans
b. Grants
c. Transfers
d. None of the above
8. In both rural and urban India, which asset has the largest percentage share of different
components of assets in the total value of assets?
a. Financial assets
b. Land
c. Building
d. Equipment
9. This scheme is to provide subsidised food to a large number of poor families. It was
launched by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government on 25 December,
2000 and implemented for the first time in Rajasthan. Name the scheme.
a. Antyodaya Anna Yojana
b. National Food Security Mission
c. Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana
d. None of the above
10. Arunachal Pradesh Assembly passed the Panchayati Raj bill, 2018 to discontinue the
intermediate level of the three-tier Panchayati Raj system, in order to set up a two-tier
Panchayati Raj system known as __________.
 a. Zila Parishad
b. Anchal Samiti
c. Gram Sabha
d. Bal Panchayat

Answers: 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2