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Exam Year: 2018

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    Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India?
    1. Charter Act of 1813
    2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823
    3. Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy
    Select the correct answer using the code given below :

    (a)

    1 and 2 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    1 and 3 only

    (d)

    1,2 and3

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    In the Federation established by The Government of India Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the

    (a)

    Federal Legislature

    (b)

    Governor General

    (c)

    Provincial Legislature

    (d)

    Provincial Governors

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements :

    1. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
    2. It, among other things, will also impart training in soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy.
    3. It aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the National Skill Qualification Framework.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 and 3 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    2 and 3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    India enacted The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 in order to comply with the obligations to

    (a)

    ILO

    (b)

    IMF

    (c)

    UNCTAD

    (d)

    WTO

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    With reference to India’s decision to levy an equalization tax of 6% on online advertisement services offered by non-resident entities, which of the following statements is/are correct?
    1. It is introduced as a part of the Income Tax Act.
    2. Non-resident entities that offer advertisement services in India can claim a tax credit in their home country under the ā€œDouble Taxation Avoidance Agreementsā€.

    Select the correct answer using the code given below :

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    Very recently, in which of the following countries have lakhs of people either suffered from severe famine/acute malnutrition or died due to starvation caused by war/ethnic conflicts?

    (a)

    1.Angola and Zambia

    (b)

    2.Morocco Tunisia

    (c)

    3.Venezuela and Colombia

    (d)

    4.Yemen and South Sudan

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    The term “two-state solution” is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of

    (a)

    China

    (b)

    Israel

    (c)

    Iraq

    (d)

    Yemen

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the

    (a)

    increase in the export of Indian handicrafts

    (b)

    growth in the number of Indian owned factories

    (c)

    commercialization of Indian agriculture

    (d)

    rapid increase in the urban population

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Which one of the following links all the ATMs in India ?

    (a)

    Indian Banks’ Association

    (b)

    National Securities Depository Limited

    (c)

    National Payments Corporation of India

    (d)

    Reserve Bank of India

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Consider the following events :

    1. The first democratically elected Communist Party government formed in a State in India.
    2. India’s then largest bank, ā€˜Imperial Bank of India’, was renamed ā€˜State Bank of India’.
    3. Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier.
    4. Goa became a part of independent India.
    Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?

    (a)

    4-1-2-3

    (b)

    3-2-1-4

    (c)

    4-2-1-3

    (d)

    3-1-2-4

    Correct Answer:

    (b)