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India and Carbon Tax
do anyone have idea on India’s stand on Carbon Tax????
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About current affairs updates in civil daily android app:
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CAPF 2016 – Economy, Environment and Bio-sciences solutions and Analysis
Economy
1. During 2014-2015, in which one of the following industrial sectors, the FDI equity inflow was maximum?
(a) Telecommunications
(b) Services (Financial, Banking and Insurance, Non-Financial/ Business R&D etc.)
(c) Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
(d) Hotel and Tourism- During CSE analysis, I mentioned sectors receiving maximum FDI are important as are the countries from which maximum FDI arrives.
- It has been in news again and again that despite make in India push, maximum FDI in services
Learning – Descending order of FDI service wise and country wise, FDI and DTAA, India-Singapore DTAA v/s India – Mauritius DTAA
2. Which one of the following is not industrial corridor as per the policy initiatives?
(a) Amritsar – Kolkata
(b) Delhi – Mumbai
(c) Kolkata – Guwahati
(d) Chennai – Bengaluru- Industrial and freight corridors very important.
- If you don’t know the answer, Kolkata- Guwahati corridor is not possible as B’desh is present in the route. You all know about something called Siliguri corridor.
Learning – Siliguri corridor, North – South corridor , East – West corridor, Diamond quadrilateral, DMIC, CBIC, BCIM, which country is sponsoring which corridor
- Which of the following are the objectives of the Khadi and Village Industrial commission?
1. To provide employment in rural areas
2. To produce saleable articles
3. To create self reliance amongst people and building up a strong rural community spirit
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 are obvious.
- It also produces saleable articles <it’s economic objective, 1st is social objective, 3rd is wider objective>
- Is KVIC statutory?
Learning – Khadi v/s hand loom textile v/s power loom textile, MSME v/s cottage industry
4. Which one of the following cities hosted the Tenth Ministerial Conference of World Trade Organisation Conference of World Trade Organisation during December 2015?
(a) Geneva
(b) Manila
(c) Helsinki
(d) NairobiSimple. You must now the location and outcome of meeting of all the important international organisations.
- Which of the following statements about ‘Nairobi Package’ adopted in the Tenth Miniserial Conference of WTO is / are correct?
1. No safeguard mechanism for developing country members
2. Preferential rules of origin for least developed countries
3. Public stock holding for food security purposes
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
- You must know salient outcomes of important meetings.
- 1 is definitely wrong as there was some concession on SSM though modalities could not be agreed upon. Eliminate it, you reach the answer
Learning – Nairobi package, SSM, SP, S&D, safeguard duties, AoA, Bali package, trade facilitation
6. Which of the following pairs of Scheme and Target Group, as initiated in the Railway Budget 2016, is / are correctly matched?
Scheme Target Group
1. Antyodaya Express : For the Reserved Passengers
2. Deen Dayalu Coaches: For the Unreserved Passengers
3. Humsafar : For the Reserved Passengers’
4. Tejas : For the Unreserved Passengers
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 , 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 2 only- Antyodaya that is for the last one, obviously poor so obviously unreserved train
- Tejas i.e Tej i.e Fast so obviously reserved super fast
- Deen – Dayalu again for the poor – unreserved
- Humsafar is dicey
Learning – Highlights of Union budget and Rail budget
Environment and Biological Sciences
1. The largest greenhouse gas leakage in the US history took place in February 2016. The gas was :
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Methane
(c) Chlorofluorocarbon
(d) Nitrous oxide- Only natural gas / methane leaks. It is found underground.
- Co2, CFC and N2O won’t leak
Learning – GHGs under Kyoto, Global warming potential of various gases
2. The ‘Paris Agreement’ adopted in Conference of the Parties (COP 21) in December 2015 will be effective provided the document is signed by :
(a) 51 UNFCCC parties accounting for at least 51% of global greenhouse gas emission
(b) 51 UNFCCC parties accounting for at least 55% of global greenhouse gas emission
(c) 55 UNFCCC parties accounting for at least 55% of global greenhouse gas emission
(d) 75 UNFCCC parties accounting for at least 51% of global greenhouse gas emission- You have to remember it. Was very much in the news as Donald Trump vowed not to ratify the deal
- Was also there in newscards
3. Ramsar Convention , to which India is a signatory is related to conservation and wise use of :
(a) wetlands b)genetic resources
(c) mines
(d) forest landsRepeat question – Ramsar wetlands
Learning – Other environmental conventions and treaties <covered in titbits>
4. process of using microbes to treat areas of land or sea that have been contaminated by
pesticides, oil or solvents is known as
(a) Eutrophication
(b) Nitrification
(c) Ammonification (d) Bioremediation- Nitrification and ammonification is common sense
- Eutrophication has been asked multiple times
- It’s bioremediation
Learning – Eutrophication, algal bloom, phytoremediation, Nitrogen fixing bacteria, denitrification
5. Which one of the following is the correct taxonomic hierarchy?
(a) Kingdom – phylum – order – genus – family – class – species
(b) Kingdom – order – class – phylum – family – genus – species
(c) Kingdom – class – order – phylum – family – species – genus
(d) Kingdom – phylum – class – order – family – genus – species- Species is the smallest unit, c is eliminated
- Genus related to genes would be just above species, c eliminated
- Phylum just below kingdom,< phylum vertebrata >
6. The subunits of DNA are known as :
(a) Nucleotide
(b) Nucleosome (c) Nucleoside
(d) Polypeptide- 8th class NCERT is enough
- DNA – Deoxy ribo nucleotide so obviously answer would be nucleotide
Learning – DNA v/s RNA, Nucleoside v/s Nucleotide, Protein v/s peptide v/s amino acid
7. Vaccination involves:
(a) injecting the body with materials that stimulate the body to produce antibodies
(b) injecting the body with materials that stimulate the body to produce antigen
(c) the use of monoclonal antibodies cure a disease
(d) use of antibiotics to cure diseases- Vaccination means providing protective immunity
- Antigen is agent which causes disease so inject attenuated / dead antigen so that antibody is produced in the body
- Was very much in news due to OPV/IPV, new vaccine introduction
Learning – OPV v/s IPV, Switch over day, 4 new vaccines in UIP
8) Which of the following are examples of carnivorous plants?
(a) Sundew Venus fly trap, Pitcher plant
(b) Cuscuta , Rafflesia Mistletoe
(c) Sandalwood tree, Broom rape, Pitcher plant
(d) Cuscuta, Bladderwort, MistletoeNCERT botany last 4 chapters ecology
9. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I List II
(Isotope) (Application)
A. Carbon 1. Treatment of goiter
B. Cobalt 2. Calculation of age of the earth
C. Iodine 3. Treatment of cancer
D. Uranium 4. Fuel in nuclear reactors
Code:
A B C D
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 4 3 1 2- Uranium – nuclear fuel is easy peasy, eliminate c and d
- Iodene – goitre is also very easy so c -1,
- only option is a
Learning – Role of iodine, Cobalt, Gd, Vitamins and diaereses
10. Which one of the following statements regarding Zika virus is not correct?
(a) It was first isolated from a monkey is the Zika forest of Uganda
(b) It is transmitted by daytime-active Aedes mosquitoes
(c) It does not cause mother to child infection (d) Zika virus in pregnant women result in abnormal brain development of the fetus.- C and D contradict each other, one has to be true
- All the concern is due to abnormal brain development of the fetus – microcephaly and all
Learning – Mode of transmission of Zika, other diseases caused by Aedes, Japanese encephalitis and it’s vaccine
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Open Discussion for Full Length Mock #1
What’s this?
Discussion blog page for those who just attempted FL#1. Discussion is open for any question which you had a doubt about, brainstorming on ways to arrive at a particular answer, any other interesting tit bit that you may share etc.
Where are the prelims mocks held?
Go to the link and start attempting the mocks. Click here. 100 Questions – True to UPSC pattern.
When will the detailed explanations be uploaded?
The detailed explanations will be provided to subscribers only. You can find the explanation pdf uploaded on the Document centre within the portal on the coming Sunday.
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Antim Gyan for IAS Pre Takers
Hello Everyone,
How are you doing?
So now that we are 10 Mini Mocks down and cruising towards the last lap of Full Length Tests (FLTs), I just thought of having a word with you. It was wonderful to see good participation by you and even more wonderful to watch you come up with different answer choices. It germinated points and counter-points and reinforced learning. Now I am sure all of you are clear about who can increase the number of judges in HC and most of you shall even remember the Article number ? Thank you for that!
One reason why did not wish to postpone this post till the end of FLTs was that now many of you might just lock yourself to the outside world including the web and might become sporadic or disinterested in reading any more posts till Prelims.
So here is the Antim Gyan:
#1. For past one year or more, you have put in good effort for CSE. Have faith in what you have done.
#2. Getting apprehensive as the Prelims approaches is normal and there is absolutely nothing to get tensed about.
#3. Do not get panic attacks thinking that still so many things need to be revised/tests taken/ new things to be read. Relax. Sab ho jayega if you just plan and do it.
#5. Read questions carefully, a sadist examiner might not want to highlight or italicise a not in “not correct”.
#6. And if you did not notice that I just made a mistake in serial number, then read the above point ten times over again.
#7. You might be better off cutting off your chai-sutta (if you take them that is) engagement for some days now. They just eat away too much time.
#8. Don’t compromise on sleep and, this might sound a puerile suggestion, but take care of your diet.
And now a selfish touch to the post.
I tried to do whatever I could, with whatever resources and time I had, to try to help you in your preparation. And if I could make an iota of difference, I am happy because it means a lot to me. It drives me to work harder and to improve further. Some of you were exasperated with tough tests/questions, my sincere regrets for that. I never made a question tough on purpose but if I found a topic that should be covered for Prelims, I tried to use it in the mocks and in this attempt there might have been certain questions which inadvertently become tough. Whatever may have been your performance in Mocks, you shall certainly reap benefits on the D-Day if you have followed them.
We all make mistakes and I am no exception. Many a times a wrong option was highlight or I misinterpreted a statement and gave wrong answer choices. But depend on it, I never meant to misguide you. I welcome, rather appreciate criticism, but at one point it did went over me and I just could not refrain myself from commenting on it and I regret it.
Over a period it is natural that we interact more with people who comment or ask doubts regularly. And then when you are at the backend analysing results you do tend to look out for these names and check their answer sheet and sometimes exclaim, “arey yar isne ye question kaise galat kar diya” or sometimes “ye to PT phodega”. Happened quite a few times. ?
So that is all from my side for the time and my best wishes with each one of you. See you all at the final FLTs starting 11th July.
Regards,
Unbounded Wisdom
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CAPF 2016 Polity Solutions and Analysis
Three quick points before solutions and analysis
- This is the solution and analysis of polity questions from CAPF 2016 conducted by UPSC couple of weeks back.
- Questions on political theories were also asked <they were asked last year too> but since such questions are not asked in CSE, they are not discussed
- Almost in fact all the questions can be solved after reading tit-bits and last 6 years solutions and analysis and some logic
1. Which one of the following is a characteristic of Presidential form of Government?
(a) President is not a part of legislative body
(b) It does not separate Legislative and Executive functions
(c) President follows the principle of collective responsibility
(d) The tenure of the President depends on the Legislature- Asked multiple times as characteristic of parliamentary form.
- Complete separation of Legislature and executive. President not part of Legislature, minister not part of Legislature. Not accountable to Legislature
- In parliamentary form, executive is the part of legislature as in India
Learning – Parliamentary v/s presidential form of govt, advantages disadvantages
- Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India contains provisions for the abolition and creation of Legislative Councils?
(a) Article 171
(b) Article 169
(c) Article 356
(d) Article 182
Article number but very important . We covered it in titbit.
Learning – provisions under art 169, Legilsative councils v/s RAjya Sabha, States having legislative councils
- The provision under Article 51A of the Constitution of India relates to the :
(a) uniform civil code for the citizens
(b) orginsation of village panchayats
(c) right to education
(d) fundamental duties
- Very simple. Covered in titbit.
- Has been asked multiple times, FRs, FDs, DPSPs and Preamble is very very imp
Learning – Learn FRs, FDs, DPSPs and Preamble by heart
- The Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir came into force on :
(a) 15 August 1946
(b) 15 August 1947
(c) 26 January 1950
(d) 26 January 1957
You only needed to know, it came into force after Indian constitution came into force. Only one such option
Learning – article 370, amendment of article 370, Governor’s rule v/s president’s rule
- Which of the following statements regarding the Constituent Assembly are correct?
1. It was not based on adult franchise
2. It is resulted from direct election
3. It was a multi part body
4. It worked through several committees
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
- 4 is definitely correct as we know about drafting committee, committee on fundamental rights
- 2 is definitely incorrect as there were indirect elections by members of provincial legislative assembly <asked multiple times, discussed in CSE polity analysis
- eliminate 2, include 4, answer 1 and 4 only
Learning – election to constituent assembly, cabinet mission plan, chairpersons of important committees
6. Who among the following may be the Chairman of the Zila Parishad?
(a) Chief Miniester
(b) District Collector
(c) Member of Parliament in the Distric
(d) Elected from its own members- 73rd and 74th amendment very important as we discussed before
- 1st 3 options are anyway bogus
- CEO is an IAS officer but he / she is not district collector either
Learning – Direct election v/s election from among st members for chairperson of 3 tiers of rural and urban local bodies, district planning committee, metropolitan planning committee
- Which one of the following is not a feature of Indian federalism?
(a) Every State Government has powers of its own
(b) Courts have the power to interpret the Constitution and the powers of different levels of government
(c) States are subordinate to the Central Government
(d) Sources of revenue for each level of Government are clearly specified
States are not subordinate in federal set up but derive their power from constitution
Learning – Unitary features of Indian federalism, Parliament power to legislate on state list
- Which one of the following statements regarding Human Rights is not correct?
(a) Human Rights derive their inspiration from moral principles
(b) They are applicable subject to their adoption by States
(c) The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights was adopted by the United Nations
in the year 1948
(d) The universalism of Human Rights is challenged by the cultural relativists
- A,b are easily correct.
- D is also correct as cultural relativist would believe in different rights for different culture and thus challenge universalism of human rights.
- C is the only option left which should be incorrect
- International Covenant on civil and political rights was adopted in 1966 and came into force in 1976
Learning – Bill of human rights, UN human rights council v/s UN human rights committee
- The theory of Separation of Powers is a division of powers between:
(a) Central and State Governments
(b) Different branches of Government
(c) the polity and the economy
(d) state and local governments
- Discussed in titbit.
- Separation of power is separation among different branches of government. Among Legislature, executive and judiciary
Learning – Theory of Separation of power v/s theory of checks and balances, doctrine of color able legislation v/s doctrine of pith and substance
- The Tenth Schedule to the Constitution of India relates to :
(a) the provisions relating to the formation of District Councils
(b) the land reforms
(c) the States and Union Territories
(d) the anti-defection law.
Asked multiple times
Learning – 52nd and 85th amendment, authority adjudicating anti defection law, role of Election commissioner in anti defection law, role of EC in disqualification
11. The amending power of the Parliament is set forth in which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India?
(a) Article 368
(b) Article 360
(c) Article 13(2)
(d) Article 370Easy article. Covered in titbits
Learn – Amendment by simple majority v/s special majority v/s special plus half the states
12. With regard to a Constitution Amendment Bill, which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The Speaker of Lok Sabha can call a joint sitting of both the Houses to pass the Bill
(b) Each House needs to pass the Bill separately by a prescribed special majority
(c) The Bill can be introduced in either House Parliment
(d) The Bill can be sponsored by a private member- Covered in titbits
- Both houses have to pass the bill separately
- No joint sitting for money bill and constitution amendment bill
Learning – Constitution amendment bill and 24th amendment, basic structure doctrine
13. ‘Cut Motion’ can be introduced after the presentation of :
(a) any Bill introduced in the Parliament
(b) the Railway and General Budgets
(c) any Private Member’s Bill
(d) a Constitution Amendment Bill- Covered in titbit
- Cut the budget
Learning – Different types of cut motion, Guillotine
- Consider the following statements about the Morley – Minto reforms of 1909 :
1. They were named after the British Parliamentarians, Minto and Morley
2. They Provided for limited self government by increasing the number of elected Indians in the Legislative Councils
3. They contained provisions that ensured that British officials retained their majority in the
Imperial Legislative Council
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
- Covered in titbits
- Morley secretary of state, thus parliamentarian as parliamentary form of govt in Britain.
- Minto viceroy thus not parliamentarian.
- Eliminate statement 1, reach the conclusion
Learning – Morley Minto reform, Montagu Chelmsford reform, GOI act 1935, cabinet mission plan
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Use Civilsdaily App for current affairs revision – IAS 2016 & 2017
You already have the Civilsdaily app, we believe. Over this last one year, you would have read a collective of 5,000+ newscards. Now is the time to go and revisit them month wise/ category wise.
Use this demonstrated 5 step process to revisit your preferred news category month wise.
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UPSC Prelims Economy Trend Analysis: Part 5
Prelims 2009
1. Consider the following statements:
- The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices recommends the Minimum Support Prices for 32 crops.
- The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs. Food and Public: Distribution has launched the National Food Security Mission.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
- It recommends it for around 25 crops. Not more than 30 in any case ( question on data this time but it’s not a close data i.e 23 or 24. You must have some idea)
- Agriculture ministry should launch mission to increase agri production, no?
Learning – CACP, MSP, CCEA, Procurement price v/s issue price, Shanta Kumar committee recommendations, decentralised procurement
2. To integrate cultural leaders into its meetings, which one of the following gives “CrystaIAward”?
- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- World Health Organization
- World Economic Forum
- Only private organizations try to do such things. Integrate cultural leaders.
- WEF- bingo
Learning – India and membership of APEC, world health assembly and zika
Reports of World Economic Forum
3. In the context of Indian news in recent times, what is MCX – SX?
- A kind of supercomputer
- Title of Moon Impact Probe
- Stock Exchange
- Nuclear-Powered submarine
Obvious, stock exchange
Learning – commodity exchange, stock exchange, money market v/s capital market
4. NAMA-11 (Nama-11) group of countries frequently appears in the news in the context of the affairs of which one of the following?
- Nuclear Suppliers Group
- World Bank
- World Economic Forum
- W.T.O.
- Just terms NAMA – non agricultural market access
- Obviously WTO
Learning – NAMA, G-33,;G-77, G-7, G-4, Agreement on agriculture, Process v/s product patent, plurilateral v/s multilateral agreements
5. Among other things, which one of the following was the purpose for which the Deepak Parekh Committee was constituted?
- To study the current socio-economic conditions of certain minority communities
- To suggest measures for financing the development of infrastructure
- To frame a policy on the production of genetically modified organisms.
- To suggest measures to reduce the fiscal deficit in the Union Budget.
- Deepak parikh is a banker so b/w b and d
- Answer is actually b
Learning – committees and their reports, follow the govt committee bundle on the home page
6. In the context of independent India’s Economy, which one of the following was the earliest event to take place?
- Nationalisation of Insurance companies
- Nationalisation of State Bank of India
- Enactment of Banking Regulation Act
- Introduction of First Five-Year Plan
- 1st place we all know – 1950 -55, nationalisation of banks was in 1969 and 1980 but SBI was nationalised way back in 1955
- Life insurance was nationalised in 1956
- Banking regulation act – 1949
Learning – years of bank nationalisation, insurance nationalisation, RRB, NABARD, LEAD BANK, SIDBI, local area bank, Earlier name of SBI, formation of RBI
7. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
- Japan: Nikkei
- Singapore: Shcomp
- UK : FISE
- USA : Nasdaq
A nd d are easily correct. Always in news bulletin.
Make a guess here. Singapore
Learning – BSE v/s NSE, Nifty v/s sensex,
8. Consider the following:
- Fringe Benefit Tax
- Interest Tax
- Securities Transaction Tax
Which of the above is/ are Direct Tax/Taxes?
- 1 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
- Interest tax and a securities transaction tax clearly direct taxes
- Fringe benefit tax <taxation on perks and perquisites>has been abolished now, won’t be asked again. It’s a direct tax
Learning – tax Levying,collecting authority, accrue to whom, divide all taxes b/w direct and indirect taxes
9. Consider the following statements regarding Indian Planning:
- The Second Five-Year Plan emphasized on the establishment of heavy industries.
- The Third Five-Year Plan introduced the concept of import substitution as a strategy for industrialization.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
- 1 is correct. We all know that.
- Import substitution -3rd plan
Learning – 3 points about every 5 year plan, Import substitution, Indicative planning
10. In the context of global economy, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
- JP Morgan Chase : Financial Services
- Roche Holding AG : Financial Services
- WL Ross & Co. : Private Equity Firm
- Warburg : Private Equity Firm
They no longer ask such questions. May be they asked this in the wake of financial crisis.
11. Consider the following statements :
The functions of commercial banks in India include
- Purchase and sale of shares and securities on behalf of customers.
- Acting as executors and trustees of wills.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
Learning– commercial v/s non commercial banks, investment banks, underwriting of shares
12. Which of the following is / are treated as artificial currency?
A. ADR
B. GDR
C. SDR
D. Both ADR and SDR- SDR is special drawing rights. It’s unit of account of IMF. Though not a currency, sometimes considered as artificial reserve currency
- ADR is American depository receipt
- GDR is global depository receipt
Learning – SDR basket, Criteria for inclusion in SDR basket, Quota changes IMF, ADR v/s GDR v/s IDR
13. Stiglitz Commission established by the President of the United Nations General Assembly was in the international news. The commission was supposed to deal with
A. The challenges posed by the impending global climate change and prepare a road map
B. The workings of the global financial systems and to explore ways and means to secure, a more sustainable global order
C. Global terrorism and prepare a global action plan for the mitigation of terrorism
D. Expansion of the United Nations Security Council in the present global scenario- Stiglitz we all know is Nobel laureate in economics so would do something related to economy and finance
- Only option is b
14. An objective of the National Food Security Mission is to increase the production of certain crops through area expansion and productivity enhancement in a sustainable manner in the identified districts of the country. What are those crops?
A. Rice and wheat only
B. Rice, wheat and pulses only
C. Rice, wheat, pulses and oil seeds only
D. Rice, wheat, pulses, oil seeds and vegetablesLearning — National Food Security mission v/s National Food security act
15. Which one of the following brings out the publication called “Energy Statistics” from time to time?
A. Central Power Research Institute
B. Planning Commission
C. Power Finance Corporation Ltd.
D. Central Statistical OrganizationReports very important
16. During which Five Year Plan was the Emergency clamped, new elections took place and the Janata Party was elected?
A. Third
B. Fourth
C. Fifth
D. Sixth- After st 3 plan, there were 3 plan holidays due to wars and famine
- 4th plan from 1969 to 1974
- Emergency in 1975 so obviously 5th plan
Learning – 3 pointers about every plan
17. With which one of the following has the B.K. Chaturvedi Committee dealt?
A. Review of Centre-state relations
B. Review of Delimitation Act
C. Tax reforms and measures to increase revenues
D. Price reform in the oil sector- B. K Chaturvedi is former cabinet secretary and member planning commission
- It was in news then
- he also headed committee to restructure centrally sponsored schemes
Learning – oil sector reform, Restructuring of CSS, Delimitation act
18. Who among the following is the founder of World Economic Forum?
A. Klaus Schwab
B. John Kenneth Galbraith
C. Robert Zoellick
D. Paul Krugman19. .Consider the following pairs:
Organisation Location of Headquarters
1. Asian Development Bank Tokyo
2. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Singapore
3. Association of South East Asian Nations BangkokWhich of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2- ADB HQ is in Manila
- ASEAN is Jakarta
Learning – Headquarters of imp, organizations, all 6 bodies of UN, UNICEF, IMF, WB, WTO, ADB, BRICS bank, ASEAN , G- 20 etc
P.S. – This completes our analysis of prelims economy