PSI Pre 2014

Which of the following functions is not performed by 'State Trade Corporation ? 

A. To increase the production of exportable goods.

B. To promote the export of traditional goods.

C. To promote the export of non-traditional goods.

D. None of the above

Match the following: 

Ceiling on Land Holdings Act was applied in two stages. 

Consider the following statements :

A. Introduction of Direct Tax Code and Goods and Services Tax.

B. Clear Policy on General Anti Avoidance Rules. 

C. Committee on Financial Inclusion.

Which of the following is not the modern objective of deficit financing ?

Consider the following statements :   

A. New industrial policy was announced on 24 July, 1991.   

B. Disinvestment policy was adopted for the public sector enterprises.

'Zero Marginal Productivity' of labour means

'We can't live happily as islands in a sea of poverty' is the opinion of 

A Swami Vivekanand 

B. Sonia Gandhi 

C. M.S. Swaminathan 

D. Dr. V.M. Dandekar 

Options: 

The planned reduction in the Gross Fiscal Deficit to 4-8 percent of Gross Domestic Product in 2013 – 14 Budget Estimate of India, is expected to be achieved through following efforts : 

A. Higher mobilisation of disinvestment proceeds. 

B. Higher mobilisation of tax-revenues and telecommunications receipts. 

C. Reduction in expenditure on subsidies. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

Which one of the following statements is correct? 

A. India imported foodgrains under the act PL-480 before Green Revolution. 

B. Wheat was the major coImponent of PL-480 imports.

A. Ultraviolet region is the region of the spectrum of wavelengths, shorter than
violet colour. 

B. 'Infra-red region is the region of the spectrum, shorter than red colour. 

C. The refractive index for the material of a prism is different for different colours. 

Which of the above statements are correct?

A. Natural gas is a hydrocarbon. 

B. Methane is not a hydrocarbon.

C. Natural gas is a fossil fuel. 

Which of the above statements are proper ?

The 'Big-Bang theory' is actually the hypothesis of the primeval atom, first proposed by

What is the composition of Brass alloy ?

Phenol is alan

In sterilization of water using bleaching powder, the sterilization action is due to 

A. Cla 

B. HOCI
C. Nascent oxygen 

D. CO₂

Which primitive man had greater cranial capacity than the modern man?

Which of the following is an egg laying mammal ? 

Four chambered heart is present in 

Leaf chlorosis is caused by the deficiency of ___________ mineral element.