राज्यसेवा मुख्य परीक्षा  २०१३ GS-4

Rostow's "Stages of Economic Growth" the following is the pre-condition for accelerated growth :

Match the following and choose the correct code:

Which of the following functions are public finance functions ?

(a) Allocation of resources 

(b) Income distribution

(c) Stabilisation function

(d) Supply of private goods

Select correct alternatives :

What is a grave hazard to an aircraft in flight?

Biotechnology has helped to increase the yield rate and quality of _______ production.

(a) Ethanol  

(b) Amino acids

(c) Wine

(d) Vitamins

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Through which of the following satellites does Doordarshan operates it DTH service:

Which of the following statements regarding Metro Railway Amendment Act 2009 is/are correct ?

(a) The amendment gives proper legal cover to metro projects.

(b) It provides a statutory safety cover for metro rail projects in all the metro cities of India,

(c) The Act has been extended to the National Capital Region, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Jaipur metropolitan areas.

(d) The Act has been extended to New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai,

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What does National policy for farmers 2007 aim at ?

(a) water use efficiency

(b) use of new technology on farm

(c) economic well being of farmers

(d) export subsidies to farmers

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The Railways provide the principal mode of transportation for freight and passengers. From a modest beginning in 1853 when the first train steamed off from Mumbai to Thane a distance of 34 km it has now grown to a route length of 64460 kms. How much percent of the route length has been electrified in the last 160 years ?

According to Companies (Amendment) Act, 2002 these units are called sick :

(a) Whose accumulated losses in the year are equal or more than 50% of net worth of its four preceeding years.

(b) Who failed to repay its debts in the preceding three quarters on written demand by creditors.

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High Yielding Varieties (HYV) programme has been limited to these crops :

(a) Wheat and rice

(b) Jawar and Bajara

(c) Maize

(d) Sugarcane

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How much percentage of water can be saved by implementing drip irrigation system?

Which farming is done in Maharashtra where annual rainfall is 100 to 200 cms. ?

Match the following:

Consider the following statements about the various sources of energy:

(a) Oil : Causes depletion of oxygen due to spillage.

(b) Gas :Exploration of new fuel not easy

(c) Firewood : Collection time consuming

(d) Coal :Bulky to transport

(e) Hydel Power : Displacement of local community

(f) Solar :Disturbs radio and TV reception

(g) Tidal: Destroys wildlife habitat

(h) Biogas : Causes green house effect

(i) Wind :Diffused source so gets wasted

(j) Geothermal : Located far away therefore costly to transport

Which of the above are not correct?

Which was the most important reason for the closure of small scale industries before 1991 ?

Two major objectives of National Manufacturing Policy 2011 are :

(a) To increase the share of manufacturing to 25% of the GDP.

(b) To increase the share of manufacturing to 30% of the GDP.

(c) Create 50 million additional jobs over a decade.

(d) Create 100 million additional jobs over a decade,
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_________ enzyme is used in laundaries for cleaning clothes.

What is true of Gorakhpur, a city in backward eastern Uttar Pradesh ?

(a) Infamous for the death of hundreds of children due to Japanese Encephalitis every year,

(b) Is said to make a mark to have the worlds longest platform overtaking Kharagpur of West Bengal

(c) Once infamously called Chicago of the East due to its gang wars.

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Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ) using remote sensing is based on: