राज्यसेवा मुख्य परीक्षा  २०१३ GS-4

What is infrastructure of an economy?

Which of the following focuses on the development of five areas for the rural people as health, primary education, drinking water, housing and rural roads?

In OSI model, which layer might perform ASCII to Non ASCII character conversion 

(a) Data link layer

(b) Network layer

(c) Presentation layer

(d) Session layer

Answer Option :

The National Horticulture Mission launched by Government of India on sharing ratio of  _______ between the Centre and State Governments.

The bio-gas production is due to:

Which sector has the lowest share in the consumption of electricity in India ?

 ______ is/are produced by recombinant DNA technology.

(a) Insulin
(b) Hepatitis B vaccine

(c) Monoclonal antibodies

(d) Somatostatin

Answer options :

In the year 2009 - 10, disinvestment is being made in the following public enterprises :

(a) National Thermal Power Corporation - NTPC

(b) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited - BHEL

(c) Rural Electrification Corporation - RECC

(d) Steel Authority of India Limited - SAIL
Answer options :

On what basis does the comparative cost advantage theory support specialization ?

(a) Natural abilities of the country

(b) Resource endowment of the country

(c) Available technology

 (d) Innovations

Answer options :

Fiscal deficit means :

(a) Fiscal deficit = Budgetary deficit+Loan and other Liabilities,

(b) Fiscal deficit = Total Revenue-Total Expenditure.

(c) Fiscal deficit = Revenue Income-Revenue Expenditure,

(d) Fiscal deficit = Capital Income-Capital Liabilities.

Select the correct option:

The Inter Ministerial Group on Inflation had suggested exempting vegetables and fruits from the purview of APMC Act. In this respect which of the following is correct :

(a) To encourage investment in supply chain

(b) To promote investment in development of backend infrastructure by private sector

(c) To permit foreign direct investment in retail sector

(d) To develop integrated value chain

Who is regarded as the father of Indian Space Programme ? 

_______ is commonly used as a medium for plant tissue culture.

What is observed in the third stage of Demographic Transition ?

(a) the rate of population growth is low

(b) the industrialisation and urbanisation is greater

(c) the birth-rate is high, but the death-rate is low

(d) the birth-rate as well as the death-rate is low

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

Which of the following groups of commodities are important in export pattern of India ?

(a) Food grains and Machinaries

(b) Tea and Coffee.

(c) Chemicals and Fertilizers.

(d) Ready-made garments and engineering goods.

Answer options :

Which sector was regarded as a 'core sector in the Tenth Five Year Plan ?

(a) Industrial sector

(b) Education sector

(c) Infrastructure sector improvements

(d) Agriculture sector

Select correct alternatives from those given above :

What are the areas identified by the Maharashtra State in their wind power programme ?

(a) Target for XIIth plan is 1800 MW

(b) Difficulty in getting forest clearance

(c) Tariff control period and wind policy ending in current year

(d) To carry cut survey for repowering of old site

Answer options :

The main disadvantage of generating electricity by using fossil fuel is:

Which is the efficient moderator mainly used to reduce the speed of neutrons in nuclear reactor ?

Which of the following classifications is being implemented for public expenditure since 1987 - 1988 ?

(a) Civil Expenditure and Defence Expenditure.

(b) Plan Expenditure and Non plan Expenditure.

(c) Grants and Nongrants Expenditure,

(d) Revenue and Capital Expenditure.

Select correct alternatives given above :