TNPSC Group I Exam 2013- Free Model Test 2- Part 3

 TNPSC Group I Exam 2013- Model Test 2- Part 3

51. Consider the following statements on Ordinance making power of the President of India?

1. The President of India can promulgate an ordinance when only both the Houses of Parliament are not in session.

2. The President cannot withdraw ordinance at any instances

3. It exists only till 3 weeks from the reassemble of Parliament

4. He needs to consult Council of ministers before passing Ordinance

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

a) 2,3 &4 only

b) 1,2 & 3 only

c) 1,3 & 4 only

d) all of the above

Answer: (d)

52. Find out the correct pair

a) Mandamus – issued by higher court to the lower to prevent the latter from exceeding its jurisdiction

b) Quo Warranto – issued by the court to a person to produce the a person detained by him

c) Certiorari – issued by the higher court to the lower to transfer the case to itself

d) none of the above

Answer: (c)

53. Consider the Power of President of India towards Money Bill

1. He cannot withhold the Bill

2. He cannot return the Bill for the reconsideration of the Parliament

Which of the above statement is/ are correct?

a) all of the above

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) None of the above

Answer: (b)

54.  Supreme Court is

a) bound by his own previous decisions

b) Advises President on the removal of chairman of member of UPSC but it is not binding on him

c) decides on the disputes regarding the election of the president and vice president

d)  data insufficient

Answer: (c)

55. Which of the following forms the part of Public Account of India?

a) All the money received by Government of India

b) All other public money other than the money credited to Consolidated Fund of India

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) None of the above

Answer: (b)

56. Which of the following offices can be removed on the recommendation of the Parliament?

1. Chief Justice of Supreme Court

2. Chief Election Commissioner

3. Comptroller and auditor general to the president

a) all of the above

b) 2 & 3 only

c) 1 & 2 only

d) 1 & 3 only

Answer: (a)

57. Which of the following are correct?

1. Money Bill can be introduced in both the houses of Parliament

2. Finance Bill can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) 1 & 2 only

d) None of the above

Answer: (b)

58. Find out the special powers of Rajya Sabha

1. authorize the Parliament to make a law on a subject mentioned in the State List

2. authorize the parliament to create or abolish All India Services common to both the Centre and states

a) 1 &2

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) None of the above

Answer: (c)

59. Which of the following methods is/are used for calculating National Income of India?

1. Expenditure Method

2. Income Method

3. Product Method

a) all of the above

b) 1 & 2 only

c) 2 & 3 only

d) 1 & 3 only

Answer: (c)

60.  The country which has the highest per capita income in the world is

a) Japan

b) Germany

c) US

d) UK

Answer: (a)

61. Which of the following is/are not belonging to the Tertiary sector of the economic activities?

1. Insurance

2. Social Service

3. Electricity

4. Mining

a) None of the above

b) 3 & 4 only

c) 1, 2 &4 only

d) 2,3 & 4 only

Answer: (b)

62. What does the ‘Liberalisation of economy’ mean?

a) It refers to the free market where raw materials can be bought anywhere and can be sold any place in the world.

b) It refers to the free market in which transformation of economic activities from public sector to private sector.

c) It refers to the free market in which economic activities are deregulated for private sector.

d) None of the above

Answer: (c)

63. Consider the following statements with reference to census 2011

1. The literacy rate of India is 74.04%.

2. The female literacy rate is 65.46% while the male literacy rate is 82.14%.

3. Tamil Nadu occupies the 13^th place with the literacy rate 80.3%

4. Bihar has the lowest literacy rate

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) All of the above

b) 1,2 &4 only

c) 1,2 & 3 only

d) 2,3 & 4 only

Answer: (a)

64.  Find out the correct pair

a) Alfred Marshall - Human development is also economics

b) J.M. Keynes – Father of Economics

c) Arthur Lewis – Scientific socialism

d) None of the above

Answer: (a)

65.  Which of the following are considered to be causes of Population Explosion?

1. High Birth Rate

2. Low Death Rate

3. Poverty

4. Low Standard of Living

5. Illiteracy

a) 1,2 & 5 only

b) 1,2, 3 & 5 only

c) 1,2,4& 5 only

d) All of the above

Answer: (d)

66. Consider the following statements in regard of Malthusian theory of Population

1. Positive checks of Population are the measures include late marriage, self restraint etc while the Preventive checks of Population are the increase of death rate, extreme poverty which reduce the human life span.

2. The growth rate population is determined by the food availability.

3.  Population increases at arithmetic progression while food production at geometrical progression.

Which of the above statement is/are incorrect?

a) all of the above

b) 1 & 3 only

c) 2 & 3 only

d) 1 & 2 only

Answer: (b)

67. Consider the following

1. Poverty line is the minimum access to goods and services.

2. The poverty line for the urban areas is Rs. 296 per month and rural areas for Rs. 276 per month.

3. Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) is the programme for alleviation of urban poverty.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1 &2 only

b) 1,2 & 3

c) 2&3 only

d) 1 & 3 only

Answer: (b)

68. Match the following

A. Gross National Product (GNP)     1. Deducting Depreciation from GDP

B. Net National Product                   2. Deducting Depreciation from GNP

C. Gross Domestic Product              3. Total value of goods and services

                                                                produced in the country along with the profit

                                                                earned from the investment in abroad                                                                                                                                                                  

D. Net Domestic Product                4. Total value of output within the country 

                                                                without including investment in abroad                                                                   

                                                                                                                  

a)A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1

b) A-1,B-2, C-3, D-4

c) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1

d) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1

Answer: (a)

69.  Consider the following

1. Achieving ‘Self Reliance’ became one of the main objectives of India’s Economic Planning since Sixth Five Year Plan.

2. The Ninth Five Year Plan focused on growth with social justice and equality.

3. The Five Year Plans of Indian Economy has a Period of ‘Plan Holiday’ between Fourth and Fifth five year plan period.

4. Growth, Modernization, Self-Reliance and Social Justice are the main objectives of Planning in India so far

Which of the above statement is/are correct?

a) 1,3 & 4 only

b)1,2 & 4 only

c) 2 & 4 only

d) All of the above

Answer: (c)

70. Consider the following

1. The Second and Third Five Year Plan was concentrated on Rapid Industralization

2. The Popular Slogan “Garibi Hatao” (Removal of Poverty) made popular during Fifth Five Year Plan

3. Prof P.C. Mahalanobis, an economist, played a key role during the first five year plan

4. The objective of Fourth five Plan was “Growth with stability”

Which of the above statements is/are true?

a) 1 & 4 only

b) 2 & 4 only

c) 2,3 & 4 only

d) all of the above

Answer: (a)

71. What is Entrepot Trade?

a) Importing the raw material from one country and exporting them as the finished goods to the same country.

b) Importing the raw material from one country and exporting them as the finished goods to the other foreign country.

c) Exporting the raw material to the foreign country in order to get the finished goods.

d) Importing the goods from one country and exporting the same to other foreign country

Answer: (d)

72. Consider the following advantages of E-commerce

1. increases the selling opportunity for the seller and purchasing choices for consumers

2. speedy transactions

3. cheaper consumption

4. service and products available in remote areas

Which of the above statement is/are correct?

a) all of the above

b) 1,2 & 4 only

c) 1 & 2 only

d) 1 only

Answer: (b)

73.  Consider the following

1. The Director – General of WTO is elected every Five years

2. The present  Director General is Mr. Pascal Lamy

3. Mr. Pascal Lamy is the Sixth Director General of WTO

4. Mr. Lamy was elected for the third consecutive term as Director General of WTO

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

a) 2,3 & 4 only

b) 1 & 4 only

c) 1,3 & 4 only

d) None of the above

Answer: (c)

74. Find out the correct statements about Special Economic Zones (SEZs)

a)  Kandla is Asia’s first SEZ established in 1965

b) There are Seven SEZs established in in India

c) both (a) and (b)

d) None of the above

Answer: (b)

75. What are the benefits of SEZ?

1. Exemption from Central Sales Tax and Service Tax

2. External commercial borrowings upto US $ 1000 million in a year without any maturity restriction through recognized banking channels.

3. 100% Income Tax exemption on export income for SEZ units for first 5 years and 50% for rest of the period thereafter.

4. Duty free import/domestic procurement of goods for development, operation and maintenance of SEZ units

a) all of the above

b) 1, 2 & 4 only

c) 1, 4 only

d) 1, 3 & 4 only

Answer: (c)