inclusive growth, sustainable development & employment section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

PURA (Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas) an ambitious programme on Rural Development was introduced by

a) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

b) M.S. Swaminathan

c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

d) Manmohan Singh

Question : 2

Which one of the following statements represent ‘Headcount ratio’?

a) When the number of people is estimated as the proportion of people below the median income of the country

b) When the number of poor is estimated as the proportion of people below the poverty line

c) When the number of poor is estimated as the proportion of people above the poverty line

d) None of the above

Question : 3

With reference to digital payments, consider the following statements.

1. BHIM app allows the user to transfer money to anyone with a UPI-enabled bank account.
2. While a chip-pin debit card has four factors of authentication, BHIM app has only two factors of authentication.

a) Only 1

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Neither 1 nor 2

d) Only 2

Question : 4

Consider the following statements :

1. Kerala Tourism has been conferred the United Nation Award for creating innovative initiatives for sustainable tourism.
2. This is for the second time India has won this recognition. First time it was Himachal Pradesh.

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) 1 and 2

d) None

Question : 5

Liberalism stands for

a) self-emancipation

b) a movement and an attitude

c) freedom in social, political and economic aspects

d) religious orthodoxy

Question : 6

Which one of the following is not an immediate indicator of Industrial Sickness?

a) Drop in profitability

b) Shrinking of market credit

c) Labour unrest

d) Decline in market share