inclusive growth, sustainable development & employment section 5 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1 [UPPCS (Mains) 2015]

With reference to power sector in India, consider the following statements.

1. Rural electrification has been treated as a basic minimum service under the Prime Minister’s Gramodaya Yojana.
2. 100% Foreign Direct Investment in power is allowed without upper limit.
3. The Union Ministry of Power has signed a memorandum of understanding with 14 states.

a) Only 1

b) 2 and 3

c) Only 3

d) 1 and 2

Question : 2 [RAS (Pre) 2015]

Government of India has launched a scheme of ‘Housing for All’ by the year

a) 2020

b) 2022

c) 2023

d) 2021

Question : 3

Consider the following statements:

1. The Union government recently launched Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) to suggest radical changes in the government social sector initiatives.
2. The IEO is an independent office.
3. The IEO is chaired by Prime Minister.

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 4

Consider the following statements:

1. Nirbhaya Fund is a Rs. 1000 crores fund aimed at enhancing the safety and for empowerment of women.
2. Mobile handset makers will have to introduce an SoS alert button to ensure that women in distress can be reached by the police in the minimum possible time.

a) 2 only

b) 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) None

Question : 5

In the parlance of financial investment, the term bear denotes

a) an investor, who feels that the price of a particular security is going to fall

b) a shareholder, who has an interest in a company, financially or otherwise

c) an investor, who expects the price of a particular share to rise

d) any lender, whether by making a loan or buying a bond