INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which among the following are certification marks assuring that the product conforms to a standard/quality as notified by the Government of India?

1. Hallmark

2. ISI mark

3. Agmark

4. GI Tag (Geographical Indication)

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Investment in human capital formation is often considered as most efficient and growth enhancing. Which among the following are considered as the main sources of human capital?

1. Investment in education.

2. Migration for better jobs.

3. On the job training.

4. Investment in Health.

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Which among the following are major programmes that aim at improving the food and nutritional status of the poor population in India?

1. Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY).

2. Pradahan Mantri Awas Yojana.

3. Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMKGAY).

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An economic system is a means by which societies or governments organize and distribute available resources, services, and goods within the country. Which of the following is/are examples of different types of economic systems?

1. Mixed economy.

2. Command economy.

3. Market economy.

4. Cartel economy.

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Read the following statements carefully with reference to ‘World Trade Organisation (WTO)’:

1. WTO was founded as the successor organisation to the General Agreement on Trade and Tariff to facilitate international trade. 

2. WTO agreement spells out principles of liberalisation and it covers goods, services and intellectual property. 

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are NOT correct?

 With reference to the provisions of Constitution of India, consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

An additional 50 days of wage employment is provided over and above 100 days guaranteed by the ‘Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)’ to which of the following areas or people?

1. Notified drought affected areas or natural calamity areas in the country on recommendation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. 

2. Scheduled tribe households in a forest area, provided that these households have no other private property except the land rights provided under the Forests Rights Act, 2006.

3. Notified aspirational districts, on the recommendation of Central Employment Guarantee Council.

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With reference to Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), consider the following statements:

1. It was instituted as a statutory body originally by the Constitution of India.

2. The Commission was set up on the recommendations of Santhanam Committee.

3. It is vested with the power to regulate its own procedure and its proceedings have judicial character. 

4. The Central Vigilance Commissioner is appointed by the President on the recommendations of Prime Minister. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

An additional 50 days of wage employment is provided over and above 100 days guaranteed by the ‘Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)’ to which of the following areas or people?

1. Notified drought affected areas or natural calamity areas in the country on recommendation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. 

2. Scheduled tribe households in a forest area, provided that these households have no other private property except the land rights provided under the Forests Rights Act, 2006.

3. Notified aspirational districts, on the recommendation of Central Employment Guarantee Council.

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 Consider the following statements:

1. Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana intends to transfer all the benefits of government schemes and subsidies to account holders directly. 

2. In pre-independent India, B. R. Ambedkar was the first person to discuss the concept of a poverty line. 

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