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- Question
The members of NAFTA are
Options- A. USA, Canada and Mexico
- B. USA, Canada and India
- C. USA, Canada and Japan
- D. USA, UK and India
- Correct Answer
- USA, Canada and Mexico
ExplanationThe North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States and entered into force on 1 January 1994 in order to establish a trilateral trade bloc in North America.
- 1. Who among the following is the Chairman of the Fourteenth Finance Commission?
Options- A. C. Rangarajan
- B. Vijay Kelkar
- C. Y. V. Reddy
- D. Rakesh Mohan Discuss
- 2. Which of the following is/ are credit rating agency/agencies in India?
Options- A. CRISIL
- B. CARE
- C. ICRA
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 3. In India, the term ?hot money? is used to refer to
Options- A. Currency + Reserves with the RBI
- B. Net G D R
- C. Net Foreign Direct Investment
- D. Foreign Portfolio Investment Discuss
- 4. Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to the composition of national income in India?
Options- A. The share of manufacturing sector has declined
- B. The share of services sector has increased sharply.
- C. The share of agriculture has remained static.
- D. The share of services sector has declined. Discuss
- 5. Which one of the following is notan Air Defence Missile system?
Options- A. Akash
- B. Trishul
- C. Tatra
- D. Astra Discuss
- 6. The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India pertains to the administration of tribal areas in which of the following States?
Options- A. Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
- B. Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram
- C. Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura
- D. Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh Discuss
- 7. The Deccan Agriculturalists 'Relief Act of 1879 was enacted with which one of the following objectives?
Options- A. Restore lands to the dispossessed peasants
- B. Ensure financial assistance to peasants during social and religious occasions
- C. Restrict the sale of land for indebtedness to outsiders
- D. Give legal aid to insolvent peasants Discuss
- 8. Which among the following writs is issued to quash the order of a Court or Tribunal?
Options- A. Mandamus
- B. Prohibition
- C. Quo Warranto
- D. Certiorari Discuss
- 9. Which among the following statements about the power to change the basic structure of the Constitution of India is/are correct?1. It falls outside the scope of the amending powers of the Parliament.2. It can be exercised by the people though representatives in a Constituent Assembly.3. It falls within the constituent powers of the Parliament.Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Options- A. 1 and 3
- B. 1 and 2
- C. 1 only
- D. 2 and 3 Discuss
- 10. Who amongst the following organized the All India Scheduled Castes Federation?
Options- A. Jyotiba Phule
- B. Periyar
- C. B.R. Ambedkar
- D. M.K. Karunanidhi Discuss
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Correct Answer: Y. V. Reddy
Explanation:
The 14th Finance Commission was constituted in January 2014. Commissions chairman was former RBI governor Y V Reddy and its members were Sushma Nath, M. Govinda Rao, Abhijit Sen, Sudipto Mundle.
Correct Answer: All of the above
Explanation:
Some of the Top Credit Rating Agencies in India are:
1.Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited (CRISIL)
2.ICRA Limited
3.Credit Analysis &Research limited (CARE)
4.Brickwork Ratings (BWR)
5.India Rating and Research Pvt. Ltd.
6.Small and Medium Enterprises Rating Agency of India (SMERA)
Correct Answer: Foreign Portfolio Investment
Explanation:
In fact, FPI is often referred to as ?hot money? because of its tendency to flee at the first signs of trouble in an economy. These massive portfolio flows can exacerbate economic problems during periods of uncertainty.
Correct Answer: The share of services sector has increased sharply.
Explanation:
The growth scenario in India shows that the services sector has become the most dominant in the later part of its growth process. The share of services sector in GDP increased from 28.5 per cent in 1950-51 to 39.6 per cent in 1990-91 and then to 52.6 per cent in 2014-15 while the share of primary sector declined from 56.4 per cent in 1950-51 to 33.4 per cent in 1990-91 and then to only 19.0 per cent in 2014-15.
Correct Answer: Tatra
Explanation:
Tatra not an Air Defence Missile System. It is a Czech manufacturer producing vehicles in Koprivnice. It is owned by the Tatra Trucks company, based in Ostrava, and is the third oldest company in the world producing cars with an unbroken history.
Correct Answer: Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
Explanation:
The Constitution of India makes special provisions for the administration of the tribal dominated areas in four states viz. Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. As per article 244 and 6th Schedule, these areas are called ?Tribal Areas?, which are technically different from the Scheduled Areas under fifth schedule.
Correct Answer: Give legal aid to insolvent peasants
Explanation:
The Deccan Riots Commission was set up which presented a report to the British Parliament in 1878.In 1879, the Agriculturists Relief Act was passed which ensured that the farmers could not be arrested and imprisoned if they were unable to pay their debts.It was an Act for the relief of Indebted Agriculturists in certain parts of the Deccan.
Correct Answer: Certiorari
Explanation:
A writ of certiorari is issued to quash the order passed by an inferior court or tribunal in excess of jurisdiction.
A writ of prohibition is issued to prevent an inferior court or tribunal to go ahead with the trial of a case in which it has assumed excess of jurisdiction.
Correct Answer: 1 and 3
Explanation:
The Parliament cannot amend those provisions which form the ?basic structure? of the Constitution. This was ruled by the Supreme Court in the Kesavan and a Bharati Case. (1973)
Basic Structure of the Indian Constitution is not defined. But according to SC, the basic structure can be evolved but cannot be destroyed. Hence it falls within the constituent powers of the Parliament. Hence both 1 and 3 are correct.
Correct Answer: B.R. Ambedkar
Explanation:
Scheduled Caste Federation was founded by Dr. Ambedkar in 1942 to fight for the rights of the Dalit community. SCF was the successor organization of the Independent Labour Party led by Ambedkar. SCF later evolved into the Republican Party of India.
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