SSC MTS GENERAL AWARENESS QUIZ

Question 1:

What was India's rank in the Human Development Index-2019 released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?

141

132

112

129

Question 2:

Which of the following statements about the Reserve Bank of India is INCORRECT?

The Reserve Bank of India commenced operations in 1935.

In 1931, the Indian Central Banking Inquiry Committee revived the issue of the establishment of the Reserve Bank of India as the Central Bank for India.

In 1929, the Hilton Young Commission recommended the establishment of a central bank to be called the 'Reserve Bank of India'.

The Reserve Bank of India Act was enacted in 1934.

Question 3:

GDP deflator is also called ______.

Implicit Price Deflator

Sure price deflator

Implied Inflation Index

Guaranteed Inflation Index

Question 4:

With which bank have Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank been merged?

Corporation Bank

Bank of Baroda

United Bank of India

Punjab National Bank

Question 5:

For Rabi marketing season 2021-22, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) announced highest increase in Minimum Support Price (MSP) for ______.

lentil

gram

wheat

barley

Question 6:

Launched in 1951, India's first five-year plan was based on which of the following economic models to focus on agriculture and irrigation to boost farm output?

Heckscher-Ohlin Model

Harrod-Domar Model

Mundell-Fleming Model

Cobb-Douglas Model

Question 7:

Infant Mortality Rate (or IMR) indicates the number of children that die before the age of as a proportion of 1000 live children born in that particular year.

6 months

3 months

1 year

3 years

Question 8:

10 per cent reservation in central government jobs under economically weaker sections (EWS) category is available to persons whose family income is below:

₹10 lakh

₹8 lakh

₹3 lakh

₹5 lakh