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(21) ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan- Dhan Yojana’ has been launched for
[A] Promoting financial inclusion in the country
[B] promoting women’s Self- Help Groups in backward areas
[C] Providing financial help to the marginalized communities
[D] providing housing loan to poor people at cheaper interest rates

Comment

Answer: Option [A]
(22) Convertibility or rupee implies
[A] being able to convert rupee notes into gold
[B] allowing the value of rupee to be fixed by market forces
[C] developing an international market for currencies in India
[D] freely permitting the conversion of rupee to other currencies and vice versa

Comment

Answer: Option [D]

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(23) Which one of the following is the correct statement? Service tax is a/ an:
[A] indirect tax levied by the State Government.
[B] direct tax levied by the State Government.
[C] indirect tax levied by the Central Government.
[D] direct tax levied by the Central Government.

Comment

Answer: Option [C]
(24) Economic liberalization in India started with:
[A] the convertibility of India rupee
[B] significant reduction in tax rates
[C] substantial changes in industrial licensing policy
[D] doing away with procedural formalities for foreign direct investment

Comment

Answer: Option [C]
(25) Agriculture income tax is assigned to the State Government by:
[A] Inter-State Council
[B] Finance Commission
[C] National Development Council
[D] The Constitution of India

Comment

Answer: Option [D]
(26) Sometime back, the Government of India, decided to de-license ‘white goods’ industry. ‘white goods’ include:
[A] milk and milk products
[B] stainless steel and aluminium utensils
[C] items purchased for conspicuous consumption
[D] soaps, detergents and other mass consumption goods

Comment

Answer: Option [C]
(27) Which one of the following committees recommended the abolition of reservation of items for small scale sector in industry?
[A] Abid Hussian Committee
[B] Narasimham Committee
[C] Nayak Committee
[D] Rakesh Mohan Committee

Comment

Answer: Option [A]
(28) Which one of the following is not a feature of Limited Liability Partnership firm?
[A] Partners should be less than 20
[B] Partnership and management need not be separate
[C] It is corporate body with perpetual succession
[D] Internal governance may be decided by mutual agreement among partners

Comment

Answer: Option [A]
(29) Which one among the following industries is the maximum consumer of water in India?
[A] Thermal power
[B] Textiles
[C] Paper and pulp
[D] Engineering

Comment

Answer: Option [C]
(30) In the ‘Index of Eight Core Industries’, which one of the following is given the highest weight?
[A] Coal production
[B] Steel production
[C] Electricity generation
[D] Fertilizer production

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

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