How does the National Rural Livelihood Mission seek to improve the livelihood options of the rural poor?
1. By setting up a large number of new manufacturing industries and agribusiness centres in rural areas
2. By strengthening 'self-help groups' and providing skill development
3. By supplying seeds, fertilizers, diesel pump - sets and micro-irrigation equipment free of cost to farmers Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
The Multi - dimensional Poverty Index developed by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative with UNDP support covers which of the following?
1. Deprivation of education, health, assets and services at the household level
2. Purchasing power party at the national level
3. Extent of budget deficit and GDP growth rate at national level
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Which of the following is/are among the noticeable features of the recommendations of the Thirteenth Finance Commission?
1. A design for the Goods and Services Tax, and a compensation packages linked to adherence to the proposed design
2. A design for the creation of lakhs of jobs in the next ten years in consonance with India's demographic dividend
3. Devolution of a specified share of central taxes to local bodies as grants
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what is/are the recent policy initiative(s) of the Government of India to promote the growth of the manufacturing sector?
1. Setting up of National Investment and Manufacturing Zones
2. Providing the benefits of single window clearance'
3. Establishing the Technology Acquisition and Development Fund
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Which of the following are the methods of Parliamentary control over public finance in India?
1. Placing Annual Financial Statement before the Parliament
2. Withdrawal of moneys from Consolidated Fund of India only offer passing the Appropriate Bill
3. Provisions of supplementary grants and vote-on-account
4. A periodic or at least a mid-year review of programme of the Government against macroeconomic forecasts and expenditure by a Parliamentary Budget Office
5. Introducing Finance Bill in the Parliament
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1, 2, 3 and 5 only
1, 2 and 4 only
3, 4 and 5 only
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
with reference to Ryotwari Settlement, Consider the following statements:
1. The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the Government.
2. The Government gave pittas to the Ryots.
3. The Lands were surveyed and assessed before being taxed.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following specific stages of demographic transition associated with economic development:
1. Low birth-rate with low death rate
2. High birth-rate with high death rate
3. High birth-rate with low death rate
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In India, in the overall Index of Industrial Production, the Indices of Eight Core Industries have a combined weight of 37.90% . Which of the following are among those Eight Core Industries?
1. Cement
2. Fertilizers
3. Natural gas
4. Refinery products
5. Textiles
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1 and 5 only
2, 3 and 4 only
1, 2, 3 and 4 only
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India have a bearing on Education?
1. Directive Principles of State Policy
2. Rural and Urban Local Bodies
3. Fifth Schedule
4. Sixth Schedule
5. Seventh Schedule
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1 and 2 only
3, 4 and 5 only
1, 2 and 5 only
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
