1. In which among the following years, essentials commodities act enacted?
(a) 1955
(b) 1958
(c) 1961
(d) 1975
2. Who is the father of Green Revolution in India?
(a) Norman E Barlaug
(b) Swaminathan
(c) Garry Backer
(d) Dr. P. M. Jha
3. Which of the following service sectors in India had ‘the highest’ percentage share to India’s GDP in the year 2010-2011? [UPSC CAPF 2012]
(a) Trade, hotels and restaurants
(b) Construction
(c) Transport, storage and communication
(d) Community, social and personal services
4. Which one among the following sectors in India has the highest share of employment? [UPSC CAPF 2013]
(a) Agriculture and allied activities
(b) Manufacturing
(c) Construction
(d) Tertiary sector
5. Which one among the following has been declared recently as the first zero-landless district in India? [UPSC CAPF 2014]
(a) Kannur
(b) Namakkal
(c) Hassan
(d) Cuddapah
6. Which of the following are the objectives of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission?
1. To provide employment in rural areas.
2. To produce saleable articles.
3. To create self reliance amongst people and building up a strong rural community spirit.
Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPSC CAPF 2018]
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 3
7. Which of the following is/are considered as India’s green initiative(s)?
1. National Green Highways Mission
2. R & D for Clean Coal Technologies
3. National Green Corridor Programme
Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPSC CAPF 2018]
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
8. Fixation of price levels for wheat and rice by the Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP) is an example of ? [UPSC CAPF 2020]
(a) Administered Price
(b) Market Price
(c) Control Price
(d) Support Price
9. Which one of the following Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) is recognized as Miniratnas ? [UPSC CAPF 2020]
(a) Airport Authority of India
(b) Indian Oil Corporation Limited
(c) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(d) Steel Authority of India Limited
10. In which of the following states high yielding varieties of food grains were introduced as part of the first phase of Green Revolution (1966-72)? [UPSC CAPF 2020]
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Punjab
4. Haryana
Select the correct answer using the code given below : [UPSC CAPF 2020]
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 3 and 4 only
11. Which of the following statements about employment situation in India according to periodic Labour Force Survey 2017-18 is/are correct ?
1. Construction sector gave employment to nearly one-tenth of urban male workforce in India
2. Nearly one-fourth of urban female workers in India were working in manufacturing, sector
3. One-fourth of rural female workers in India were engaged in the agriculture sector
Select the correct answer using the code given below : [UPSC CAPF 2020]
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
12. What is meant by MSME ? [UPSC CAPF 2020]
(a) Medium, Small and Marginalized Enterprises
(b) Micro, Small and Marginalized Enterprises
(c) Medium, Strategic and Micro Enterprises
(d) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
13. The price declared by the Government every year before the sowing season to provide incentives to the farmers is called [UPSC CAPF 2021]
(a) buffer price
(b) issue price
(c) minimum support price
(d) fair sustenance price
14. The sectoral shares of Gross Value Added (GVA) for the year 2009–10 to 2018–19 show that the share of service sector in GVA in India has increased over the years. Which among the following have driven the maximum increase? [UPSC CAPF 2021]
(a) Electricity, gas, water supply and other utility services
(b) Trade, hotel, transport, communication and services related to broadcasting
(c) Public administration, defence and other services
(d) Financial, real estate and professional services
15. With reference to organic farming in India, consider the following statements: [UPSC CSE 2018]
1. The National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) is operated under the guidelines and directions of the Union Ministry of Rural Development.
2. The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) functions as the Secretariat for the implementation of NPOP.
3. Sikkim has become India’s first fully organic State.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
16. Consider the following statements : [UPSC CSE 2017]
The nation-wide ‘Soil Health Card Scheme’ aims at
1. expanding the cultivable area under irrigation.
2. enabling the banks to assess the quantum of loans to be granted to farmers on the basis of soil quality.
3. checking the overuse of fertilizers in farmlands.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
17. Which of the following practices can help in water conservation in agriculture? [UPSC CSE 2017]
1. Reduced or zero tillage of the land
2. Applying gypsum before irrigating the field
3. Allowing crop residue to remain in the field
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
18. Which of the following statements best describes the term ‘Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets (S4A)’, recently seen in the news? [UPSC CSE 2017]
(a) It is a procedure for considering ecological costs of developmental schemes formulated by the Government.
(b) It is a scheme of RBI for reworking the financial structure of big corporate entities facing genuine difficulties.
(c) It is a disinvestment plan of the Government regarding Central Public Sector Undertakings.
(d) It is an important provision in The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code’ recently implemented by the Government.
19. With reference to ‘National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)’, which of the statements given below is/are correct? [UPSC CSE 2017]
1. Under NSQF, a learner can acquire the certification for competency only through formal learning.
2. An outcome expected from the implementation of NSQF is the mobility between vocational and general education.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
20. With reference to ‘Quality Council of India (QCI)’, consider the following statements: [UPSC CSE 2017]
1. QCI was set up jointly by the Government of India and the Indian Industry.
2. Chairman of QCI is appointed by the Prime Minister on the recommendations of the industry to the Government.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
21. What is/are the advantage/advantages of implementing the ‘National Agriculture Market’ scheme? [UPSC CSE 2017]
1. It is a pan-India electronic trading portal for agricultural commodities.
2. It provides the farmers access to nationwide market, with prices commensurate with the quality of their produce.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
22. Recently, India’s first ‘National Investment and Manufacturing Zone’ was proposed to be set up in [UPSC CSE 2016]
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttar Pradesh
23. Why does the Government of India promote the use of Neem coated Urea in agriculture? [UPSC CSE 2016]
(a) Release of Neem oil in the soil increases nitrogen fixation by the soil microorganisms
(b) Neem coating slows down the rate of dissolution of urea in the soil
(c) Nitrous oxide, which is a greenhouse gas, is not at all released into atmosphere by crop fields
(d) It is a combination of a weedicide and a fertilizer for particular crops
24. With reference to the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA), which of the following statements is/are correct? [UPSC CSE 2015]
1. It is a Public Limited Government Company.
2. It is a Non-Banking Financial Company.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
25. The Substitution of steel for wooden ploughs in agricultural production is an example of [UPSC CSE 2015]
(a) labour-augmenting technological progress
(b) capital-augmenting technological progress
(c) capital-reducing technological progress
(d) None of the above
26. Consider the following statements: [UPSC CSE 2015]
1. The Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme was launched during 1996-97 to provide loan assistance to poor farmers.
2. The Command Area Development Programme was launched in 1974-75 for the development of water-use efficiency.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
27. In India, the steel production industry requires the import of [UPSC CSE 2015]
(a) saltpetre
(b) rock phosphate
(c) coking coal
(d) All of the above
28. The terms ‘Agreement on Agriculture’, ‘Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures’ and ‘Peace Clause’ appear in the news frequently in the context of the affairs of the [UPSC CSE 2015]
(a) Food and Agriculture Organization
(b) United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change
(c) World Trade Organization
(d) United Nations Environment Programme
29. In India, markets in agricultural products are regulated under the [UPSC CSE 2015]
(a) Essential Commodities Act, 1955
(b) Agricultural Produce Market Committee Act enacted by States
(c) Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937
(d) Food Products Order, 1956 and Meat and Food Products Order, 1973
30. The Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane is approved by the [UPSC CSE 2015]
(a) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
(b) Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
(c) Directorate of Marketing and Inspection, Ministry of Agriculture
(d) Agricultural Produce Market Committee
31. What can be the impact of excessive/inappropriate use of nitrogenous fertilizers in agriculture? [UPSC CSE 2015]
1. Proliferation of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms in soil can occur.
2. Increase in the acidity of soil can take place.
3. Leaching of nitrate to the ground-water can occur.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
32. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF)? [UPSC CSE 2015]
1. NIF is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology under the Central Government.
2. NIF is an initiative to strengthen the highly advanced scientific research in India’s premier scientific institutions in collaboration with highly advanced foreign scientific institutions.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
33. In the ‘Index of Eight Core Industries’, which one of the following is given the highest weight? [UPSC CSE 2015]
(a) Coal production
(b) Electricity generation
(c) Fertilizer production
(d) Steel production
34. What are the benefits of implementing the ‘Integrated Watershed Development Programme’? [UPSC CSE 2014]
1. Prevention of soil runoff
2. Linking the country’s perennial rivers with seasonal rivers
3. Rainwater harvesting and recharge of groundwater table
4. Regeneration of natural vegetation
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
35. What are the significances of a practical approach to sugarcane production known as ‘Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative’? [UPSC CSE 2014]
1. Seed cost is very low in this compared to the conventional method of cultivation.
2. Drip irrigation can be practiced very effectively in this.
3. There is no application of chemical/ inorganic fertilizers at all in this.
4. The scope for intercropping is more in this compared to the conventional method of cultivation.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
36. Which one among the following industries is the maximum consumer of water in India? [UPSC CSE 2013]
(a) Engineering
(b) Paper and pulp
(e) Textiles
(d) Thermal power
37. Despite having large reserves of coal, why does India import millions of tonnes of coal? [UPSC CSE 2012]
1. It is the policy of India to save its own coal reserves for future, and import it from other countries for the present use.
2. Most of the power plants in India are coal-based and they are not able to get sufficient supplies of coal from within the country.
3. Steel companies need large quantity of coking coal which has to be imported.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC CSE 2012]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
38. Consider the following: [UPSC CSE 2012]
1. Hotels and restaurants
2. Motor transport undertakings
3. Newspaper establishments
4. Private medical institutions
The employees of which of the above can have the ‘Social Security’ coverage under Employees’ State Insurance Scheme?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
39. 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? [UPSC CSE 2012]
1. Cement
2. Fertilizers
3. Natural gas
4. Refinery products
5. Textiles
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1 and 5 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
40. What is/are the recent policy initiative(s) of Government of India to promote the growth of manufacturing sector? [UPSC CSE 2012]
1 Setting up of National Investment and Manufacturing Zones
2 Providing the benefit of ‘single window clearance’
3 Establishing the Technology Acquisition and Development Fund
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
41. In India, which of the following have the highest share in the disbursement of credit to agriculture and allied activities? [UPSC CSE 2011]
(a) Commercial Banks
(b) Cooperative Banks
(c) Regional Rural Banks
(d) Microfinance Institutions
42. With reference to ‘National Investment and Infrastructure Fund’, which of the following statements is/are correct? [UPSC CSE 2017]
1. It is an organ of NITI Aayog.
2. It has a corpus of Rs. 4,00,000 crore at present.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
43. With what purpose is the-Government of India promoting the concept of “Mega Food Parks”? [UPSC CSE 2011]
1. To provide good infrastructure facilities for the food processing industry.
2. To increase the processing of perishable items and reduce wastage.
3. To provide emerging and eco–friendly food processing technologies to entrepreneurs.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
