Q.13321·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe fortification of Calcutta by the British in 1756 was regarded by the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-daulah, asView question
Q.13322·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWhich one among the following statements with regard to the National Security Council (NSC) of India is not correct?View question
Q.13323·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe highly polished monolithic Ashokan Pillars were carved out of single pieces of a buff-coloured sandstone, usually mined from the quarries ofView question
Q.13324·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyIn the Gupta age, Varahamihira wrote the famous book, Brihat Samhita . It was a treatise onView question
Q.13325·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyHuman Poverty Index (HPI) developed by UNDP is based on which of the following deprivations? 1.Income deprivation 2.Literacy deprivation 3.Social services deprivation 4.Employment deprivation Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question
Q.13326·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe lower growth of coal production in India during 2011-2012 was primarily due to 1.environmental restrictions 2,non-availability of forestry clearance 3.poor law and order situation in coal-producing States 4.excessive rainfall in coal-mining areas Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question
Q.13327·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe sharp depreciation of rupee in the Forex market in the year 2011 was due to 1.flight to safety by foreign investors 2.meltdown in European markets 3.inflation in emerging market economies 4.lag effect of monetary policy tightening Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question
Q.13328·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWhich of the following occupations are included under secondary sector as per the national income accounts? 1.Manufacturing 2.Construction 3.Gas and water supply 4.Mining and quarrying Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question
Q.13329·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe government can influence private sector expenditure by 1.taxation 2.subsidies 3.macroeconomic policies 4.grants Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question
Q.13330·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWhich one among the following is a fixed cost to a manufacturing firm in the short run?View question
Q.13331·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWhich of the following are included in the category of direct tax in India? 1.Corporation Tax 2.Tax on Income 3.Wealth Tax 4.Customs Duty 5.Excise Duty Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question
Q.13332·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWhich one among the following programmes has now been restructured as the National Rural Livelihood Mission?View question
Q.13333·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyThe concept which tries to ascertain the actual deficit in the revenue account after adjusting for expenditure of capital nature is termed asView question
Q.13334·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWhich of the following institutions was/were asked by the Government of India to provide official estimates of black (unaccounted) money held by Indians, both in India and abroad? 1.National Institute of Public Finance and Policy 2.National Council of Applied Economic Research 3.National Institute of Financial Management Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question
Q.13335·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyOutstanding historian Eric Hobsbawm who expired on 1st October, 2012, has authored a large number of books. The title of his famous autobiography isView question
Q.13336·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyNobel Prize in Chemistry for the year 2012 was given for the work onView question
Q.13337·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWhich one among the following statements about Grigori Perelman is not correct?View question
Q.13338·Miscellaneous·2013·EasyWho among the following was declared as the immediate future President of China in the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held in November 2012?View question