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Which of the following legislations may not be characterized as based on a 'rights-based approach'?

A) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
B) Pre-Conception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques Act
C) Right to Education Act
D) Right to Information Act

Correct Answer:


B) Pre-Conception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques Act

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1). The annual financial statement is laid before the two Houses of Parliament in accordance with:

A). Article 74

B). Article 112

C). Article 268

D). Article 370

2). According to the Reserve Bank of India Credit and Monetary Policy, the rate of increase in the Minimum Support Price(MSP)of food grains has been more than that of the rate of inflation. This would mean that

A). inflation will be more than the price of food grains

B). there will be an increase in the availability of food grains

C). increase in the price of food grains will be more than proportionate to the rate of inflation

D). there will be a reduction in the open market price of food grains

3). On the basis of the size and composition of external debt, World Bank has classified India as

A). a less indebted country

B). a moderately indebted country

C). a heavily indebted country.

D). a severely indebted country

4). Among the tax revenues of the union government, the most important source is:

A). Income Tax

B). Corporation Tax

C). Union Excise Duties

D). Customs Duty

5). Which South Asian country has adopted Gross National Happiness as an index of the well-being of its citizens?

A). Bangladesh

B). Bhutan

C). Sri Lanka

D). Myanmar

6). A significant victory for the developing countries on the issue of TRIPS at the Doha Meet was

A). postponement of the issue of labour standards;

B). special dispensation for least developed countries;

C). power to grant exemption from patent regime in the interest of public health;

D). discussion on implementation issues

7). Direct taxation is a better form of taxation because:

A). it fetches more revenue

B). it can be more easily collected

C). it allows for taxation according to means

D). it has greater tax compliance

8). Which of the following conditions need not be fulfilled , for declaring an offence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. 2002?

A). There must be commission of a crime;

B). There must be proceeds or gains from the crime;

C). The crime must have been committed beyond the country's boundaries;

D). There must be a transaction in respect of the proceeds of the crime.

9). Consider the following statements about India's tax-to-GDP Ratio:
1. The ratio is arrived at by dividing the total tax collection of Central and State Governments by the GDP of the country
2. The ratio has been declining since 2007
3. Inflation can lead to a reduction in the ratio
4. The introduction of Goods and Services Tax is expected to increase the ratio.
Select the correct answer from the following:

A). 2 and 3 only

B). 1, 3 and 4 only

C). 1,2,3 and 4only

D). 1,2 and 3 only

10). Consider the following functions:
(1) Issue of bank notes of all denominations.
(2) Lender of the last resort
(3) Underwrite the loans of state and central government
(4) Periodic inspection of commercial banks.
which of the above are functions of the Reserve Bank of India?

A). 1, 2 and 4

B). 1 and 4

C). 1,2,3 and 4

D). 1 and 3