UP PCS PRE Economics SINCE 1994

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201. Among the BIMARU states of India, the most densely  populated state is:

  • A
  • Bihar

  • B
  • Rajasthan

  • C
  • Madhya Pradesh

  • D
  • Uttar Pradesh

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Correct Answer : A [Bihar]

202. Assertion (A): The size of population and its composition  are responsible for the social change.  Reason (R): The fertility of occupational groups in which  the wives engage more generally in gainful occupations is  lower than that of other groups in the same economic  category.  Codes:

  • A
  • Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

  • B
  • Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

  • C
  • A is true, but R is false.

  • D
  • A is false, but R is true.

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Correct Answer : B [Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. ]

203. Which of the following statements are true about  Punjab? Select the correct answer from the codes  given below the statements:  I. It is the richest state of India.  II. It has the highest proportion of S.C. in its total  population.  III. It has reached the replacement level of population  Codes:

  • A
  • I and II

  • B
  • I and III

  • C
  • II and III

  • D
  • I, II and III

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Correct Answer : A [I and II]

204. Toilet revolution is:

  • A
  • Construction of free public latrines in village panchayats.

  • B
  • Ending night soil collection by introducing flush toilets in China.

  • C
  • A scheme of the Central Government to make flush toilets in each Nagar Nigam for the poorest of the poor.

  • D
  • To provide subsidy and loans by Government to the person constructing flush toilets in villages and cities.

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Correct Answer : D [To provide subsidy and loans by Government to the person constructing flush toilets in villages and cities.]

205. The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana is:

  • A
  • To augment road connectivity and provide food grains to the poorest of the poor at cheaper rates

  • B
  • To facilitate patrolling of the area to prevent misuse of electricity by unauthorised persons

  • C
  • To help the police reach the place of crime more swiftly to control crime-spurt

  • D
  • To develop community life in villages which are not well connected

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Correct Answer : D [To develop community life in villages which are not well connected ]

206. ‘Stri Shakti Puraskar’ is given to women for:  1. excellence in athletics  2. outstanding performance in games  3. courage and enterprise for betterment of women  4. contribution to the nation and the people  Select your answer from the codes given below:  Codes:

  • A
  • 1 and 2

  • B
  • 2 and 3

  • C
  • 3 and 4

  • D
  • 1 and 3

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Correct Answer : C [3 and 4]

207. Which one of the following programmes is not included  in the Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana?

  • A
  • IRDP

  • B
  • TRYSEM

  • C
  • DWCRA

  • D
  • JRY

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Correct Answer : D [JRY ]

208. The maternal mortality rates in Asia are the highest in:

  • A
  • Bangladesh

  • B
  • India

  • C
  • Indonesia

  • D
  • Nepal

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Correct Answer : A [Bangladesh]

209. The total fertility rate in India is highest in:

  • A
  • Andhra Pradesh

  • B
  • Bihar

  • C
  • Tamil Nadu

  • D
  • Uttar Pradesh

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Correct Answer : D [Uttar Pradesh]

210. Swarn Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana came into being in

  • A
  • April 1995

  • B
  • April 1997

  • C
  • April 1999

  • D
  • July 2001

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Correct Answer : C [April 1999]

211. Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act was enacted in  India in

  • A
  • 1971

  • B
  • 1976

  • C
  • 1979

  • D
  • 1981

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Correct Answer : B [1976 ]

212. Assertion (A): In India, the increase in crime has gone up  with an increase in urbanisation and industrialisation.  Reason (R): Industrial-urban economy causes family and  cultural disorganisation.  Select one answer among the code given below: Codes:

  • A
  • Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

  • B
  • Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

  • C
  • A is true but R is false.

  • D
  • A is false but R is true.

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Correct Answer : A [Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. ]

213. Assertion (A): Urbanisation follows industrialisation.  Reason (R): In developing countries, urbanisation is a  movement in itself.  Select the correct answer from the code given below: Codes:

  • A
  • Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

  • B
  • Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

  • C
  • A is true but R is false.

  • D
  • A is false but R is true.

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Correct Answer : A [Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. ]

214. Intake of less than undernoted average daily calories  per person has been defined as the ‘Poverty line’ in  urban areas by the Planning Commission of India:

  • A
  • 2100

  • B
  • 2400

  • C
  • 2700

  • D
  • 3000

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Correct Answer : A [2100]

215. Krishi Shramik Samajik Suraksha Yojana is a scheme  for providing:

  • A
  • improved quality of life at village level

  • B
  • additional wage employment

  • C
  • pension and insurance benefits

  • D
  • subsidised housing facilities

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Correct Answer : C [pension and insurance benefits ]

216. Ashraya Bima Yojna aims at providing:

  • A
  • allotment of house

  • B
  • housing loan

  • C
  • job to unemployed

  • D
  • security cover to workers who have lost their job

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Correct Answer : D [security cover to workers who have lost their job]

217. Increasing urbanisation creates:  1. Increase in slum population of metropolitan cities  2. Greater concentration of population in large urban  centres  3. Sharp decline in quantity and quality of service in  urban areas.  4. Rapid upgradation of infrastructure facilities  Select the correct answer from the code given below: Codes:

  • A
  • 1, 2 and 3

  • B
  • 2, 3 and 4

  • C
  • 1, 2 and 4

  • D
  • All the four

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Correct Answer : D [All the four ]

218. ‘Swadhar Yojna’ is related with:

  • A
  • strengthening architectural monuments

  • B
  • helping women is difficult circumstances in life

  • C
  • creating self-employment opportunities for technically skilled persons

  • D
  • providing training to workers who have been prematurely separated from the job

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Correct Answer : B [helping women is difficult circumstances in life]

219. Which one of the following is true for ‘Swajaldhara’  scheme?

  • A
  • It is owned by the state government.

  • B
  • It is owned by the central government.

  • C
  • It is owned by the state government and local bodies.

  • D
  • It is owned by the central government and the local community.

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Correct Answer : B [It is owned by the central government. ]

220. Vision 2020 document was prepared by:

  • A
  • Ministry of Finance

  • B
  • National Council of Applied Economic Research

  • C
  • Planning Commission

  • D
  • Reserve Bank of India

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Correct Answer : C [Planning Commission ]
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