राज्यसेवा मुख्य परीक्षा २०१६ GS-4

The Bali Ministerial Conference, December, 2013 taken agricultural issues more seriously alongwith trade - facilitation and development issues. India has demanded in Bali Conference, which one of the following important issue ?

(a) To increase agricultural subsidies

(b) Not to count food security expenses as part of agricultural subsidies

(c) To reduce export of agricultural goods

(d) Neither

Answer options :

Consider the following statements.

Statement (I) : In comparison with 1951, presently steel production has increased by 10 times.

Statement (II): India receives essential help in steel production from West Germany. Russia, England and France.

Choose correct option.

Which of the following factors does multinational corporation include ? 

(a) Transitional Corporation   

(b) International Corporation 

(c) Global Corporation

(d) Multiple Corporation 

Answer options : 

Consider the following statements about General Agreement of Trade and Tariffs (GATT): 

(a) GATT was signed by 23 countries in 1947 

(b) India got the membership of GATT in 1994

(c) In 1994, 118 countries are members of GATT

Which statement/s is/are correct from above ? 

The National Population Policy, 2000 has suggested following national socio-demographic goals to be achieved by 2010. 

(a) Make school education upto the age of 14, free and compulsory. 

(b) Achieve 80% registration of Birth, death, Marriage and Pregnancy. 

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct? 

Which of the following country does not belong to ASEAN ?

Choose correct option.

Objectives of water shed management in India : 

(a) Forestation and Tree Plantation 

(b) Rain water harvesting

(c) Increasing capacity of ground water level

(d) Digging trenches and water feeding

(e) To Promote agrobase industries.

Answer options :

Which of the following country has corporate farming system in modern times ?

In the Five Year Plans had laid special emphasis on rural development. In one of the five yeai plan 43 percent of total investment is made available for Integrated Rural Development. In which five year plan had laid special emphasis on rural development ?

The public distribution system has adopted by the government of India. The features of PDS are as follows: 

(a) Child development

(b) Dual prices 

(c) Centre - state control

(d) Foreign Trade 

Which is/are incorrect from the above ?

Why has defined sustainable development thus ?

"Sustainable development is that development that is likely to achive lasting satisfaction of human needs and improvement of quality of human life".

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research organise activities on the following subjects :

(a) Horticulture

(b) Agricultural Credit 

(c) Agricultural Marketing 

(d) Animal Science 

Which above option/s is/are correct ?

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade is engaged in following activities :

(a) Training of personnel in Modern Techniques of International Trade.

(b) Conducting market research.

(c) Promoting the agricultural import.

(d) Commodity surveys related to Foreign Trade.

Which option/s is/are incorrect from above ?

Bharat Nirman Programme launched in 2005-09 which focus on following components for development : 

(a) Drinking water and sanitation 

(b) Rural housing 

(c) Built-up highway

(d) Rural electrification

Which is/are incorrect option/s from the above ?

Choose correct Option. About horticulture development under National Horticulture Mission.

(a) Healthy Imarket

(b) High profit crop cultivation

(c) Use of high technology

(d) Development of contract farming system

(e) Research and Scientific Process

Answer options :

___________ is the price fixed by the central government to protect the producer - farmers against excessive fall in price during bumper production years.

In Maharashtra on 31st March, 2013 there were APMCs with main market and __________  sub market.

Maharashtra Agricultural Education and Research Council came into existence in the____________ with headquarter at Pune.

Which of the following revolution has resulted in self-sufficiency and surplus of food-grains in India ?

In mid-day meal programme, primary school calorie intake should be ___________ cal .