Table of Contents
India Year Book
Basic Economic Data , Commerce, & Communications & IT
Q1) THE Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)
came into existence as an independent ministry in 1999 after the merger
of the _______________and the Department of Programme
Implementation?
A) Department of Statistics
B) Department of project monitoring
C) Department of statistical organization
D) None of the above
Q2) What is the full form of NSSO?
A) National Sample Survey Office
B) National Statistics Survey Office
C) National Survey Sche
Q3) The Indian Statistical Institute came into being following the
pioneering initiative and efforts of Professor _______________?
A) P.C. Mahalanobis
B) Abhijit Banerjee
C) Aijaz Ahmad
D) Anindya Sinha
Q4) Which division of the CSO is responsible for preparation of
national accounts, which include the estimates of Gross
Domestic Product (GDP), national income?
A) National Accounts Division
B) National Economics Division
C) National Income Division
D) None of the above
Q5) CFPI (consumer food price index) inflation has touched highest
level at what per cent in July 2016, thereafter there is continuous
decline in the rate?
A) 8.35 %
B) 7 %
C) 9 %
D) 6.9 %
Q6) The collection of prices based on CPI (U) is being done by NSSO from
310 towns for 1114 quotations. Out of these quotations, 1,078
quotations are the responsibility of NSSO, rest 36 quotations of which
states & UTs are managed by CSO?
A) Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Lakshadweep
B) Mizoram, Assam and Dadar
C) Puducherry, Manipur and Nagaland
D) None of the above
Q7) What is the full form of SDDS ?
A) Special Data Dissemination Standard
B) Structure of Data Dealing sets
C) Specialized Data Dissemination Structure
D) None of the above
Q8) Name the Programme which was restructured in 2006 is to eradicate
poverty and improve the quality of life of the poor and the underprivileged
people all over the country?
A) Twenty Point Programme
B) Twenty One Point Programme
C) Sixteen Point Programme
D) Nineteen Point Programmer
Q9) The Members of Parliament Local Area Development
Scheme (MPLADS) was launched in which year?
A) 1994
B) 1993
C) 2010
D) 2007
Q10) MPLADS is a Scheme which is funded by _________under which
funds are released in the form of grants-in-aid directly to the district
authorities?
A) Government Of India
B) State Government
C) Both A & B
D) None
Q11) At present under MPLAD scheme , the annual
entitlement per MP/ Constituency is of _________________
crore?
A) 10 Cr
B) 5 Cr
C) 1 Cr
D) 3 Cr
Q12) What percent of MPLADS funds are to be utilized for areas
inhabited by SC population?
A) 10 %
B) 5 %
C) 15 %
D) 20 %
Q13) The Department of Commerce, Government of India
envisions making India a major player in global trade by which
year?
A) 2019
B) 2020
C) 2022
D) 2030
Q14) Asia’s First EPZ (Export Processing Zone) was set up in
___________ in 1965?
A) Kolkata
B) Kandla
C) Chennai
D) Lucknow
Q15) Number of mandatory documents required for exports and
imports have been reduced to ________________ each for export and
import.
A) 4
B) 3
C) 5
D) 2
Q16) The Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) from 2015 under the
foreign trade policy (FTP), 2015-20 replaces which scheme ?
A) Served From India Scheme
B) Service From India Scheme
C) Service & Exports Scheme
D) None of the above
Q17) India has signed comprehensive bilateral trade agreements, including
trade in services, with the Governments of ________________?
A) Singapore
B) South Korea
C) Japan
D) Malaysia
E) All of the above
Q18) The modern postal system, the most preferred facilitator of
communication, was established in India by Whom in 1766?
A) Lord Clive
B) Warren Hastings
C) Lord William Bentinck
D) None of the above
Q19) The Department of Posts comes under which Ministry?
A) Ministry of Communication
B) Ministry of Finance
C) Ministry of Human resource
D) Ministry of Home Affairs
Q20) Today India has the largest postal network in the world
with what per cent of offices in rural areas ?
A) 89.74 %
B) 79.8 %
C) 60 %
D) 66.89 %
Q21) National pension scheme, earlier known as
______________ , for common citizens was introduced by
government in 2009.
A) Elderly Pension Scheme
B) Scheme for pensioners
C) New Pension Scheme
D) None of the above
Q22) Postal Life Insurance ( PLI) offers 6 (six) types of plans.
Which among the following is not included in this plan?
A) Surakha
B) Suvidha
C) Bal Jiwan Bima
D) Saamanya
Q23) Speed Post was started in which year in India?
A) 1986
B) 1990
C) 1987
D) 1979
Q24) Minimum chargeable weight of Express Parcel is _______whereas
maximum chargeable weight for retail customers is ________ kg and
for contractual customers it is ______kg.
A) 0.5 kg, 20 kg, 35 kg
B) 1 kg, 25 kg, 30 kg
C) 2 kg, 20 kg, 35 kg
D) 15 kg, 25 kg, 30 kg
Q25) _______________ is the hobby of collecting stamps as well as
the study of postal history and other related items?
A) Philately
B) Numismatics
C) Philography
D) None
Q26) Which of the following is / are categories of stamps ?
A) Definitive postage stamps
B) Commemorative postage stamps.
C) Regular Postage Stamps
D) Both A & B
Q27) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy (RAKNPA) at
____________ is the apex training institute of the Department recognized
by the DoP&T as a Central Training Institute for higher managerial cadres?
A) Lucknow
B) Pune
C) Ghaziabad
D) Jabalpur
Q28) The Asian Pacific Postal College (APPC) is located in which city, is
the in-house college of the Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU) which
provides professional training in a range of business and postal
competencies?
A) Bangkok
B) Shanghai
C) Sittwe
D) None
Q29) Which is the toll free number of “India Post Help Centre” which was
established by Department of Posts in September, 2016?
A) 1924
B) 1986
C) 1701
D) 1800
Q30) Under the Aadhaar Act 2016, which body is responsible for
Aadhaar enrolment and authentication, including operation and
management of all stages of Aadhaar life cycle?
A) NITI Aayog
B) UIDAI
C) Income Tax Dept
D) Ministry of IT
Q31) Government of India transfers benefits and subsidies directly to the
beneficiaries’ bank account through which platform ?
A) Aadhaar Payment Bridge
B) Pay to Aadhaar
C) Aadhaar Pay
D) Aadhaar Enabled Payment System
Q32) What is the name of the which has been launched to provide
information on health, education, agriculture, energy, social welfare and
e-Governance has been developed in more than 15 languages with more
languages being added?
A) Vikaspedia
B) Gyanpedia
C) Infopedia
D) None of the above
Q33) What is the name of the web portal for dissemination of e-transactions
statistics of national and state level e – governance projects including mission
mode projects?
A) Rapid Assessment System
B) e-Sampark
C) e-Taal
D) None of the above
Q34) To utilize and harness the benefits of Cloud Computing, the
government has embarked upon an ambitious and important initiative –
“GI Cloud” which has been coined as _______________ ?
A) MeghRaj
B) AmbudRaj
C) GhanRaj
D) Dharadhar
Q35) The DigiShala is an education and non-commercial TV
channel on DD Free Dish, which is now available on which satellite
TV?
A) TataSky
B) Dish TV
C) Reliance TV
D) Airtel TV
Q36) DigiDhan Melas were organised in 100 cities across the
country from December, 2016 till April, 2017 with a Mega
Draw of __________________ ?
A) 50 lakhs
B) 1 Crore
C) 2 Crore
D) 15 Lakhs
Q37) Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and
Research (SAMEER) was set up in 1984 as an autonomous laboratory
at which place?
A) Mumbai
B) Delhi
C) Gurugram
D) Lucknow
Q38) What is the full form of NIXI?
A) National Internet Exchange of India
B) New International Exchange of India
C) National Integrated Exchange Of India
D) None of the above
Q39) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was formed in
October 2000, provides telecom services across the length and
breadth of the country excluding which two cities?
A) Mumbai & Delhi
B) Kolkata & Delhi
C) Mumbai & Dehradun
D) Lucknow & Pune
Q40 ) Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL), a Special Purpose
Vehicle (SPV), was incorporated in 2012 under the Indian Companies
Act, 1956 for execution of the BharatNet for connecting
__________________________?
A) Government Schools
B) Gram Panchayats
C) NGOs
D) Self Help Groups
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