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Question 361. Inclusive growth would necessitate :
  1.    Revival of agriculture
  2.    Increase availability of social services such as education and health.
  3.    Development of infrastructural facilities
  4.    All the above.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> All the above.
Answer: (d)
Inclusive growth is a concept that involves the equitable allocation of resources during the process of economic growth with benefits incurred by every section of society.
Inclusive growth necessitates the development of infrastructural facilities, the revival of agriculture and also increases the availability of social services such as education and health.
Question 362. Which one of the following is not among the aims of the Second Five Year Plan (1956 - 57 to 1960 - 61)?
  1.    Large expansion of employment opportunities
  2.    Achieve self - sufficiency in food grains and increase agricultural production to meet the requirements of industry and exports
  3.    Rapid industrialization with particular emphasis on the development of basic and heavy industries
  4.    Reduction of inequalities in income and wealth and a more even distribution of economic power
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Achieve self - sufficiency in food grains and increase agricultural production to meet the requirements of industry and exports
Answer: (b)The third five year plan (1961-1966) had objective to increase wheat production and other agricultural products.
Question 363. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below –
List I
List II
A. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan 
1. 1987
B. Saakshar Bharat Mission 
2. 1988
C. Operation Blackboard
3. 2001
D. National Literacy Mission 
4. 2009
  1.    4 3 2 1
  2.    1 2 3 4
  3.    3 4 1 2
  4.    1 2 4 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 3 4 1 2
Answer: (c)
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, 2001;
Saakshar Bharat Mission, 2009;
Operation Blackboard, 1987 and
National Literacy Mission, 1988.
Question 364. National Horticulture Mission was launched in which of the following Five Year Plans?
  1.    None of the above
  2.    Eleventh Five Year Plan
  3.    Ninth Five Year Plan
  4.    Tenth Five Year Plan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Tenth Five Year Plan
Answer: (d)
The NHM’s key objective is to develop horticulture to the maximum potential and to augment the production of all horticultural products(fruits, vegetables, flowers, plantation crops, spices, medicinal aromatic plants).
Question 365. Chronic unemployment is measured using:
  1.    CWS data
  2.    US data
  3.    Both (a) and (b)
  4.    None of the two
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Both (a) and (b)
Answer: (c)
Question 366. Which of the following is/are not features of the Digital India programme initiated by the Government recently:

  1. Broadband connectivity at village level

  2. improved access to services through IT-enabled platforms

  3. increased indigenous production of IT hardware and software for exports and improved domestic availability

  4. supply of computers free of cost to rural youths above 21 years in selected districts


  1.    1 and 4 only
  2.    4 only
  3.    2 only
  4.    3 only
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 4 only
Answer: (b)
Digital India is an initiative of the Government of India to integrate the government departments and the people of India. It aims at ensuring the government services are made available to citizens electronically by reducing paperwork. The initiative also includes a plan to connect rural areas with high-speed internet networks.
Digital India has three core components. These include the creation of digital infrastructure, delivering services digitally and digital literacy. It aims to supply computers free of cost to rural youths above 21 years in selected districts.
Question 367. To reduce cyclical unemployment the government might:
  1.    increase the balance of payments deficit
  2.    increase the budget surplus
  3.    reduce government expenditure
  4.    increase the budget deficit
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> increase the budget deficit
Answer: (d)Low interest rates might encourage more spending and reduce cyclical unemployment.
Question 368. Mahalanobis Committee was appointed on to deal with
  1.    National income
  2.    Standard of living
  3.    Poverty eradication
  4.    Industrial sickness
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> National income
Answer: (a)Mahalanobis committee is known as “ Distribution of Income and Levels of Living” and it was set up in 1960 to find an answer to the question that who was benefitted by the first and second five year plans, as there was no substantial increase in the per capita income of the people.
Question 369. Niti Aayog comes into effect from
  1.    1 January 2015
  2.    1 April 2014
  3.    1 April 2015
  4.    1 January 2014
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1 January 2015
Answer: (a)Union Government of India had announced formation of NITI Aayog on 1 January 2015.
Question 370. According to the 14th Finance Commission, the percentage share of States in the net proceeds of the shareable Central tax revenue should be
  1.    40%
  2.    35%
  3.    42%
  4.    32%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 42%
Answer: (c)

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