RBI Grade B Officer - General Awareness paper 2004- Part 4

31. Which of the following is the one major function of the finance Commission set up by the Union Government once every five years ?
A) To determine the share of the States and the Centre out of the Tax receipts.
B) To determine the minimum support prices of all major agricultural commodities.
C) To introduce the new taxes to be levied by the State and the Union governments.
Only A & B  Only B & C  Only B  Only C  Only A
 

32. Which of the following States is adjudged superior to most State in India in human development?
Tamil Nadu  Gujarat  Maharashtra  Karnataka  None of these
 

33. Which of the following statement(s) about industrial output of India during the recent past is/are true (in last few months)?
A) Industrial output surges 9.4%.
B) Food production was increased by 15%.
C) Manufacturing growth was 3.33%.
Only A  Only B  Only C  Only A & B  Only B & C
 

34. What are the objectives of the Task Force, out of A, B, C and D given below, set up to suggest the modalities for the implementation of interlinking of rivers?
A) To augment irrigation potential.
B) To fulfill the growing need of water.
C) To generate additional power.
D) To facilitate transportation in the country through inland waterways.
Only A & B  Only B & C  Only C & D  Only D & A  All A, B, C & D
 

35. Which of the following statement(s) about India's forex kitty is/are true?
A) India?s forex kitty grows fastest in the world.
B) India?s forex reserves registered a 169% growth during two and a half years period ended in April 04.
C) India?s forex reserves growth established a huge lead over the economics of the countries like U.K., USA and Japan.
Only A  Only B  Only C  Only A & B  All the three
 

36. Which of the following correctly defines what National Income means ?
A) It is the total earning of the employees of the Central Government, all the State governments, all MLAs, MPs and Ministers, etc. put together.
B) It is aggregate factor income which arises from the current production of goods and services by the economy of a country.
C) It is the total value of the goods produced in various production centers run by the State and Union Governments.
Only A  Only B  Only C  Only B & C  None of these
 

37. The increase in the world population has been accompanied by a major shift in its distribution. The share of the developed countries in the world population is approximately.
15%  20%  25%  33%  38%
 

38. Which of the following statements is/are true?
A) A substantial part of the population of the South Asian countries do not have access to the safe drinking water.
B) The pattern of water consumption in the region is about 95% in agriculture and remaining 5% in industries. No water for domestic use.
C) The time is such that almost one out of the four hospital beds is occupied by a patient who is ill because of water pollution.
A & C only  Only A  Only C  Only A & B  A, B & C
 

39. Which of the following is not the short name of a programme designed for the employment generation?
EAS  PMIUPEP  TRYSEM  CAPART  SJGSY
 

40. Which of the following is NOT a part of the Annapurna Yojana?
A) Every family will be provided 10 kg of food grains if they are a family identified as living below poverty line.
B) All those who were getting pension as Senior Citizens are covered under the Scheme.
C) Only women are covered under this scheme.
Only A  Only B  Only A & B  Only C  All A, B & C
 

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