Indian Polity & Indian Economy
1. The Annual Financial Statement (Budget) is presented under which constitutional Article?
B) Article 112
2. The Anti-Defection Law is contained in which Schedule of the Constitution?
D) Tenth Schedule
3. Which Article directs the state to provide free legal aid and equal justice to citizens?
A) Article 39A
4. How many schedules were originally present in the Constitution of India when enacted?
A) 8
5. In 1956, the State Reorganisation Act created how many States and Union Territories?
A) 14 States and 6 UTs
6. Who administers the oath of office to the Governor of an Indian State?
B) Chief Justice of the respective High Court
7. What is the minimum age required to become a member of a State Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad)?
B) 30 years
8. Who has presented the Union Budget of India the maximum number of times?
B) Morarji Desai
9. Who presented the first budget of Independent India?
A) R.K. Shanmukham Chetty
10. Which international body publishes the Human Development Report (HDR)?
C) UNDP
11. In which year was the Gender Inequality Index (GII) introduced by UNDP?
A) 2010
12. Which country introduced the concept of a formal modern budget for the first time in the world?
B) England
13. Which sector contributes the highest share to India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
C) Service Sector
14. Which sector/industry is commonly classified under the term "Sunrise Industry"?
B) Information Technology (IT)
15. In which year was India's first official Industrial Policy Resolution launched?
B) 1948
16. On which economic model was the First Five-Year Plan of India based?
B) Harrod-Domar Model
17. In which year was the First Five-Year Plan of India launched?
C) 1951
18. In which year was the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) nationalized?
C) 1949
19. Where is the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) located?
A) New Delhi
20. To determine Per Capita Income, the National Income of a country is divided by:
B) Total Population of the nation
21. In which year was the Planning Commission of India established?
B) 1950
22. Slogan of "Poverty Alleviation" (Garibi Hatao) was prominently emphasized during which Five-Year Plan?
C) Fifth Plan