CUSAT CAT 2022 Question Paper MA Applied Economics

616 - ECONOMICS
(FINAL)

1. According to Marshall, economics is one side
(A) study of wealth and on the other and more important side, a part of the study of
man
(B) study of wealth and on the other and more important side, study of materials
(C) study of wealth and on the other side and more important side, study of
resources
(D) study of wealth and on the other side and more important side, study of wants

2. Among the following, choose the best possible definition of production possibility set
(A) Collection of all combinations of goods and services that can be produced with
given resources and given technology
(B) Collection of all possible combinations of goods and services that can be
produced with given resources and given technology
(C) Collection of all possible combinations of goods and services that can be
produced
(D) Collection of all optimum combinations of goods that can be produced with
given resources and technology

3. What is income effect?

(A) Effect of the change in income on the quantity supplied
(B) Effect of the change in income on the quantity demanded
(C) Effect of the change in income on the quantity supplied and demanded
(D) Effect of the change in income on the relative price of the commodity

4. At a price of Rs 10 per kg, 3 units of the commodity were demanded. Later the
price increased to Rs 12 per kg and the quantity demanded was reduced to 1 unit.
This commodity belongs to ……………….. type of elasticity.

(A) elastic
(B) inelastic
(C) unitary elastic
(D) None of the above

5. Pick the odd man out.

(A) Marginal cost curve
(B) Average variable cost curve
(C) Average cost curve
(D) Total fixed cost curve

6. In the case of Cobb Douglas production function, elasticity of substitution equals

(A) unity
(B) zero
(C) infinity
(D) constant

7. Total revenue is maximum when

(A) marginal revenue is increasing
(B) marginal revenue is zero
(C) marginal revenue is negative
(D) marginal revenue is perpendicular

8. The Marginal Productivity theory of distribution was originally proposed by

(A) J B Clark
(B) J M Clark
(C) J M Keynes
(D) J B Keynes

9. Among the following which is the more acceptable definition of National Income?

(A) The aggregate money value of all goods and services produced in a country
during an accounting year
(B) The aggregate money value of all final goods and services produced in a
country during an accounting year
(C) The money value of all final goods and services produced in a country during
an accounting year
(D) The aggregate money value of all final goods and services produced in a
country during a year

10. Among the following, which is the best method of calculating Net Value added at
Factor cost?

(A) Compensation of employees + Rent + Interest + Profit + Mixed income of
self employed
(B) Net direct taxes + Compensation of employees + Rent + Interest + Profit
+ mixed income of self employed
(C) Compensation of employees + Rent + Interest + Profit + Total mixed
income
(D) Direct taxes + Compensation of employees + Rent + Interest + Profit +
Mixed income of self employed

11. Which is NOT included in the National Income among the following items?
(A) Wages and salaries
(B) Interest from Public Debt
(C) Sales Tax Revenue
(D) Profits of Public sector undertaking

12. According to H.O Model, international trade is beneficial to the countries
as long as there are

(A) differences in the opportunity costs
(B) differences in the factor endowments
(C) differences in the variable costs
(D) differences in the fixed costs

13. All India Rural Credit Review Committee was formed in

(A) 1950
(B) 1952
(C) 1954
(D) 1969

14. Pareto Optimality Condition will hold if

(A) the producers are at any point on the contract curve
(B) the consumers are at any point on the contract curve
(C) MRS = MRPT
(D) All of the above

15. The slope of which curve denotes the ratio of prices between two products

(A) iso-revenue
(B) iso-product
(C) iso-bar
(D) iso-profit

16. Transaction of securities on its own initiative by the Central Bank to control volume
of credit in the market – refers to

(A) open market operations
(B) open market papers
(C) open market systems
(D) open market credit

17. The call money market is the market for

(A) very short term trends
(B) long term trends
(C) medium term trends
(D) short term trends

18. Under law of demand

(A) price of commodity is an independent variable
(B) quantity demanded is a dependent variable
(C) reciprocal relationship is found between price and quantity demanded
(D) All of the above

19. In a four sector economy, National Income is measured as

(Y = National income, C = Consumption, I = Investment,
G = Government expenditure, M = Imports, X = Exports)

(A) Y=C+I+G+X–M
(B) Y=C+I+G+T
(C) Y=C+I+G-X+M
(D) Y=C+I+T+X–M

20. Optimum tariff refers to tariff that

(A) minimizes welfare of the people
(B) maximizes the level of production
(C) maximizes the level of consumption
(D) maximizes the welfare of the people

21. If the Marginal Propensity to Consume of a country is 0.8,
find the multiplier for that country

(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 1

22. What is full bodied money?

(A) Money whose intrinsic value is less than face vale
(B) Money whose intrinsic value is equal to face value
(C) Money whose intrinsic value is greater than face value
(D) Money whose intrinsic value is zero

23. Assuming, M = money supply, V = velocity of money circulation, P = general price
level and T = volume of trade, the Fisher’s equation can be stated as

(A) MT = PV
(B) MV = PT
(C) M = P
P
(D) MV =
T

24. One rupee note is issued in India by

(A) Planning Commission
(B) Reserve Bank of India
(C) Central Statistical Organisation
(D) Ministry of Finance

25. Principle of dual control is applicable in the case of

(A) NBFC
(B) Scheduled Commercial Banks
(C) RBI
(D) Urban cooperative banks

26. When RBI refers to “money supply”, it means

(A) M
(B) M1
(C) M2
(D) M3

27. Full form of SEBI

(A) Shares Exchange Board of India
(B) Shares and bonds Exchange Board of India
(C) Securities and Exchange Board of India
(D) Securities and shares Exchange Board of India

28. A budget can be defined as

(A) Annual statement of the receipts and expenditure of the government over the
next financial year
(B) Annual statement of the anticipated receipts and expenditure of the government
over the next financial year
(C) Annual statement of the anticipated receipts and expenditure of the government
over the next year
(D) Annual statement of the receipts and expenditure of the government over the
next year

29. New method of computing income tax is under which section of the Income Tax Act?

(A) 115
(B) 115B
(C) 115C
(D) 115BAC

30. Among the following, which is right?

(A) Fiscal deficit = Total expenditure – Total revenue
(B) Fiscal deficit = Total expenditure – Total revenue excluding borrowings
(C) Fiscal deficit = Total expenditure – Total revenue minus receivables
(D) Fiscal deficit = Total expenditure – Total revenue – 100

31. The Government of India constituted a Task-Force on Revival of Rural co-operative
credit institutions under the Chairmanship of

(A) M.L. Dantwala
(B) A. Vaidyanthan
(C) Narasimham
(D) V.S.Vyas

32. Which of the following is NOT a condition of Kenneth Arrow with regard to
collective choice under majority voting?

(A) Social choices must not be dictatorial
(B) Voters must have free choices
(C) Social choice must be non-perverse
(D) Social choices must be intransitive

33. Among the food grains, which crop is achieved highest productivity in the post green
revolution period in India?

(A) Rice
(B) Wheat
(C) Jowar
(D) Maize

34. The rate at which two currencies exchange for each other, (the price of one currency
in terms of another) is known as

(A) Market Rate
(B) Discount Rate
(C) Exchange Rate
(D) Call Rate

35. If the demand of one good increases due to decrease in price of another good,
then the goods are

(A) Complementary Goods
(B) Substitute Goods
(C) Inferior Goods
(D) Non Related Goods

36. In the context of globalization international trade is based on

(A) fixed exchange rate mechanism
(B) flexible exchange rate mechanism
(C) pegged exchange rate mechanism
(D) managed float rate mechanism

37. According to R.A.Musgrave, vertical tax equity means

(A) equity among individuals having equal level of income
(B) equity among poorer individuals
(C) equity among individuals having different levels of income
(D) equity among upper class

38. The economies and diseconomies of large scale production influence
the movement of

(A) the long run average cost curve
(B) the normal long run average cost curve
(C) average cost curve
(D) short run average cost curve

39. Who coined the term ‘Demography’?

(A) Notestein
(B) D.J. Bogue
(C) Achille Gullard
(D) Malthus

40. Microfinance is related to the provision of financial services to

(A) public sector undertakings
(B) large scale industries
(C) high-income households
(D) low-income households

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41. According to 15 Finance Commission, the weightage for population in
determining state share is

(A) 45 percent
(B) 20 percent
(C) 15 percent
(D) 14 percent

42. Current account of the Balance of Payments include

(A) all transactions related to trade in goods and services and unilateral transfers
(B) all transactions related to trade in goods and unilateral transfers
(C) all transaction related to trade in goods and services and all invisible
transactions
(D) all transactions related to trade in goods and services and all insurance
payments

43. Among the following, which is an invisible item?

(A) Earnings from sugar export
(B) Payments for wheat import
(C) Payments for crude oil import
(D) Earnings from software export

44. Mr. Kumar, a student for MBA, happened to visit USA. He decided to convert rupees
into dollars in foreign exchange counter at the airport. He got 250 dollars in exchange
of Rs 10000. Calculate the value of rupees in terms of dollars.

(A) Rs 400
(B) Rs 40
(C) Rs 4
(D) Rs 4000

45. Foreign Direct Investment comes under

(A) current account
(B) capital account
(C) official reserve account
(D) domestic account

46. Among the following which is more associated to international trade?

(A) UNCTAD
(B) UNCT
(C) UNOC
(D) WITO

47. “Vicious circle of poverty” is associated to

(A) Nurkse
(B) Galbrith
(C) Sen
(D) Solow

48. Who put forward the concept of PQLI?

(A) Kaushik Basu
(B) A K Sen
(C) Morris David Morris
(D) Kissinger

49. When we convert Cobb Douglas production function into linear form, it becomes

(A) a double log model
(B) a lin log model
(C) a log lin model
(D) a reciprocal model

50. In constraint optimization, we use

(A) technological coefficients
(B) non negativity conditions
(C) zero sum game
(D) LaGrange multiplier

51. Match the following and select the correct answer from the given below.

(a) Weber Theory (1) Growth Theory of firm
(b) Florence Theory (2) Inductive Theory
(c) Penrose Theory (3) Deductive Theory
(d) Marris Theory (4) Integrated Theory of firm

(A) (c) – (1), (b) – (2), (a) – (3), (d) – (4)
(B) (b) – (1), (c) – (2), (a) – (3), (d) – (4)
(C) (d) – (1), (c) – (2), (b) – (3), (a) –(4)
(D) (a) – (1), (c) – (2), (d) – (3), (b) – (4)

52. Professor Taussig, while criticizing the marginal productivity theory,
has given his own theory by saying that wages represent the

(A) maximum discounted production of family labour
(B) marginal discounted product of labour
(C) majority discounted product of child labour
(D) None of the above

53. Age Specific Fertility Rate (ASFR) is calculated using the formula of

No. of women in the specific age group × 1000
(A)
No. of births
No. of births
(B) ×1000
No. of women in the specific age group
1000
(C) × No. of women in the specific age group
No. of births
(D) None of the above

54. The rate at which the Central Bank rediscounts bills of exchange is called

(A) discount rate
(B) bank rate
(C) call rate
(D) interest rate

55. Offer curve shows that

(A) there is a ratio between the supply and demand for exports
(B) how much imports a nation requires in exchange for its exports
(C) how much of the imported commodities a nation requires in exchange for
varied quantities of its export commodity
(D) a ratio of constant returns to scale

56. The programme the Government of India launched to provide quality health services
to the poorest households

(A) Krishi Sramik Samasik Suraksha Yojana (KSSSY)
(B) Bharat Nirman
(C) National Rural Health Mission (NHRM)
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)

57. Short loans and discounts etc. which can be quickly turn in to cash are known as

(A) Credit Assets
(B) Claim Assets
(C) Financial Assets
(D) Liquid Assets

58. Opportunity cost is

(A) a cost that cannot be avoided, regardless of what is done in the future
(B) the cost incurred in the past before we make a decision about what to
do in the future
(C) that which we forgo, or give up, when we make a choice or a decision
(D) the additional benefit of buying an additional unit of a product

59. Factor endowment means

(A) the availability of all products
(B) the abundance of factors of production
(C) the abundance of entrepreneurial skills
(D) the abundance of foreign exchange

60. How to calculate rate of enrollment?

No. of Children enrolled
(A)
School Age Population
No. of Children enrolled
(B) × 100
School Age Population
School Age Population
(C)
No. of Children enrolled
School Age Population
(D) × 100
No. of Children enrolled

61. Since the outbreak of COVID 19, India’s agriculture growth rate average is

(A) above 4 percent
(B) below 3 percent
(C) 1-2 percent
(D) below 1 percent

62. Karve committee is associated to

(A) health
(B) industries
(C) agriculture
(D) trade

63. Which institution is more associated to industries?

(A) NAFED
(B) NDRI
(C) SIDBI
(D) SIMS

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64. Theme of 21 edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (2022) is

(A) Towards a Resilient Planet. Ensuring a Sustainable Future
(B) Towards a Resilient Planet. Ensuring a Sustainable and Equitable Future
(C) Towards a Resilient Planet. Ensuring a Sustainable and Ethical Future
(D) Towards a Resilient Planet. Ensuring an Equitable Future

65. A serious concern of education in India is

(A) quality
(B) employability
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) accessibility

66. Among the following, who is associated to “Bombay Plan”?

(A) Samuel Mathai
(B) Dileep Mathai
(C) Vivek Mathai
(D) John Mathai

67. Which Constitution Amendment deals with local bodies?

(A) 55
(B) 71
(C) 73
(D) 101

68. The per capita income of India (current price) according to Economic Survey 2021

(A) between Rs 100000-110000
(B) between Rs 110000-120000
(C) between Rs 120000-130000
(D) between Rs 130000-140000

69. Sex ratio in India according to fifth round National Family Health Survey is

(A) 1010 females for 1000 males
(B) 1020 females for 1000 males
(C) 940 females for 1000 males
(D) 950 females for 1000 males

70. In which sector, a major disinvestment took place in India recently?

(A) Air travel
(B) Shipping
(C) Defence
(D) Currency issue

71. Match the following and select the correct answer from code given below.

(a) Sugar Industry (1) Capital -good based Industry
(b) Iron-steel Industry (2) Chemical -based Industry
(c) Pesticides Industry (3) Agro -based Industry
(d) Handloom Industry (4) Small -scale Industry

(A) (a) – (1), (d) – (2), (b) – (3), (c) – (4)
(B) (c) – (1), (a) – (2), (b) – (3), (d) – (4)
(C) (b) – (1), (c) – (2), (a) – (3), (d) –(4)
(D) (d) – (1), (c) – (2), (a) – (3), (b) – (4)

72. GNP at factor cost plus net indirect tax less deprecation is known as

(A) GNP at market price
(B) GNP at constant price
(C) NNP at market price
(D) NNP at constant price

73. Commodity terms of trade refers to

(A) Ratio of price index of exports to price index of domestic production
(B) Ratio of price index of exports to price index of imports
(C) Ratio of price index of imports to price index of exports
(D) Ratio of price index of imports to price index of domestic production

74. Mobilising funds for Government and in public sector financial institutions using the
major instrument is

(A) CRR
(B) SLR
(C) Rapo rate
(D) Interest rate

75. The causes of differences in wages are due to

(A) differences in efficiency
(B) differences in the cost of learning a trade
(C) differences in agreeableness
(D) All the above

76. Complete the following series.

3, 6, 12, ….…

(A) 24
(B) 18
(C) 36
(D) 21

77. If there are “M” unknowns, we require ……………….. equations to solve the system.

(A) N equations
(B) M equations
(C) N + M equations
(D) N – M equations

3 2 6 1
78. Find the value, given, + + −
4 5 7 6

(A) 2.16
(B) 1.84
(C) 2.84
(D) 0.84

79. In a linear equation, the power of the variable is

(A) 1
(B) 0
(C) Infinity
(D) 1 + infinity

80. Optimization means

(A) maximization
(B) minimization
(C) either maximization or minimization
(D) getting the best value

81. Two matrices are said to be equal if

(A) they are of the same order
(B) they are of the same order and their corresponding elements are equal
(C) they are of the same order and their diagonal elements are equal
(D) except diagonal values, all other values are zero

82. A row vector post multiplied by a certain vector is

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) scalar
(D) rank of that matrix

83. Define rank of a matrix.

(A) Order of the largest square sub matrix whose determinant is not zero
(B) Order of the largest square sub matrix whose determinant is zero
(C) Order of the smallest square sub matrix whose determinant is not zero
(D) Order of the smallest square sub matrix whose determinant is zero

84. In matrix algebra, a system of simultaneous equations can be solved using

(A) Hawkins Simon method
(B) Lang anger Multiplier method
(C) Bounded solution method
(D) Rao Crammer rule

85. From marginal revenue, total revenue can be calculated using

(A) derivatives
(B) integration
(C) geometry
(D) trigonometry

86. The limit of a function is always a

(A) infinite value
(B) indeterminate value
(C) intercept
(D) finite value

2 2
87. a – b can be written as
2
(A) (a – b)
(B) (a + b)2 – ab
(C) (a + b)(a – b)
(D) (a – b)2 + ab

( x)m − (a)m
88. lt is
x →a x−a

(A) ma m
(B) ma m−1
(C) ma
(D) ma m+1

dy
89. If y = f ( x) , then is known as
dx

(A) Fourth order derivative
(B) Second order derivative
(C) Third order derivative
(D) First order derivative

90. Price elasticity of demand is

x dp
(A) ×
p dx
p dp
(B) ×
x dx
− p dx
(C) ×
x dp
(D) None of the above

91. The conditions for homogeneity of u = f ( x, y )

(A) f ( x, y ) = k + ( x , y )

(B) f (kx, ky ) = k n f ( x, y )

 x
(C) f   = + ( x, y )
 y
(D) k n − f ( x, y ) = n

92. The total derivative is given by for a function u = f ( x, y ).

∂y ∂y
(A) du = dy + dx
∂x ∂y
∂y ∂y
(B) du = dy − dx
∂x ∂y
∂u ∂u
(C) du = dx + dy
∂x ∂y
(D) TU

∫ (ax + b) dx
n
93.

(ax + b)n+1
(A) +k
(n + 1)

(ax + b)n+1
(B) +k
(n + 1)a

(ax + b)n+1
(C) +k
b(n + 1)

(ax + b)n+1
(D) +k
a

94. nC0 , nC1, nC2 ,... are known as

(A) combinations
(B) permutations
(C) binomial coefficients
(D) continuous variables

95. ∫ log x dx
1
(A) +k
x
(B) x log x − x + k
(C) log x + k
(D) None of the above

96. The mean of Binomial distribution is 20, and S.D. is 4. Then the value of P is

4
(A)
5
1
(B)
5
2
(C)
5
(D) 1

97. The value of 8C3 is

8× 7 × 6
(A)
3
8× 7 × 6
(B)
3!
8× 7 × 6× 5
(C)
4
8× 7
(D)
3× 4

98. In order to represent item wise shares, a preferred diagram is

(A) line graph
(B) pie diagram
(C) ogives
(D) box diagram

99. In a normal distribution,

(A) mean, median, mode and standard deviation are equal
(B) mean, median and mode are equal
(C) mean, median and standard deviation are equal
(D) median and mode are equal

100. The direction of variation from symmetry is given by

(A) dispersion
(B) moments
(C) skewness
(D) kurtosis

101. Among the following, which test is used in measuring association between
two or more attributes?

(A) Chi square test
(B) Fishers ideal test
(C) Chow test
(D) Random test

102. Among the following, which is the formulae for calculating index number using
simple aggregate method (p is initial price and p1 is current year price)?

 ∑p 
(A)   × 100
 ∑ p1

 ∑ p1 
(B)   × 100
 ∑p 
(C) ∑ p + ∑ p1
(D) ∑ p1 × ∑ p

103. Among the following which is a major data collection agency in India?

(A) ICMR
(B) KFRI
(C) KITCO
(D) NSSO

104. One card is drawn from a standard pack of 52. What is the probability that it is either
a king or a queen?

1
(A)
13
3
(B)
13
2
(C)
13
2
(D)
52

105. The mean of binomial distribution is (n is total number of trials, p is probability of
success and q is probability of failure)

(A) npq
(B) n
(C) np
(D) q

106. Among the following, which is NOT a property of a good estimate?

(A) Unbiased
(B) Best
(C) Linear
(D) Exponential

107. In testing hypothesis, level of significance indicates

(A) the probability of accepting an alternative hypothesis
(B) the probability of rejecting a null hypothesis
(C) the probability of accepting a null hypothesis
(D) the range of confidence

108. Among the following, which is a best formula for calculating F ratio?

Smaller estimate of variance
(A)
Larger estimate of variance
Standard deviation
(B)
Variance
Larger estimate of variance
(C)
Smaller estimate of variance
Variance
(D)
Standard deviation

109. Interpolation is the art of

(A) reading beyond lines
(B) reading extreme lines
(C) reading top and bottom lines
(D) reading between lines

110. Record of marriages is a part of

(A) vital statistics
(B) qualitative data
(C) family evolution information
(D) Both (A) and (B)

111. Coefficient of variation is defined as

X
(A) 100 ⋅
σ
σ
(B) X⋅
100
X
(C) σ⋅
100
σ
(D) 100 ⋅
X

112. Karl Pearson’s co-efficient of Skewness is given by the formula

Mean − Mode
(A)
S.D
Q3 + Q1 − 2Q2
(B)
Q3 − Q1

Mean + Mode
(C)
S.D
(D) None of the above

113. Rank correlation coefficient is given by the formula

6Σ d 2
(A) 1 −
N −1
6Σd 2
(B) 1−
N 2 −1
6Σ d 2
(C) 1 −
(
N N 2 −1 )
6Σd 2
(D) 1 +
N −1

114. The equation of regression line of y on x is 3x + 12y = 19. What is the value of byx ?

−3
(A)
19
12
(B)
19
3
(C) −
12
3
(D)
12

115. If bxy = −0.95 and byx = −0.69, the value of correlation coefficient is

(A) + 0.8
(B) −0.9
(C) −0.8
(D) + 0.9

116. The regression coefficient of x on y is

σ
(A) r⋅ x
σy
σy
(B) r⋅
σx
σ
(C) r ⋅ x (x − x)
σy
σy
(D) r⋅ (y − y)
σx

117. 8 coins are tossed simultaneously 100 times. What is the expected frequency
of getting 3 heads?

(A) 100C3 ⋅ q100−3 ⋅ p 3

(B) 8C3 ⋅ q8−3 ⋅ p3

(C) 100 ⋅ 8C3 ⋅ q8−3 ⋅ p 3
(D) None of the above

118. Find out the missing number in the below figure.

5 5 2
2 4 1
8 3 10
40 30 ?

(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 13
(D) 20

119. In the following question select the missing number from the given alternatives.

(A) 10
(B) 28
(C) 18
(D) 12

120. In the following diagram ‘rectangle’ represents people who read English news paper,
‘circle’ represents urban and ‘triangle’ represents people who read Kannada news
paper. Which region represents non-urban people who read English news paper?

(A) N
(B) M
(C) P
(D) O

121. The year in which Mahatma Gandhi was born

(A) 1868
(B) 1869
(C) 1867
(D) 1870

122. Gaganyaan is associated to

(A) water
(B) space
(C) aircraft
(D) temples

123. Fidel Castro is associated to which country?

(A) Ireland
(B) Germany
(C) Spain
(D) Cuba

124. Who is Madhav Gadgil?

(A) An economist
(B) An ecologist
(C) A poet
(D) A judge

125. Of the total land area of the world, how much percentage is covered by
Asian continent?

(A) About 19.5
(B) About 20.5
(C) About 21.5
(D) About 29.5

126. River Ganga is originated from

(A) The Himalayas
(B) The Aravalli Range
(C) The Western Ghats
(D) The Eastern Ghats

127. Capital of Egypt

(A) Tel Aviv
(B) Palestine
(C) Cairo
(D) Alexandria

128. Currency of Japan

(A) Yen
(B) Zen
(C) Sen
(D) Yom

129. International day of disabled persons is on
st
(A) December 1
nd
(B) December 2
rd
(C) December 3
th
(D) December 4

130. The military exercise between India and Singapore is called

(A) SIMPLEX
(B) SIMBEX
(C) SURYA
(D) KIMBEX

131. Among the following who is a painter?

(A) Ravindra Nath Tagore
(B) Abanindranath Tagore
(C) Abirami Tagore
(D) Ravindra Mullaya Tagore

132. Which country will host next Olympics?

(A) Germany
(B) France
(C) Spain
(D) Italy

133. Next world cup football will be held in the year

(A) 2022
(B) 2023
(C) 2024
(D) 2025

134. How many development blocks are there in Kerala?

(A) 912
(B) 151
(C) 152
(D) 918

135. Head Quarters of KILA is located at

(A) Thiruvanathapuram
(B) Kochi
(C) Kozhikode
(D) Thrissur

136. NCDC is associated with

(A) Pandemic Control
(B) Medical Research
(C) Rural Health
(D) Vaccine Research

137. The headquarters of WHO is located in

(A) China
(B) USA
(C) Switzerland
(D) Britain

138. Who propounded the possibility of placing communication satellites in
geosynchronous orbit for the first time?

(A) Edwin P.Hubble
(B) William Herschel
(C) Arthur C. Clarke
(D) Pierre Laplace

139. Which of the following can be found as pollutants in the drinking water
in some parts of India?

1. Arsenic
2. Sorbital
3. Fluoride
4. Formaldehyde
5. Uranium
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 1 and 3
(B) 2,4 and 5
(C) 1,3 and 5
(D) All of the above

140. The imaginary line on the surface of the earth which is
parallel to 180O meridian is called

(A) international data line
(B) tropic of cancer
(C) equator
(D) prime meridian

141. Which country led a boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games held in Moscow?

(A) Great Britain
(B) China
(C) USA
(D) South Korea

142. If the velocity-time graph of a particle is represented by y = mt + v,
then the particle is moving with

(A) constant speed
(B) constant velocity
(C) varying acceleration
(D) constant acceleration

143. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) unearthed a trade centre of early historic
period in Gottiprolu Village recently. The site is located in

(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Telangana
(D) Maharashtra

144. Which of the following is NOT a nitrogenous fertilizer?

(A) Ammonium Sulphate
(B) Superphosphate
(C) Urea
(D) Ammonium nitrate

145. According to Global Hunger Index (2020), rank of India is

(A) 100
(B) 101
(C) 102
(D) 99

146. SCHENGEN is associated to

(A) USA free passport zone
(B) EU free passport zone
(C) UN free passport zone
(D) ME free passport zone

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147. 49 parallel is the border between

(A) USA and Canada
(B) USA and Brazil
(C) USA and Latin America
(D) USA and Chile

148. Bharatanatyam dance was originated in

(A) Kerala
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Manipur
(D) Tamil Nadu

149. How many princely states were amalgamated to form Kerala state in 1956?

(A) 3
(B) 2
(C) 5
(D) 14

150. Author of the book “I do what I do”

(A) Raghuram G Rajan
(B) C Rangarajan
(C) Kaushik Basu
(D) S Venkitaraman

FINAL ANSWER KEY
Subject Name: 616 APPLIED ECONOMICS
SI No. Key SI No. Key SI No. Key SI No. Key SI No. Key
1 A 31 B 61 A 91 B 121 B
2 B 32 D 62 B 92 C 122 B
3 B 33 B 63 C 93 B 123 D
4 A 34 C 64 B 94 C 124 B
5 D 35 A 65 C 95 B 125 D
6 A 36 B 66 D 96 B 126 B
7 B 37 C 67 C 97 B 127 C
8 A 38 D 68 C 98 B 128 A
9 B 39 C 69 B 99 B 129 C
10 A 40 D 70 A 100 C 130 B
11 B 41 C 71 C 101 A 131 B
12 B 42 A 72 C 102 B 132 B
13 D 43 D 73 B 103 D 133 A
14 D 44 B 74 B 104 C 134 C
15 A 45 A 75 D 105 C 135 D
16 A 46 A 76 A 106 D 136 B
17 A 47 A 77 B 107 C 137 C
18 D 48 C 78 B 108 C 138 C
19 A 49 A 79 A 109 D 139 A
20 D 50 D 80 C 110 A 140 A
21 C 51 A 81 B 111 D 141 B
22 B 52 B 82 C 112 A 142 D
23 B 53 B 83 A 113 C 143 B
24 D 54 B 84 D 114 C 144 B
25 D 55 C 85 B 115 C 145 B
26 D 56 C 86 D 116 A 146 B
27 C 57 D 87 C 117 C 147 A
28 B 58 C 88 B 118 A 148 D
29 D 59 B 89 D 119 D 149 B
30 B 60 B 90 C 120 B 150 A