AUAT 2024 Question Paper BA B.Sc (Hons) in Economics

Entrance Exam
2024

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Question Booklet No. Question Booklet Series : A
AUAT — 2024
B.A./B.Sc. Honours in Economics (U07)
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AUAT-2024 /95- A

PART—I
( Core Subject )

1. Which of the following is a basic 4. What is the law of demand?
economic problem?
W¡à[҃๠Îèy A¡àìA¡ ¤ìº?
[>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ ³èº "=¢î>[t¡A¡ γθà? [A] As price increases, quantity
demanded increases and factors
[A] Scarcity remain same
[B] As price decreases, quantity
[B] Abundance demanded decreases and factors
remain same
[C] Surplus
[C] As price increases, quantity
demanded decreases and factors
[D] None of the above remain same
[D] As price decreases, quantity
2. Which of the following is not a factor demanded increases and factors
of production? remain same

5. What is the term used to describe the
[>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ l¡ü;šàƒì>¹ l¡üšàƒà> >Ú?
total value of all goods and services
produced by a country in a given time
[A] Land period, including income earned
from abroad?
[B] Labour
&A¡[i¡ [>[ƒ¢Ê¡ γìÚ ëA¡àì>à ëƒìŹ l¡ü;šà[ƒt¡ ‰¤¸ *
[C] Money ëΤ๠ë³ài¡ ³èº¸ &¤} "à”z\¢à[t¡A¡ "àÚìA¡ ë™àK
A¡¹ìº A¡ã šà*Úà ™àÚ?
[D] Capital
[A] GDP
[B] GNP
3. What is the term used to describe the
total value of all goods and services [C] NNP
produced in a country in a given time [D] NDP
period?
6. Which of the following is not a
&A¡[i¡ [>[ƒ¢Ê¡ γìÚ ëA¡àì>à ëƒìŹ l¡ü;šà[ƒt¡ ‰¤¸ * characteristic of a perfectly
ëΤ๠ë³ài¡ ³èº¸ìA¡ A¡ã ¤ìº? competitive market?

[>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ šèo¢ šø[t¡ì™à[Kt¡à³èºA¡ ¤à\àì¹¹ í¤[ÅÊ¡¸
[A] GDP >Ú?
[B] GNP [A] Many buyers and sellers
[B] Homogeneous products
[C] NNP
[C] Barriers to entry
[D] NDP [D] Perfect information
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7. What is the term used to describe the 10. What is the term used to describe a
additional cost of producing one more situation where one firm dominates a
unit of a good or service? market and sets prices?

ë™ ¤à\àì¹ &A¡[i¡ ³ày ó¡à³¢ šøà‹à>¸ [¤Ñz๠A¡ì¹ &¤}
"[t¡[¹v¡û¡ &A¡ Òül¡ü[>i¡ ‰¤¸ "=¤à ëΤà l¡ü;šàƒ> A¡¹à¹
ƒà³ [>‹¢à¹o A¡ì¹, t¡àìA¡ A¡ã ¤ìº?
\>¸ ë™ "[t¡[¹v¡û¡ ¤¸Ú ÒÚ, t¡àìA¡ A¡ã ¤ìº?
[A] Perfect competition
[A] Average cost
[B] Monopoly

[B] Marginal cost [C] Oligopoly
[D] Monopsony
[C] Total cost

[D] Fixed cost 11. Which of the following is not a public
goods?

8. What is the law of supply? [>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ Îढ\>ã> ‰¤¸ >Ú?
[A] Mobile phones
ë™àKàì>¹ Îèy A¡ã?
[B] Street lighting
[A] As price increases, quantity [C] Post Office
supplied increases and factors
remain same [D] National defense

[B] As price decreases, quantity 12. Which of the following items are
supplied decreases and factors excluded from GNP measurement?
remain same
[>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ ë³ài¡ \àt¡ãÚ l¡ü;šàƒì>¹ ÎìU ë™àK A¡¹à
[C] As price increases, quantity ÒÚ >à?
supplied decreases and factors
[A] Purely financial transactions
remain same
[B] Transfer of used goods and non-
[D] As price decreases, quantity market goods and services
supplied increases and factors
[C] Illegal activities and the value of
remain same
leisure
[D] All of the above
9. Which of the following is not a form of
market structure? 13. Total national income divided by total
population is known as
[>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ ¤à\๠A¡àk¡àì³à¹ ëA¡àì>à ¹A¡³ šøA¡à¹ >Ú?
ë³ài¡ \àt¡ãÚ "àÚìA¡ ë³ài¡ \>Î}J¸à [ƒìÚ ®¡àK A¡¹ìº
[A] Perfect competition A¡ã šà*Úà ™àÚ?
[A] Private income
[B] Monopoly
[B] Personal income
[C] Oligopoly [C] Personal spendable income

[D] Democracy [D] Per capita income

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14. Nominal GNP is same as 18. The difference between value of goods
sold to the rest of the world and value
[>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ >à³³ày ë³ài¡ \àt¡ãÚ l¡ü;šàƒ>? of goods imported from rest of the
world is called
[A] GNP at constant prices
¹œ¡à>ã\àt¡ ‰ì¤¸¹ ë³ài¡ ³èº¸ &¤} "ೃà[>Aõ¡t¡ ‰ì¤¸¹
[B] Real GNP
ë³ài¡ ³è캸¹ šà=¢A¡¸ Òº
[C] GNP at current prices
[A] balance of payment
[D] GNP less net factor income from
abroad [B] balance of trade

[C] balance of current account
15. Which of the following is not a
quantitative method of credit control? [D] balance of capital account

[>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ ˜¡o [>Ú”|ìo¹ š[¹³àoKt¡ š‡ý¡[t¡ >Ú? 19. Balance of Payment is a _____
concept.
[A] Open Market Operation
‘®¡à¹Î೸ ëº>ìƒ>’ ‹à¹oà[i¡ A¡ã šøA¡àì¹¹?
[B] Margin Requirements
[A] flow
[C] Variable Reserve Ratio
[B] stock
[D] Bank Rate Policy
[C] vibrant
16. Excess demand in an economy may
give birth to [D] narrow

"=¢>ã[t¡ìt¡ "[t¡[¹v¡û¡ W¡à[Òƒà A¡ã Qi¡àìt¡ šàì¹? 20. Which of the following is not a direct
tax in India?
[A] deflationary gap
®¡à¹ìt¡ [>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ šøt¡¸Û¡ A¡¹ >Ú?
[B] inflationary gap
[A] Goods and Services Tax (GST)
[C] low level of employment
[B] Income Tax
[D] excess capacity
[C] Corporate Tax
17. Identify the correct formula to [D] Wealth Tax
calculate Fiscal Deficit.
21. Which of the following sectors
¹à\Ѭ Qài¡[t¡¹ Î[k¡A¡ Îèy[i¡ A¡ã?
contributes the most to employment
[A] Total expenditure – Total Receipt generation in India?
(other than borrowings)
[>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>ô ëÛ¡ìy ®¡à¹ìt¡ ΤìW¡ìÚ ë¤[Å A¡³¢Î}Ñ‚à>
[B] Revenue Expenditure – Revenue ÒÚ?
Receipt
[A] Agriculture
[C] Capital Expenditure – Capital
Receipt [B] Manufacturing

[C] Services
[D] Revenue Expenditure + Capital
Expenditure – Revenue Receipt [D] Mining

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22. The largest share of India’s export 26. Which of the following is not a
earnings comes from which sector? component of India’s Balance of
Payments?
®¡à¹ìt¡ ¹œ¡à>ã\àt¡ "àìÚ¹ [Î}Ò®¡àK ëA¡à>ô ëÛ¡y ë=ìA¡
"àìÎ? [>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ ®¡à¹ìt¡¹ ®¡à¹Î೸ ëº>ìƒì>¹ ÎìU ™åv¡û¡
>Ú?
[A] Textiles and Apparel

[B] Information Technology [A] Current Account

[C] Agriculture [B] Capital Account

[D] Pharmaceuticals [C] Trade Account

23. The Reserve Bank of India was [D] Fiscal Account
established in which year?
27. The concept of ‘Inclusive Growth’
[¹\஡¢ ¤¸àS¡ "ó¡ Òü[“¡Úà ëA¡à>ô ¤á¹ Ñ‚àš> A¡¹à ÒÚ? aims at ensuring that
[A] 1935
ëA¡àì>à ëƒìŹ ‘"”z®è¢¡v¡û¡ ¤õ[‡ý¡’¹ l¡üì„Ÿ [A¡ [>[ÆW¡t¡
[B] 1947 A¡ì¹?
[C] 1950
[A] Economic growth benefits only a
[D] 1969 few individuals

24. Which Indian city is known as the [B] Economic growth benefits all
financial capital of India? sections of society

ëA¡à>ô ÅÒ¹ìA¡ ®¡à¹ìt¡¹ "=¢>ã[t¡A¡ ¹à\‹à>ã ¤ºà ÒÚ? [C] Economic growth leads to
environmental degradation
[A] Delhi
[D] Economic growth focuses on
[B] Mumbai urban areas only
[C] Kolkata
28. Which organization is responsible for
[D] Bangalore regulating and developing the
insurance sector in India?
25. The term ‘Fiscal Policy’ refers to the
Government’s policy related to ®¡à¹ìt¡¹ ëA¡à>ô Î}Ñ‚à [¤[®¡Ä Îå¹Û¡à ëÛ¡ìy¹ [>Ú”|o *
ιA¡àì¹¹ ëA¡à>ô A¡àì\¹ ÎìU ¹à\Ѭ >ã[t¡ δšA¢¡- l¡üÄÚ> Qi¡àÚ?
™åv¡û¡? [A] RBI (Reserve Bank of India)
[A] trade with foreign countries [B] IRDAI (Insurance Regulatory and
[B] Government income and Development Authority of India)
Government expediture
[C] SEBI (Securities and Exchange
[C] regulation of financial Board of India)
institutions
[D] FICCI (Federation of Indian
[D] industrial growth and Chambers of Commerce and
development Industry)

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29. Which of the following sectors 32. Which of the following is not a part of
contributes the most to India’s GDP? India’s Five-Year Plans?

®¡à¹ìt¡¹ \àt¡ãÚ "àìÚ [>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>ô ëÛ¡y[i¡¹ "¤ƒà> [>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ ®¡à¹ìt¡¹ še¡¤à[È¢A¡ã š[¹A¡¿>๠ÎìU
Τì=ìA¡ ë¤[Å? ™åv¡û¡ >Ú?

[A] Agriculture [A] Industrial development

[B] Manufacturing [B] Agricultural growth

[C] Services [C] Educational reform

[D] Mining [D] Healthcare improvement

30. What is the main objective of the 33. The concept of ‘LPG’ in the context of
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? Indian economy stands for

[¹\஢¡ ¤¸àS¡ "ó¡ Òü[“¡Ú๠³èº l¡üì„Ÿ A¡ã? ®¡à¹ìt¡¹ "=¢>ã[t¡ìt¡ LPG ¤ºìt¡ A¡ã ë¤àc¡àì>à ÒÚ?

[A] Promoting exports [A] Liquefied Petroleum Gas

[B] Regulating the stock market [B] Liberalization, Privatization,
Globalization
[C] Controlling inflation and
ensuring financial stability
[C] Limited Partnership Growth

[D] Providing loans to small
[D] Local Product Generation
businesses

34. The National Rural Employment
31. Which Indian state is known for its
Guarantee Act (NREGA) guarantees
high agricultural productivity and is
how many days of employment per
often referred to as the ‘Granary of
year to every rural household?
India’?

NREGA Køà³ão &ºàA¡àÚ ¤áì¹ A¡t¡ [ƒì>¹ A¡àì\¹
®¡à¹ìt¡¹ ëA¡à>ô ¹àì\¸ Aõ¡[È-l¡ü;šàƒ>Åãºt¡à ë¤[Å &¤}
t¡àìA¡ ‘®¡à¹ìt¡¹ ÅθàK๒ ¤ìº? [>ÆW¡Út¡à ëƒÚ?

[A] 50 days
[A] Punjab

[B] Kerala [B] 75 days

[C] Maharashtra [C] 100 days

[D] Tamil Nadu [D] 125 days

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35. Which organization is responsible for 38. The ‘Green Revolution’ in India was
regulating and developing the primarily aimed at increasing the
securities market in India? production of

®¡à¹ìt¡ ëA¡à>ô Î}Ñ‚à [¤[®¡Ä Îå¹Û¡à ¤à\àì¹¹ [>Ú”|o * šøà=[³A¡®¡àì¤ ®¡à¹ìt¡ Τå\ [¤šÃ¤ ëA¡à>ô Åìθ¹
l¡üÄÚ> Qi¡àÚ? l¡ü;šàƒ>ìA¡ ëA¡@ƒø A¡ì¹ ÒìÚ[áº?

[A] Securities and Exchange Board [A] Wheat
of India (SEBI)

[B] Rice
[B] Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

[C] Pulses
[C] Ministry of Finance

[D] National Stock Exchange (NSE) [D] Cotton

36. Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian 39. The Planning Commission of India
Economic Reforms’? was replaced by which institution in
India?

A¡àìA¡ ®¡à¹ìt¡¹ ‘"=¢>ã[t¡A¡ Î}ÑHþàì¹¹ \>A¡’ ¤ºà ÒÚ?
®¡à¹ìt¡ šÃ¸[>} A¡[³Å> "ó¡ Òü[“¡Ú๠š[¹¤ìt¢¡ ëA¡à>ô
[A] Manmohan Singh Î}Ñ‚à KìØl¡ l¡üìk¡ìá?

[B] Jawaharlal Nehru [A] Ministry of Finance

[C] Narendra Modi [B] NITI Aayog

[D] Rajiv Gandhi [C] Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

37. What is the current rate of Goods and [D] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Services Tax (GST) on industrial
electronics in India?
40. What is the full form of NGO?
¤t¢¡³àì> ®¡à¹ìt¡ [Å¿\àt¡ ™”|šà[t¡¹ l¡üšì¹ GST-¹
Ò๠A¡t¡? NGO &¹ šåì¹à >à³ A¡ã?

[A] 12% [A] Non-Government Organisation

[B] 18% [B] Nano Group Organisation

[C] 28% [C] Both of the above

[D] 32% [D] None of the above

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41. The ‘Make in India’ initiative was 45. What is the full form of SIDBI?
launched to promote which sector in
SIDBI-¹ šåì¹à >à³ A¡ã?
India?
[A] Small Industries Development
ëA¡à>ô ëÛ¡ìy¹ l¡üÄÚ> A¡¹ìt¡ ‘ë³A¡ Òü> Òü[“¡Úà’ ëšøàì\C¡ Bank of India
W¡àºå A¡¹à ÒÚ? [B] Small-scale Industries
Development Bank of India
[A] Information Technology (IT) [C] Small Infrastructural
Development Bank of India
[B] Tourism
[D] Small-scale Industrial
[C] Manufacturing Development Bank of India

[D] Agriculture 46. When was the Mid-Day Meal scheme
started with the help of Central
Government?
42. The term GDP stands for
ëA¡[@ƒøÚ Î¹A¡à¹ A¡ì¤ ë=ìA¡ [³l¡-ël¡-[³º šøA¡¿ W¡àºå
GDP-¹ šåì¹à >à³ A¡ã? A¡ì¹?
[A] Gross Domestic Profit [A] 15th August, 1997
[B] 15th August, 1995
[B] Gross Domestic Preference
[C] 15th August, 1996
[C] Gross Domestic Product [D] 15th August, 1998

[D] Gross Domestic Performance 47. When was the Swarna Jayanti Gram
Swarojgar Yojana (SJGSY) started?
43. In India, MSME Act was enacted in Ѭo¢ \Ú”zã Ѭì¹à\K๠ë™à\>à A¡ì¤ ë=ìA¡ Ç¡¹ç¡ ÒÚ?
the year of [A] 1st April, 1998

®¡à¹ìt¡ MSME "àÒü> ëA¡à>ô Îàìº W¡àºå ÒÚ? [B] 1st April, 2000
[C] 1st April, 2001
[A] 2001 [D] 1st April, 1999
[B] 2004 48. NABARD was established in

[C] 2006 NABARD A¡ì¤ šø[t¡[Ë¡t¡ ÒÚ?¡
[A] 1992
[D] 2008
[B] 2002

44. The number of members of the SHG [C] 1982
belongs to [D] 1972

SHG &¹ ΃θ Î}J¸à A¡t¡? 49. Which one is not the characteristic of
Indian rural sector?
[A] 10 to 20 [>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ Køà³ão ®¡à¹ìt¡¹ í¤[ÅÊ¡¸ >Ú?
[B] 50 to 75 [A] Low capital-output ratio
[B] High factor productivity
[C] 100 to 200
[C] Lack of basic infrastructure
[D] 300 to 500 [D] High incidence of poverty

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50. Which one is not the basic feature of a 54. Which of the following is an example
SHG? of a rural development project?

[>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ SHG &¹ í¤[ÅÊ¡¸ >Ú? [>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ Køà³ão l¡üÄÚ> šøA¡ì¿¹ l¡üƒàÒ¹o?
[A] Voluntary participation
[A] Building a shopping mall in a
[B] Inculcation of the habit of savings city

[C] Non-autonomous in nature [B] Constructing a new highway in
[D] Availing micro finance facilities an urban area
from banks
[C] Providing clean water and
sanitation facilities in a village
51. When was the Pradhan Mantri Gram
Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) started?
[D] Opening a new factory in a
šø‹à>³”|ã Køà³ ÎØl¡A¡ ë™à\>à A¡ì¤ ë=ìA¡ Ç¡¹ç¡ ÒÚ? metropolitan area

[A] 25th December, 2002
55. What is the role of agriculture in rural
[B] 25 th
December, 2000 development?

[C] 25th December, 2001 Køà³ão l¡üÄÚì> Aõ¡[ȹ ³èº ®è¡[³A¡à A¡ã?
th
[D] 25 December, 1998
[A] Agriculture is not important for
rural development
52. Which of the following is a
characteristic of rural development?
[B] Agriculture provides livelihood
[>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ Køà³ão l¡üÄÚì>¹ í¤[ÅÊ¡¸? opportunities and food security

[A] Focus on urban areas [C] Agriculture only benefits urban
areas
[B] Emphasis on industrialization

[C] Improvement of living standards [D] Agriculture leads to
in rural areas environmental degradation

[D] Migration to urban areas 56. Which of the following is a challenge
faced by rural development
53. Which of the following is not a factor initiatives?
contributing to rural
underdevelopment? [>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ Køà³ão l¡üÄÚì>¹ \>¸ ¤òà‹à Îõ[Ê¡ A¡ì¹?
[>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ Køà³ão "-l¡üÄÚì>¹ í¤[ÅÊ¡¸ >Ú?
[A] Lack of Government support
[A] Lack of access to basic services
[B] Limited access of technology and
[B] High levels of investment in rural resources
areas

[C] Limited employment [C] Strong community engagement
opportunities
[D] High levels of urbanization
[D] Poor infrastructure

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57. Which of the following sectors is/are 60. How can technology be leveraged for
targeted for development in rural rural development?
areas?
Køà³ão l¡üÄÚì>¹ ëÛ¡ìy šø™å[v¡û¡ A¡ã®¡àì¤ A¡à\ A¡ì¹?
[>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>ô ëÛ¡y[i¡ Køà³ão l¡üÄÚì>¹ ºÛ¡¸? [A] Technology can improve access
to information, healthcare, and
[A] Information Technology
education in rural areas
[B] Healthcare [B] Technology has no role in rural
development
[C] Education
[C] Technology only benefits urban
[D] All of the above areas

58. What is the importance of [D] Technology leads to increased
microfinance in rural development? poverty in rural areas

Køà³ão l¡üÄÚì>¹ ëÛ¡ìy Û塉 ">åƒàì>¹ P¡¹ç¡â« A¡ã? 61. How can gender equality contribute
to rural development?
[A] Microfinance is not relevant for
rural development Køà³ão l¡üÄÚì>¹ ëÛ¡ìy [ºU[®¡[v¡A¡ Îà쳸¹ "¤ƒà> A¡ã?
[A] Gender equality has no impact
[B] Microfinance provides access to
on rural development
financial services for rural
communities [B] Gender equality can empower
women, improve livelihoods and
[C] Microfinance only benefits urban promote social inclusion in rural
areas communities
[D] Microfinance leads to increased [C] Gender equality only benefits
poverty in rural areas men in urban areas
[D] Gender equality leads to
59. What is the role of Government in
increased poverty in rural areas
promoting rural development?
62. What is the role of Non-Governmental
Køà³ão l¡üÄÚì>¹ ëÛ¡ìy ιA¡àì¹¹ ®è¡[³A¡à A¡ã?
Organizations (NGOs) in rural
[A] Government should neglect rural development?
areas and focus on urban
Køà³ão l¡üÄÚì>¹ ëÛ¡ìy NGO-¹ P¡¹ç¡â« A¡ã?
development
[A] NGOs have no role in rural
[B] Government should provide development projects
support and resources for rural
development intiatives [B] NGOs only focus on urban
development projects
[C] Government should only focus
on industrialization in rural [C] NGOs hinder progress in rural
areas communities
[D] NGOs can provide support,
[D] Government should not be
resources and expertise to
involved in rural development
complement Government efforts
projects
in rural areas
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63. How can education and skill training 67. The apex funding agency in India for
contribute to rural development? providing rural credit is
A¡ã®¡àì¤ [ÅÛ¡à * ƒÛ¡t¡à Køà³ão l¡üÄÚì>¹ \>¸ A¡à\ A¡ì¹? ®¡à¹ìt¡ Køà³ão ˜¡ìo¹ ëÛ¡ìy Î줌¢àZW¡ Î}Ñ‚à ëA¡à>[i¡?
[A] Education and skills training
[A] State Bank of India
have no impact on rural
development [B] Regional rural banks
[B] Education and skill training only
benefit urban areas [C] National Bank for Agriculture
and Rural Development
[C] Education and skill training can
(NABARD)
empower individuals, improve
employability and promote [D] None of the above
economic growth in rural areas
[D] Education and skill training lead 68. The problems faced by agricultural
to increased poverty in rural market in rural areas are _____.
communities
Køà³ão¡&ºàA¡àÚ Aõ¡[È\àt¡ ‰ì¤¸¹ ¤à\àì¹¹ γθà Òº
64. Which of the following programs was/
_____ú
were initiated by the Government of
India for rural development? [A] Malpractice in unregulated
[>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>ô šøA¡¿[i¡ ®¡à¹t¡ ιA¡àì¹¹ ‡à¹à Køà³ão markets
l¡üÄÚì>¹ \>¸ ë>*Úà ÒìÚìá? [B] Lack of storage facilities
[A] National Rural Livelihood
Mission [C] Lack of adequate finance
[B] Mahatma Gandhi National Rural [D] All of the above
Employment Guarantee Act
(MGNREGA) 69. The purchase of goods from a foreign
[C] Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak country is called _____.
Yojana
[D] All of the above
[¤ìƒÅ ë=ìA¡ ‰¤¸ yû¡Ú A¡¹àìA¡ ¤ìº _____.

65. Which of the following are non- [A] Entrepôt
institutional sources of rural credit? [B] Import
[>ìW¡¹ ëA¡à>[i¡ Køà³ão ˜¡ìo¹ "šøà[t¡Ë¡à[>A¡ l¡ü;Î?
[A] Regional rural banks [C] Re-export

[B] Moneylenders [D] Export
[C] Commercial banks
[D] None of the above 70. International trade contributes and
increases the world _____.
66. Self-Help Groups offer credit to rural
households "à”z\¢à[t¡A¡ ¤à[o\¸ šõ[=¤ã¹ _____ ÎÒàÚt¡à * ¤õ[‡ý¡
ëΡ£¡-ëÒ¿ Køç¡š Køà³ão š[¹¤àì¹¹ \>¸ ˜¡o ÎÒàÚt¡à A¡ì¹¡ú
A¡ì¹
[A] economy
[A] at a moderate rate of interest
[B] without collateral [B] population
[C] Both [A] and [B] are incorrect [C] inflation
[D] Both [A] and [B] are correct
[D] trade barriers
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PART—II
( Islamic History and Culture, General English & General Knowledge )
71. In Islam, the number of God(s) is 76. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) migrated
to
Òüκàì³ l¡üšàìθ¹ Î}J¸à Òº
[A] Only one
>¤ã ³åÒà´¶ƒ (Îà–) ë™ ÅÒì¹ [Ò\¹t¡ A¡ì¹[áìº> t¡à
Òº
[B] Two
[A] Makka
[C] Three
[B] Madina
[D] Many
[C] Taif
72. The first prophet according to Islam is
[D] Tabuk
Òüκೠ">å™àÚã šø=³ >¤ã¹ >à³ Òº
77. During fasting one is allowed to drink
[A] Prophet Muhammad
[B] Prophet Abraham ë¹à™à "¤Ñ‚àÚ šà> A¡¹à ™àÚ
[C] Prophet Nuh [A] water only
[D] Prophet Adam [B] fruit juice only
[C] any liquid food
73. Prayer at the dawn is called
[D] Nothing
뮡àì¹¹ šøà=¢>àìA¡ ¤ºà ÒÚ
[A] Zuhr 78. The obligatory charity in Islam is

[B] Maghrib Òüκàì³ "à¤Å¸A¡ ƒà>ìA¡ ¤ºà ÒÚ
[C] Fajr [A] Fitra
[D] Asr [B] Sadqa

74. The person who leads prayer at Masjid [C] Zakat
is called [D] Infaq
³Î[\ìƒ [™[> >à³à™ šØl¡à> tò¡àìA¡ ¤ºà ÒÚ
79. The first Caliph was
[A] Shaikh
šø=³ J[ºó¡à Òìº>
[B] Caliph
[A] Hazrat Umar
[C] Imam
[B] Abu Bakr
[D] Mufti
[C] Hazrat Ali
75. Which country has the largest
[D] Hazrat Uthman
population of muslims?
ëA¡à>ô ëƒìŠΤìW¡ìÚ ë¤[Å Î}J¸A¡ Òüκೠ‹³¢à¤º´¬ã 80. The word ‘madrasa’ means
³à>åÈ ¤àÎ A¡ì¹? ‘³à‰àÎà’ Å즹 "=¢
[A] India [A] Place of worship
[B] Saudi Arabia [B] Place of judiciary
[C] Egypt [C] Educational institution
[D] Indonesia [D] All of the above
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81. What is Zakat in Islam? 86. When we start any work, what should
we say?
Òüκàì³ ™àA¡àt¡ A¡ã?
[A] Charity
"à³¹à ™J> ëA¡àì>à A¡à\ Ç¡¹ç¡ A¡[¹, t¡J> "à³à샹 A¡ã
¤ºà l¡ü[W¡t¡?
[B] Fasting
[A] Alhamdulillah
[C] Pilgrimage
[B] Allahu Akbar
[D] Prayer
[C] Masha Allah
82. What is the punishment for theft in [D] Bismillah
Islam?
87. Which day of week is very special for
Òüκàì³ Wå¡[¹¹ Åà[Ñz A¡ã? the Muslims?
[A] Imprisonment Îœ¡àìÒ¹ ëA¡à>ô [ƒ>[i¡ ³åκ³à>샹 \>¸ Jå¤Òü [¤ìÅÈ?
[B] Amputation of hands [A] Sunday
[C] Fine [B] Monday
[D] Death
[C] Thursday
[D] Friday
83. What do Muslims say while thanking
someone? 88. Who were the parents of Prophet
A¡àl¡üìA¡ ‹>¸¤àƒ \à>ààìº ³åκ³à>¹à A¡ã ¤ìº? Muhammad (SAW)?
[A] Subhanallah >¤ã ³åÒà´¶ƒ (Îà–)-&¹ [št¡à-³àt¡à A¡à¹à [áìº>?
[B] Alhamdulillah [A] Abdullah and Amina
[C] Jazak Allah Khair [B] Ali and Fatima
[D] Allahu Akbar [C] Abu Bakr and Khadija
[D] None of them
84. In which month, was Prophet
Muhammad (SAW) born? 89. How many chapters do the Qur’an
have?
>¤ã ³åÒà´¶ƒ (Îà–) ëA¡à>ô ³àìÎ \@µKøÒo A¡ì¹>?
A塹"àì> A¡Ú[i¡ "‹¸àÚ "àìá?
[A] Muharram
[A] 110
[B] Rabi ul awal
[B] 112
[C] Ramadan
[C] 113
[D] Shawal
[D] 114
85. What do angels say when they meet
believers? 90. What is the Islamic ruling of
consuming pork?
ëó¡ì¹Åt¡à¹à ™J> [¤Å«àÎã샹 Îàì= ëƒJà A¡ì¹ t¡J>
A¡ã ¤ìº? ÅèA¡ì¹¹ ³à}Î Jà*Ú๠Òüκà³ã ×A塳 A¡ã?
[A] Permissible
[A] Peace be upon you
[B] Prohibited
[B] Welcome
[C] Discouraged
[C] Good luck
[D] Masha Allah [D] None of the above

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91. Find out the correctly spelt word from 96. Dr. V. Kurien is famous in the field of
the given alternatives.
l¡– [®¡. Aå¡[¹ìÚ> ëA¡à>ô ëÛ¡ìy A¡àì\¹ \>¸ [¤J¸àt¡?
[A] Assassination
[A] Atomic power
[B] Asassination [B] Dairy development
[C] Assasination [C] Economic reforms
[D] Assasinasion [D] Poultry farm

97. Which organ in the human body is
92. Choose the word nearest in meaning
responsible for filtering blood and
of ‘FASTIDIOUS’.
producing urine?
[A] Difficult
³à>¤ìƒìÒ¹ ëA¡à>ô "U ¹v¡û¡ š[¹ìÅà‹> * šøÑ÷ठít¡[¹¹
[B] Different \>¸ ƒàÚã?
[C] Meticulous [A] Heart
[D] Dainty [B] Liver
[C] Kidneys
93. Choose the word farthest in meaning [D] Spleen
to ‘ENDORSE’.
[A] Accept 98. Fathometer is used to measure

[B] Oppose ó¡¸àì=à[³i¡à¹ _____ š[¹³àš A¡¹ìt¡ ¤¸¤Òê¡t¡ ÒÚ¡ú
[A] Earthquakes
[C] Disagree
[B] Rainfall
[D] Approve
[C] Ocean depth

94. He has an _____ good food. [D] Sound intensity
Fill in the blank with the correct
99. Who is the founder of the modern
alternative.
theory of evolution?
[A] appetite for
"à‹å[>A¡ [¤¤t¢¡> t¡ìw¹ šø[t¡Ë¡àt¡à ëA¡?
[B] appetite to [A] Charles Darwin
[C] appetite with [B] Isaac Newton
[D] appetite on [C] Albert Einstein
[D] Marie Curie
95. The expression dead and buried is
used to mean 100. Which is the largest coffee-producing
state in India?
[A] there is bad news
®¡à¹ìt¡¹ ¤õÒv¡³ A¡[ó¡ l¡ü;šàƒ>A¡à¹ã ¹à\¸ ëA¡à>[i¡?
[B] bad times are over
[A] Kerala
[C] something that is not going to
happen again [B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Karnataka
[D] something is less important than
before [D] Arunachal Pradesh

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