1) “By and large land reforms in India enacted so far and those contemplated in the near future ... are in the right direction; and yet due to lack of implementation the actual results are far from satisfactory”. This is the view of :
(A) B.S. Sidhu (B) M.L. Dantwala (C) Venkatasubbiah (D) V.S. Vyas
2)Which of the following could be said to have prevented the ‘trickle down’ effects in Indian economy ?
(i) Increased dependence of agriculture on purchased inputs and privately managed irrigation.
(ii) More employment of labour by larger landholding farmers.
(iii) Lowered participation of women in agricultural workforce due to new technology.
(iv) The failure of the Green Revolution.
(A) (i) and (iii) (B) (ii) and (iii) (C) (i) and (ii) (D) (ii) and (iv)
3)The second national commission on labour was set-up on 15th October, 1999 under the chairmanship of Ravindra Verma and the report was submitted on 29th June, 2002. Which of the following is not a recommendation of the report ?
(A) Prior permission is necessary before lay off or retrenchment.
(B) ‘Go slow’ and ‘work to rule’ steps taken by trade unions should be considered misconduct.
(C) Organization should set-up a grievance redressal committee for organisations employing 50 or more.
(D) To check multiplicity of trade unions.
4)Which constitutional amendment is done to pass the GST bill ?
(A) 101st (B) 120th (C) 122nd (D) 115th
5)Which one of the following schemes, deals with the generation of Digital Life Certificates ?
(A) TIDE 2.0 Scheme
(B) MyGov
(C) Open Government Data Platform India
(D) Jeevan Pramaan
6)Imagine that the sex ratio in Kerala decreases from 2011 census to 2021 census; which could hypothetically be the reason/s among the following ?
(i) There is a mass male return migration.
(ii) There is mass exodus of females to other countries.
(iii) There is a decrease in the female feticide.
(A) (i) only (B) (ii) only (C) Both (i) and (ii) (D) Both (i) and (iii)
7)Which among the following is not a mission put forward through the recent Nava Keralam Karma Padhathi (NKKP) of Government of Kerala ?
(A) Haritha Keralam (B) Rebuilding Kerala (C) Ardram (D) LIFE
8) Regions are categorised into different stages with respect to its achievements in growth and human development. At present which stage does Kerala State belong to among the following ?
(A) Vicious (B) Virtuous (C) Human development lop-sided (D) Growth lop-sided
9) At the headquarters of which international organisation was the Gandhi Solar Park (GSP) recently inaugurated ?
(A) United Nations
(B) World Health Organization
(C) International Atomic Energy Agency
(D) International Monetary Fund
10) A famous book titled ‘10% Human’ argues that human cells are just 10% of body. The rest 90% cells are now considered key to our health. These 90% cells are mainly :
(A) Cells with Junk DNA
(B) Cells of Gut microbes
(C) Cells with CRISPR modified DNA
(D) Stem Cells
11)Which one of the following has been launched by the Central Government for providing softwares for the detection of malicious programs and free tools to remove these programs ?
(A) National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit
(B) Cyber Swachhta Kendra
(C) National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre
(D) Platform for Joint Cybercrime Investigation Team
12)The first dedicated Indian astronomy mission aimed at studying celestial sources in X-ray, optical and ultraviolet spectral bands simultaneously is :
(A) Chandrayaan-2 (B) Gaganyaan (C) Astrosat (D) Cartosat
13)Which one of the following statements is correct ?
(A) Prithvi missile is a family of strategic surface-to-surface long-range ballistic missiles.
(B) Akash is a medium-range surface-to-air missile which flies at sub-sonic speeds.
(C) Trishul is India’s third generation anti-tank missile with Imaging Infra-Red guidance.
(D) Agni is intermediate range surface-to-surface missile with nuclear warhead capability
13)The second spaceport of ISRO to launch rockets is proposed at the following location :
(A) Kulasekarapattinam, Tamil Nadu
(B) Kaithkhola, Odisha
(C) Pozhiyoor, Kerala
(D) Krishnapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
14) Which is the first industry using plasma technology for the disposal of hazardous waste for the conservation of the environment and natural resources ?
(A) Madras Rubber Factory (MRF)
(B) Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL)
(C) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
(D) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
15) Radioactive waste management in our country is governed under :
(A) Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Trans-boundary Movement)
(B) Atomic Energy Act, 1962
(C) Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
(D) Biomedical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998
16) Regions are categorised into different stages with respect to its achievements in growth and human development. At present which stage does Kerala State belong to among the following ?
(A) Vicious (B) Virtuous (C) Human development lop-sided (D) Growth lop-sided
17). K-SWIFT initiative of Government of Kerala is related to :
(A) Attract investment and Ease of doing business
(B) Attract Foreign Tourists
(C) Improve Social Welfare
(D) Increase Foreign Trade
18)“Consistent availability of sufficient energy in various forms at affordable prices” is the definition of
(A) Energy management
(B) Energy policy
(C) Energy security
(D) Energy conservation
19)The online platform established by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy for Installation of Solar Photovoltaic :
(A) SPIN
(B) SOLARWHIN
(C) SPINE
(D) INSP
20)Consider the following statements. The knife-edge problem in the Harrod-Domar growth model implies a constant
(i) Rate of population growth (ii) Output (iii) Rate of saving (iv) Capital-output ratio Of the statements :
(A) (iv) alone is correct
(B) (i) and (ii) are correct
(C) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
(D) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct
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