1. Surge pricing takes place when a service provider

2. ‘Seva Bhoj Yojana’, a scheme of the Government of India that seeks to reimburse Central share of CGST and IGST on Food/ Prasad/Langar/Bhandara offered by religious institutions, is introduced recently by which one of the following Ministries?

3. Which of the following bodies is responsible for the distribution of revenues between the Cente and the state?

4. In which of the following years was the planning commission set up in India ?

5. The First Five Year Plan (1951-1956) was drafted by :

6. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :List I List II (Ultra mega power project at (State) different stages of development)
A. Sasan 1. Gujarat
B. Munda 2. Madhya pradesh
C. Tilaiya 3. Andhra pradesh
D. Krishnapattam 4. JharkhandCode : A B C D

7. SAMPADA scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of

8. As per the RBI guidelines, which one of the following is the minimum tenure of Masala Bonds that an Indian Company can issue offshore ?

9. Which of the following statements concerning Scheduled Castes (SC) population in India are correct ?
1. The highest percentage of SC population out of the total population of the state is found in Punjab.
2. Bihar is the second largest state in respect of total SC population in India
3. Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of SC population in India
4. Among the Indian states, the lowest percentage of SC population out of the total population of the state is found in Goa Select the correct answer using the code given below :

10. Which one of the following is NOT a target of the 12th Five-Year Plan?

11. Which one among following led to the Greekeconomic crisis of 2010 ?

12. The 'Bombay Plan' drafted by GD Birla and JRD Tata emphasized:

13. Consider the following statements.
1. The G20 was established in 2008 in the wake of the global financial crisis led by the USA.
2. It brings together the major advanced and emerging economies to stabilise the global financial market.
3. India's stand on Mutual Assessment Process (MAP) for measuring imbalances between surplus and deficit economies in the Seoul Conference of G20 in the year 2010 was firmly endorsed by all the nations. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

14. Whose duty is it to recommend to the President of India on the issue of the distribution and allocation of the net proceeds of taxes in the context of Centre-State fiscal relations?

15. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of economic sectors in terms of their contribution to the GDP of India in decreasing order?

16. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :List I List II (Place) (Industry)
A. Jabalpur 1. Petro-chemical
B. Bengaluru 2. Information technology
C. Modinagar 3. Paper
D. Ballarpur 4. AutomobileCode : A B C D A B C D

17. Humid climate, ready market and availability of cheap and skilled labour are the conditions conducive for the production of cotton cloth. Which of the following States of India will have the highest cotton cloth production?

18. Which one of the following is not a feature of the Nehru- Mahalanobis model of development strategy ?

19. Which among the following States/UT is the latest to introduce VAT (Value Added Tax) in India?

20. The highest body that approves Five-Year Plans in India is

21. DIRECTION: The following items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement
II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below:Statement I : Indian economy has experienced slower growth rate during the years 2010-11 and 2011-12.Statement II : Indian economy has experienced weakening industrial growth during the period.

22. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission of India ?

23. In its emphasis on enhancing human capabilities, which one among the following does NOT figure in the Twelfth Five-Year Plan?

24. Which of the following regarding Revised Macro Management of Agriculture Scheme (2008-2009) is/are correct?
1. Allocate funds to States and Union Territories on a criterion based on gross cropped area and area under small and marginal holdings.
2. The assistance is provided to the States and Union Territories as 100% grant. Select the correct answer using the code given belowCodes:

25. The current Economic Census of India, the fifth in the series, was conducted in the year