IASbaba’s 60 Day Plan- Prelims Test 2017 Economics and Current Affairs [Day 10]

Hello Friends

So, here we are with the 10th Day of 60 Days Plan. It is the third edition of 60 Days program but seems like the first one because of the excitement involved everywhere, including us 🙂

We are equally excited and pumped. Our Team is working hard to make you realize your dream. Do not take it insincerely and let us down. Your faith and participation has to be in sync with the amount of hard work and effort we do.

Let us pledge to make it a big game changer (better than last year) in the next 60 days!

Importance of Self – Tracking: Learning from Last Year

Last year, aspirants used to comment their answers in the comment box on daily basis. There were huge participation in discussion. Putting answers in comment box has been very effective to self track yourself after updating the score. In the end you can cross check your performance through disqus profile.

It was highly effective in the last edition of 60 Days that propelled aspirants to monitor their performance and learn through discussion. Let you solve these questions with full honesty and write your result in the comment box. Interact with peers to know your mistakes.

The importance of this initiative stands time bound and aggressive reverse engineering to learn the concepts. Many of you must be busy with your own strategy but let us tell you honestly that in the last two months, it is very important to revise and consolidate your learning. Just reading won’t suffice.

So, take out few hours from your schedule and make it a revision exercise.

How you can make the best use of it?

Be honest to your effort and do not start competing with XYZ aspirants here just for the sake of marks. It is more important for you to introspect and check your learning than focusing on others. Try to answer the questions in 20 minutes only. 

Do not get into negative feeling that I don’t have enough knowledge to answer these questions. Feel like you are taking the real exam. What would be your response then?

The same will be replicated in UPSC exam. Here, you get marks only and nothing else matters. So make effort to know the answers of all questions. Do not cheat 😛

Baba’s Gyan for REVISION

Many of you, almost all, asks about effective revision strategy! Can there be any?

Let us tell you something Baba does 😀 

You guys study a lot and there is no issue with the hard work that has been put in. But when it comes to input-output comparison, your performance is questionable.

What to do?

Just do this for a Week: Go to bed before stipulated time of your sleep, at least 1 hour before. Close your eyes and try to relax your mind. You should attain full comfort and calmness.

Do this on the First Day: Imagine the full story of a recent movie that you have watched. Try to recollect from starting to end. See, whether you are able to depict the clear picture or not!

Now, do the same for everything you learnt from morning specially the ones you struggled with. Since it is fresh, most of the things should flow into your mind smoothly. Check what is your recollecting capacity.

For example, if you prepared Polity Day 2: Topics- Try to collect all important concepts and learning of the day.

Trust us, this exercise if done with sincerity will give you immense confidence as well as boost your performance. There is no ideal time for revision and there cannot be any specific date put for it, as commonly done.

This will always expose your weaknesses the very same day and if you tend to forget something, can always get back to consolidate and cement it.

REPEAT IT FOR A WEEK & SEE THE MAGIC 😀 

Must to Do: Read the detailed article regarding Micro Analysis Matrix and follow the guidelines- Click Here

Try to hold your nerves and learn to control the temptation. This is very important art to learn and implement!

Are you ready? Let’s start

[Day 10]: ECONOMICS & CURRENT AFFAIRS 

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Q.1) Consider the following Statements with reference to the Rangarajan Committee report on Poverty.

1. Along with daily calorie intake, it also includes consumption of protein and fats.
2. Poverty line is estimated as Monthly Per Capita Expenditure of Rs. 1407 in urban areas and Rs. 972 in rural areas.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.2) Consider the following statements with reference to Pradhan Mantri Yuva Yojana.

1. The scheme has a duration of ten years
2. It was launched by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2.

Q.3) Consider the following statements with reference to the National Skill Development Mission

1. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) will be the nodal ministry for the mission.
2. It currently has 7 sub-missions.
3. It will cover only 15 States and 4 Union Territories

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. All of the above

Q.4) Consider the following statements with reference to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

1. It has 17 goals with 169 targets.
2. Reducing the world poverty by half the 1991 levels is one of the Goals of SDGs.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.5) Which of the following Millennium Development Goals was not achieved by India?

1. Reducing the Poverty by half.
2. Achieving Gender parity in school enrolment
3. Reducing maternal Mortality by three quarters
4. Achieving universal primary school enrollment and completion.

Q.6) Consider the following statements with respect to the Gini Coefficient.

1. It is a measure of income distribution.
2. A rich country and a poor country can have the same Gini coefficient.
3. A Gini coefficient of 1 represents perfect equality and 0 represents perfect inequality.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 2 and 3 only.

Q.7) Consider the following statements with reference to MGNREGA.

1. At least one-third beneficiaries are to be women.
2. Use of heavy machinery is allowed for expediting the work.
3. It provides work for skilled workers in the rural areas.

Which of the above statements is incorrect?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. None of the above.

Q.8) consider the following statements regarding Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana

1. PKVY will provide training and certify Indians who are seeking overseas employment in selected sectors.
2. It will be implemented by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in consultation with the Union Ministry of External Affairs and the Union Skill Development Ministry.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.9) Consider the following statements with reference to the Gender Inequality Index.

1. Gender empowerment in GII is calculated based on the Women’s access to secondary and higher education
2. Gender Empowerment is calculated using Women’s representation in Parliaments.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.10) Recently the PMGDISHA was in news. It is related to?

1. Rural Infrastructure.
2. Women’s education
3. Digital Literacy.
4. Welfare of Old-age citizens.

Q.11)  Which of the following pairs are incorrectly matched?

Committee                             :           Defined Poverty Line based on

1. Y.K Alagh Committee                        :           calorie consumption.
2. Lakdawala Committee                       :           Cost of living.
3. Suresh Tendulkar Committee          :           Consumption Expenditure.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 1 and 3 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. None of the above

Q.12) Consider the following statements regarding Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin):

1. The target is to complete one crore houses by March 2019.
2. The beneficiaries will be selected using the Socio-economic caste census.
3. The beneficiary who takes a loan under the scheme would be provided interest subsidy for loan amount upto Rs. 5 Lakhs

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 1 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1 and 3 only.

Q.13) Consider the following statements regarding Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana

1. It is an income declaration scheme for the tax evaders.
2. 25% of the undisclosed income has to be deposited in PM Garib Kalyan Deposit Scheme for 4 years.
3. The government will pay 4% annual interest on such deposits.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. None of the above.

Q.14) Which of the following is not a component of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-Urban?

1. Skill development
2. Self-employment
3. Education for urban poor
4. Urban shelters

Q.15) Which of the following currencies are not a part of SDR Basket of IMF?

1. Chinese Renminbi.
2. Indian Rupee.
3. Japanese Yen.
4. British Pound.

Q.16) _________________ is a proposed epoch dating from the commencement of significant human impact on the Earth’s geology and ecosystems.

1. Pleistocene
2. Pliocene
3. Anthropocene
4. Oligocene

Q.17) Under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, who shall be the authority to initiate the process for determining the nature and extent of individual or community forest rights or both?

1. State Forest Department
2. District Collector/Deputy Commissioner
3. Tahsildar /Block Development Officer / Mandai Revenue Officer
4. Gram Sabha

Q.18) Consider the following statements about 25th World Conservation Congress

1. It was conducted by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Geneva
2. The theme was ‘Develop peace on planet’

Select the correct code:

1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.19) Consider the following statements about ‘Majuli’

1. It is the largest river island in the world after Marajo Island in Brazil
2. It is the abode of the Assamese neo-Vaisnavite culture

Select the correct statements

1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.20) Consider the following statements about ‘Scrub Typhus’

1. It is caused by fungal infection
2. Himachal Pradesh is one of the endemic areas for the disease

Select the correct statements

1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.21) Consider the following statements about Indian Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (ISEER)

1. It is an evolved rating methodology for air conditioners by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
2. It is the ratio of the total annual amount of heat that the equipment can remove from the indoor air when operated for cooling in active mode to the total annual amount of energy consumed by the equipment during the same period.

Select the correct statements

1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.22) Consider the following statements about Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)

1. It is headquartered at the Norwegian Institute for Public Health, in Oslo
2. Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, is the chairperson of the interim board of CEPI
3. It will be guided by WHO’s R&D blueprint (2016), which lists eleven illnesses to focus on, including Chikungunya, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic fever

Select the correct statements

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 1 and 3
4. All of the above

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