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As per the reports in various newspapers/magazines etc, the agricultural productivity in India is low in comparison to other countries. What are the main reasons of the same?
(A) Lack of credit and marketing facilities
(B) Uneconomic holdings
(C) Outdated agricultural techniques.

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  1. Only (A)

  2. Only (B)

  3. Only (C)

  4. All (A), (B) and (C)

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following programmes the Govt of India has launched to develop comprehensive rural infrastructure in the country?

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  1. Bharat Nirman

  2. Indira Aawas Yojana

  3. Watershed Development Programme

  4. Self Help Groups

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Correct Option: A

Which programme was launched to provide housing to rural people?

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  1. Indira Awas Yojana

  2. Slum Development Yojana

  3. Adarsh Basti Programme

  4. Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following statements about the Indian economy in the last decade is not correct?

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  1. The economy of India is the fourth largest in the world with GDP of about four trillion USD at Purchasing Power Parity (PPP).

  2. Agriculture, which was a major concern for the growth of the economy, is now growing at an average of 7% per annum.

  3. A strong Balance of Payment (BOP) position in recent years has resulted in a comfortable stock of the foreign exchange reserves.

  4. India has emerged as a global leader in software and business process outsourcing.

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following villages has received the first lot of UID numbers?

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  1. Vaijapur in Maharashtra

  2. Bedkihal in Karnataka

  3. Tembhli in Maharashtra

  4. Navagam in Gujarat

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Correct Option: C

Panchayati Raj institutions are intended to strengthen _______.

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  1. Indicative planning

  2. Multi-planning

  3. Structural planning

  4. Functional planning

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Panchayati Raj institutions are intended to strengthen the indicative planning.

Desert Development programme was launched in_____.

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  1. 1970-71

  2. 1973-74

  3. 1980-81

  4. 1977-78

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Correct Option: D

NABARD was set up in _______.

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  1. $1980$

  2. $1981$

  3. $1982$

  4. $1988$

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Correct Option: C

Dunkel draft is related to ________.

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  1. Associated with Uruguay round

  2. Related to atomic treaty among nations

  3. Related to super 301

  4. Related to check drug trade

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Correct Option: A

Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) was initiated to ______________.

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  1. to improve the rural women through the creation of income generation activities in a district

  2. to generate additional gainful employment in the rural areas to bring about a general improvement in the overall quality of life in rural areas

  3. to enable the selected families to cross the poverty line through a strategy of productive assets endowment

  4. all of above

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Correct Option: C