Q2.Under the industrial policy of 1991, the number of industries reserved for the public sector have been reduced from 17 to
Answer : Option AExplaination / Solution:
Under the industrial policy of 1991, the number of industries reserved for the public sector were reduced from 17 to only 8, which were considered to be of strategic importance.
Q5.India’s road transport is _____ largest in the world
Answer : Option CExplaination / Solution:
India has a road network of over 5,472,144 kilometres (3,400,233 miles) as on 31 March 2015, the second largest road network in the world.
Q6.Can there be an economy without economic problems
Answer : Option DExplaination / Solution:
The economic problem – sometimes called the basic or central economic problem – asserts that an economy's finite resources are insufficient to satisfy all human wants and needs. It assumes that human wants are unlimited, but the means to satisfy human wants are scarce.
Q8.Rearrange the following steps a. Find the mean of two series x and y b. Take deviation of the two series from their means. c. Square the deviations and get the total d. Multiply the deviations of x and y and get the total. e. Substitute the values in the formula. Options are as follows
Answer : Option BExplaination / Solution:
This is the correct sequence to calculate Karl Pearson's correlation coefficient. It will take a value ranging from -1 to +1. Positive values of correlation coefficient indicate positive relationship between the two variables, while negative values are indicative of a negative relationship. Zero value implies no relationship.
Q9.The primary reason for the rising number of poor in the rural areas is
Answer : Option DExplaination / Solution:
Rural poverty is often a product of poor infrastructure that hinders development and mobility. Rural areas tend to lack sufficient roads that would increase access to agricultural inputs and markets.