QID #26568
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Which statement best explains Subsidiarity?
A
Principle that decisions should be taken at the lowest effective level
B
Legal mechanism enabling citizens to seek information from public authorities subject to exemptions
C
Long-term arrangement involving government and private sector for infrastructure or service delivery
D
Public statement of service standards, responsibilities and grievance channels
Correct Answer: A. Principle that decisions should be taken at the lowest effective level
Question: Which statement best explains Subsidiarity?
A. Principle that decisions should be taken at the lowest effective level
B. Legal mechanism enabling citizens to seek information from public authorities subject to exemptions
C. Long-term arrangement involving government and private sector for infrastructure or service delivery
D. Public statement of service standards, responsibilities and grievance channels
Correct Answer: A. Principle that decisions should be taken at the lowest effective level
Explanation: Subsidiarity: Principle that decisions should be taken at the lowest effective level
QID #26567
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Which of the following is best described as: Excess of revenue expenditure over revenue receipts
A
Standing Deposit Facility
B
Consumer Price Index
C
Revenue deficit
D
Inflation
Correct Answer: C. Revenue deficit
Question: Which of the following is best described as: Excess of revenue expenditure over revenue receipts
A. Standing Deposit Facility
B. Consumer Price Index
C. Revenue deficit
D. Inflation
Correct Answer: C. Revenue deficit
Explanation: The correct answer is Revenue deficit. Excess of revenue expenditure over revenue receipts
QID #26566
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Which of the following is best described as: Expenditure whose benefit is generally consumed within the current accounting period
A
Depreciation
B
Working capital
C
Revenue expenditure
D
Current liability
Correct Answer: C. Revenue expenditure
Question: Which of the following is best described as: Expenditure whose benefit is generally consumed within the current accounting period
A. Depreciation
B. Working capital
C. Revenue expenditure
D. Current liability
Correct Answer: C. Revenue expenditure
Explanation: The correct answer is Revenue expenditure. Expenditure whose benefit is generally consumed within the current accounting period
QID #26565
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Which statement best explains Contract labour?
A
Principle of non-discrimination in wages for same or similar work, subject to law
B
Workers engaged through a contractor for work in an establishment
C
Measures aimed at preventing workplace accidents and occupational hazards
D
Protection provided through measures addressing income loss and contingencies such as old age, sickness and employment injury
Correct Answer: B. Workers engaged through a contractor for work in an establishment
Question: Which statement best explains Contract labour?
A. Principle of non-discrimination in wages for same or similar work, subject to law
B. Workers engaged through a contractor for work in an establishment
C. Measures aimed at preventing workplace accidents and occupational hazards
D. Protection provided through measures addressing income loss and contingencies such as old age, sickness and employment injury
Correct Answer: B. Workers engaged through a contractor for work in an establishment
Explanation: Contract labour: Workers engaged through a contractor for work in an establishment
QID #26564
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Which of the following is best described as: Contributory protection against specified social and economic risks
A
Employee contribution
B
Pensionable salary
C
Social insurance
D
Pensionable service
Correct Answer: C. Social insurance
Question: Which of the following is best described as: Contributory protection against specified social and economic risks
A. Employee contribution
B. Pensionable salary
C. Social insurance
D. Pensionable service
Correct Answer: C. Social insurance
Explanation: The correct answer is Social insurance. Contributory protection against specified social and economic risks
QID #26563
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Article 21A is correctly associated with which of the following?
A
Subjects relating to Panchayats
B
Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
C
Finance Commission
D
Right to education for children aged six to fourteen years
Correct Answer: D. Right to education for children aged six to fourteen years
Question: Article 21A is correctly associated with which of the following?
A. Subjects relating to Panchayats
B. Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
C. Finance Commission
D. Right to education for children aged six to fourteen years
Correct Answer: D. Right to education for children aged six to fourteen years
Explanation: Article 21A provides for the right to education for children aged 6-14.
QID #26562
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Which of the following is best described as: Temporary closing or suspension of work by an employer during an industrial dispute
A
Lockout
B
Trade union
C
Recognition of trade union
D
Conciliation
Correct Answer: A. Lockout
Question: Which of the following is best described as: Temporary closing or suspension of work by an employer during an industrial dispute
A. Lockout
B. Trade union
C. Recognition of trade union
D. Conciliation
Correct Answer: A. Lockout
Explanation: The correct answer is Lockout. Temporary closing or suspension of work by an employer during an industrial dispute
QID #26561
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Which of the following is best described as: Authority appointed to mediate and promote settlement of industrial disputes
A
Conciliation officer
B
Floor wage
C
Contract labour
D
Occupational disease
Correct Answer: A. Conciliation officer
Question: Which of the following is best described as: Authority appointed to mediate and promote settlement of industrial disputes
A. Conciliation officer
B. Floor wage
C. Contract labour
D. Occupational disease
Correct Answer: A. Conciliation officer
Explanation: The correct answer is Conciliation officer. Authority appointed to mediate and promote settlement of industrial disputes
QID #26560
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Which of the following is best described as: Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog
A
Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh
B
SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey
C
B. V. R. Subrahmanyam
D
Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant
Correct Answer: C. B. V. R. Subrahmanyam
Question: Which of the following is best described as: Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog
A. Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh
B. SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey
C. B. V. R. Subrahmanyam
D. Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant
Correct Answer: C. B. V. R. Subrahmanyam
Explanation: The correct answer is B. V. R. Subrahmanyam. Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog
QID #26559
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Which of the following is correctly associated with 1942?
A
Lahore Congress and Purna Swaraj resolution
B
Quit India Movement
C
Surat Split of Congress
D
Government of India Act
Correct Answer: B. Quit India Movement
Question: Which of the following is correctly associated with 1942?
A. Lahore Congress and Purna Swaraj resolution
B. Quit India Movement
C. Surat Split of Congress
D. Government of India Act
Correct Answer: B. Quit India Movement
Explanation: The Quit India Movement was launched in August 1942.
QID #26558
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Which statement best explains Depreciation of rupee?
A
Transfer of ownership or control from public sector to private sector
B
GDP measured at current prices
C
Central-bank policy influencing money, liquidity and interest rates to achieve macroeconomic objectives
D
Market-driven fall in the rupee's value relative to another currency
Correct Answer: D. Market-driven fall in the rupee's value relative to another currency
Question: Which statement best explains Depreciation of rupee?
A. Transfer of ownership or control from public sector to private sector
B. GDP measured at current prices
C. Central-bank policy influencing money, liquidity and interest rates to achieve macroeconomic objectives
D. Market-driven fall in the rupee's value relative to another currency
Correct Answer: D. Market-driven fall in the rupee's value relative to another currency
Explanation: Depreciation of rupee: Market-driven fall in the rupee's value relative to another currency
QID #26557
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Which of the following is best described as: Institutional process for receiving and resolving citizen complaints
A
Competitive federalism
B
Grievance redressal
C
Social audit
D
E-governance
Correct Answer: B. Grievance redressal
Question: Which of the following is best described as: Institutional process for receiving and resolving citizen complaints
A. Competitive federalism
B. Grievance redressal
C. Social audit
D. E-governance
Correct Answer: B. Grievance redressal
Explanation: The correct answer is Grievance redressal. Institutional process for receiving and resolving citizen complaints
QID #26556
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Which statement best explains Standard deviation?
A
Symmetric bell-shaped continuous distribution characterized by mean and variance
B
Middle value after arranging observations in order
C
Difference arising because a sample rather than the whole population is observed
D
Positive square root of variance
Correct Answer: D. Positive square root of variance
Question: Which statement best explains Standard deviation?
A. Symmetric bell-shaped continuous distribution characterized by mean and variance
B. Middle value after arranging observations in order
C. Difference arising because a sample rather than the whole population is observed
D. Positive square root of variance
Correct Answer: D. Positive square root of variance
Explanation: Standard deviation: Positive square root of variance
QID #26555
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Which of the following is best described as: Consideration paid for insurance coverage
A
Premium
B
Insurance
C
IRDAI
D
Subrogation
Correct Answer: A. Premium
Question: Which of the following is best described as: Consideration paid for insurance coverage
A. Premium
B. Insurance
C. IRDAI
D. Subrogation
Correct Answer: A. Premium
Explanation: The correct answer is Premium. Consideration paid for insurance coverage
QID #26554
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Which of the following is best described as: Classical dance tradition strongly associated with Tamil Nadu
A
Vesara style
B
Manipuri
C
Madhubani painting
D
Bharatanatyam
Correct Answer: D. Bharatanatyam
Question: Which of the following is best described as: Classical dance tradition strongly associated with Tamil Nadu
A. Vesara style
B. Manipuri
C. Madhubani painting
D. Bharatanatyam
Correct Answer: D. Bharatanatyam
Explanation: The correct answer is Bharatanatyam. Classical dance tradition strongly associated with Tamil Nadu
QID #26553
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Which statement best explains Cloud computing?
A
Hypertext Transfer Protocol used for web communication
B
Domain Name System translating domain names into IP addresses
C
Delivery of computing resources over a network on demand
D
System software managing hardware resources and providing services to applications
Correct Answer: C. Delivery of computing resources over a network on demand
Question: Which statement best explains Cloud computing?
A. Hypertext Transfer Protocol used for web communication
B. Domain Name System translating domain names into IP addresses
C. Delivery of computing resources over a network on demand
D. System software managing hardware resources and providing services to applications
Correct Answer: C. Delivery of computing resources over a network on demand
Explanation: Cloud computing: Delivery of computing resources over a network on demand
QID #26552
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Which statement best explains Bipartism?
A
Organization of workers formed to protect and advance employment-related interests
B
Industrial-relations mechanism involving employer and employee representatives
C
Formal settlement of an industrial dispute by a competent labour court or tribunal
D
Permanent closing down of a place of employment or part thereof
Correct Answer: B. Industrial-relations mechanism involving employer and employee representatives
Question: Which statement best explains Bipartism?
A. Organization of workers formed to protect and advance employment-related interests
B. Industrial-relations mechanism involving employer and employee representatives
C. Formal settlement of an industrial dispute by a competent labour court or tribunal
D. Permanent closing down of a place of employment or part thereof
Correct Answer: B. Industrial-relations mechanism involving employer and employee representatives
Explanation: Bipartism: Industrial-relations mechanism involving employer and employee representatives
QID #26551
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Which of the following is correctly associated with Prohibition of discrimination on specified grounds?
A
Article 21A
B
Article 15
C
Article 51A
D
Article 324
Correct Answer: B. Article 15
Question: Which of the following is correctly associated with Prohibition of discrimination on specified grounds?
A. Article 21A
B. Article 15
C. Article 51A
D. Article 324
Correct Answer: B. Article 15
Explanation: Article 15 prohibits discrimination on specified grounds.
QID #26550
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Which statement best explains Direct tax?
A
Part of balance of payments covering trade in goods and services, income and current transfers
B
Market-driven fall in the rupee's value relative to another currency
C
Tax whose burden is generally intended to fall on the person on whom it is imposed
D
Official downward adjustment of currency value under a fixed or managed exchange-rate regime
Correct Answer: C. Tax whose burden is generally intended to fall on the person on whom it is imposed
Question: Which statement best explains Direct tax?
A. Part of balance of payments covering trade in goods and services, income and current transfers
B. Market-driven fall in the rupee's value relative to another currency
C. Tax whose burden is generally intended to fall on the person on whom it is imposed
D. Official downward adjustment of currency value under a fixed or managed exchange-rate regime
Correct Answer: C. Tax whose burden is generally intended to fall on the person on whom it is imposed
Explanation: Direct tax: Tax whose burden is generally intended to fall on the person on whom it is imposed
QID #26549
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Which of the following is correctly associated with scurvy?
A
Most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere
B
Genetic material in most organisms
C
Deficiency disease caused by lack of vitamin C
D
Cell organelle called powerhouse of the cell
Correct Answer: C. Deficiency disease caused by lack of vitamin C
Question: Which of the following is correctly associated with scurvy?
A. Most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere
B. Genetic material in most organisms
C. Deficiency disease caused by lack of vitamin C
D. Cell organelle called powerhouse of the cell
Correct Answer: C. Deficiency disease caused by lack of vitamin C
Explanation: Vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy.
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