ESI Question Paper – RBI GRADE B 2017 Phase 2 1
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ESI question paper – RBI GRADE B 2017 phase 2 1. Brundtland commission is also known as? a. World commission on sustainable development b. World commission on environment and development c. World commission on global warming d. Commission on ozone layer depletion 2. ASEAN summit 2017 was held at a. Singapore b. Manila c. Beijing d. Tokyo 3. According to 2011 secc census, what is the percentage of rural households in India a. 67 b. 73 c. 80 d. 64 4. According to a global advocacy group on water and sanitation how many Indians in rural areas do not have access to clean drinking water? a. 33 million b. 53 million c. 63 million d. 43 million 5. Human development index is released by which global institution a. United nations development programme b. World bank group c. IMF d. ECOSOC 6. GDP-DEPRECIATION= a. NNP b. NDP c. GNP d. GNA 7. Market value of all the final goods and services produced in a country is known as a. GDP b. GNP c. National income d. GVA 8. What does D stand in the term FSDC a. Depreciation b. Domestic c. Drought d. Development 9. Which country has ratified automatic exchange of financial information with India and 40 other countries a. Cayman islands b. Panama c. Switzerland d. Panama 10. Which among the following countries or group has opt out of the paris climate agreement? a. European union b. USA c. UK d. China 11. FRBM review report was submitted by which committee a. Bibek debroy b. N K singh c. Y v Reddy d. Arvind panagriya 12. FRBM act aims to ensure a. Fiscal prudence b. Fiscal profligacy c. Rbi autonomy d. Monetary stability 13. A task force to generate timely and reliable unemployment data has been constituted under the leadership of a. Arun jaitley b. Arvind subrahmaniam c. Arvind panagriya d. Shaktikanta das 14. According to recently published world bank report, total women workforce participation rate in India is a. 27% b. 33% c. 47% d. 23% 15. According to recent estimates, the registered gdp growth during the 4th quarter of 2016-17 is a. 6.5% b. 7.0% c. 6.3% d. 6.2% 16. According to the recent budget, dairy processing and infrastructure development fund will be setup with a budget of a. 8000 cr b. 5000 cr c. 10000 cr d. 15000 cr 17. According to a recent report published by UN department, India is likely to surpass china population by a. 2022 b. 2023 c. 2024 d. 2025 18. In may 2017, which among the following PSU was approved for restructuring by the cabinet committee on economic affairs(CCEA) a. HOCL b. BEL c. HAL d. HMT 19. Which among the following two cities are named as most dense in India by WEF a. Delhi and Mumbai b. Delhi and Kota c. Mumbai and Kota d. Mumbai and Ahmedabad 20. Number of sdg goals and targets a. 18 goals and 170 targets b. 8 goals and 169 targets c. 17 goals and 169 targets d. 17 goals and 170 targets 21. Ease of doing business index is published by a. World bank group b. World economic forum c. IMF d. UN 22. CEZ Is known as a. Central European zone b. Coastal economic zone c. Central export zone d. Coastal export zone 23. According to OECD report, the population of youth in India aged 15-29 without employment, education or training is a. 30% b. 25% c. 40% d. 15% 24. Which among these is not an intended consequence of Globalization as defined by IMF a. Movement of goods services and capitals across borders b. Reduction in poverty c. Western domination d. Improved health 25. Which is the nodal ministry for implementation of MGNREGA a. Ministry of rural development b. Ministry of agriculture c. Ministry of finance d. Ministry of poverty alleviation 26. DIPP is under which ministry a. Ministry of Finance b. Ministry of commerce and industry c. Ministry of defence d. Ministry of railways 27. BOP is referred to a. Systematic record of all the Transactions relating to exports and imports b. Transactions in the flow of capital c. Systematic record of all the economic transactions between residents and the rest of the world in a certain time d. Systematic record of transactions between residents of the country 28. Recently India has signed information exchange agreement with which of the following country a. Maldives b. Cayman islands c. Singapore d. Uk 29. Maternity benefits programme is under a. IGMSY b. SABLA c. NFSA d. KISHORI sahyog yojana 30. What is the forecast by the economic survey for the growth in India in 2018-19 a. 7% b. 7.1% c. 7.2% d. 7.3% e. 7.4% 2 markers The Gender Inequality Index (GII) is an index for measurement of gender disparity that was introduced in the 2010 Human Development Report 20th anniversary edition by the United Nations Development Programmee(UNDP). According to the UNDP, this index is a composite measure which captures the loss of achievement within a country due to gender inequality. 1. What is the rank of India in gender inequality index a. 131 b. 134 c. 119 d. 125 2. What are the parameters for the index? a. Health,empowerment, labor force participation b. Health, education, standard of living c. Empowerment, standard of living, labor force participation d. Poverty, education, empowerment Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), a flagship scheme of the Ministry of Rural Development has since inception been providing assistance to BPL families who are either houseless or having inadequate housing facilities for constructing a safe and durable shelter. This effort has been part of a larger strategy of the Ministry’s poverty eradication effort, supporting the development of an environmentally sound habitat with adequate provisions for incremental expansion and improvement 3. Jawahar gram samriddi yojana and employment assurance scheme were restructured into which scheme a. MGNREGA b. Sampoorna grameen rozgar yojana c. Housing for all scheme d. Indira awaz yojana 4. Jawahar rozgar yojana was modified into a. MGNREGA b. Housing for all scheme c. Jawahar samriddi yojana d. Mahatma Gandhi rozgar yojana 5. What were the works undertaken under the jawahar rozgar yojana scheme? a. Building schools and colleges only b. Constructions of tanks wells roads c. Construction of houses d. Works which lead to construction of durable productive community assets The Government of India, in keeping with its reform agenda, constituted the NITI Aayog to replace the Planning Commission instituted in 1950. This was done in order to better serve the needs and aspirations of the people of India. An important evolutionary change from the past, NITI Aayog acts as the quintessential platform of the Government of India to bring States to act together in national interest, and thereby fosters Cooperative Federalism 6. Which among the following statements is wrong regarding NITI ayog a. 3 year action agenda recommends policy changes for action from 2017-18 to 2019-20 b. 3 year action agenda recommends policy changes for action from 2016-17 to 2018-19 c. 3 year action agenda and 15 year vision document replaced the five year plans d. NITI ayog replaced planning commission 7. NITI ayog 3 year agenda is related to which sectors a. Social sector b. Environment and sustainability c. Economic transformation d. All of the above e. Governance reforms The organization works with workers and peasants in the villages of Central Rajasthan. It was set up by the people of the area in 1990 to strengthen participatory democratic processes, so that ordinary citizens could live their lives with dignity and justice. The organization was born out of a struggle for community land held illegally by a feudal landlord. The subsequent struggle for minimum wages made it evident to the people, that transparency and accountability of systems of governance are basic to access any right. It became clear that access to relevant information is a fundamental tool for ensuring transparency and accountability of the government, and of all bodies that affect public interest. 8. Which is the organization mentioned in the passage? a. NCPRI b. Right to information RTI c. Mazdoor kisan Shakti sangathan d. Kisan Shakti sangathan e. Namantar Andolan 9. Movement was fought for which among the following a. To ensure just wages for all b. Construction of schools, tanks c. For implantation of social audits in villages d. All of the above 10. RTI was passed in which year a. 2006 b. 2007 c. 2005 d. 2004 The Reserve Bank of India and Government of India signed the Monetary Policy Framework Agreement on 20 February 2015 which made inflation targeting and achieving price stability the responsibilities of RBI. Subsequently, the government, while unveiling the Union Budget for 2016-17 in the Parliament, proposed to amend the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934 for giving a statutory backing to the aforementioned Monetary Policy Framework Agreement and for setting up a Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). 11. Who is the head of the MPC a. Rbi governor b. Finance minister c. Finance secretary d. Prime minister 12. Which among this is true regarding the appointment of committee members a. Members of the committee are appointed for 5 years and are eligible for reappointment b. Members of the committee are appointed for 4 years and are not eligible for reappointment c. Members of the committee are appointed for 4 years and are eligible for reappointment d. Members of the committee are appointed for 5 years and are not eligible for reappointment 13. What is the target fixed for the inflation rate a.