Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana was launched on:

• (a) 15th August, 2014
• (b) 1st January, 2015
• (c) 26th January, 2015
• (d) 28th August, 2014

Earth Summit 2012 for sustainable development was held in:

• (a) New Delhi, India
• (b) Rio- de- Janeiro, Brazil
• (c) Johannesburg, South Africa
• (d) New York, USA

According to Planning Commission estimates for 2011-12; which of the following states have maximum percentage of population below poverty line?

• (a) Chhattisgarh
• (b) Bihar
• (c) Jharkhand
• (d) Odisha

The World Investment Report (WIR) is published by:

• (a) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• (b) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• (c) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
• (d) Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

SEBI was established in the year:

• (a) 1988
• (b) 1990
• (c) 1991
• (d) 1985

‘NITI’ in NITI Ayog stands for:

• (a) National Institution for Transforming India
• (b) National Institute of Transforming India
• (c) National Initiative for Transforming India
• (d) National Institution for Translating India

Annual Summit 2015 of BRICS nations will be held in:

• (a) New Delhi, India
• (b) Fortaleza, Brazil
• (c) Ufa in Bashkortostan, Russia
• (d) Durban, South Africa

As per population census 2011, what is the percentage of urban population in Himachal Pradesh and India respectively:

• (a) 15.05 and 35.60
• (b) 10.03 and 31.16
• (c) 10.03 and 35.60
• (d) 12.65 and 31.16

Recently the Government of India has decided to revise the base year for estimating the GDP from:

• (a) 2001-02 to 2010-11
• (b) 2004-05 to 2013-14
• (c) 2004-05 to 2011-12
• (d) 2001-02 to 2011-12

National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) was established in the year:

• (a) 1950
• (b) 1951
• (c) 1947
• (d) 1948