Practice Economic and Social Issues ESI Questions and Answers

• Consider the following statements with reference to headline inflation: I. It is a measure of inflation excluding the commodities which tend to be more vol...
• With reference to the ‘dwarf firms’, consider the following statement: I. Firms employing less than 100 workers. II. It account for more than h...
• With reference to MSME sector, consider the following statements: I. MSME sector in India accounts for most of the employment generation in the economy. II...
• Consider the following statements about Gender budgeting: I. Ministry of Women and Child Development is the nodal agency to implement strategy of gender bu...
• Consider the following about Ayushman Bharat. I. A health insurance scheme for providing free, quality and cashless health facilities in secondary and tert...
• India and Maldives, both are members of which of the following groupings? I. SAARC II. SCO II. Colombo Security Conclave IV. SASEC Select the correct answe...
• Consider the following statements about “SVANidhi Scheme”: I. The scheme was launched for the welfare of Street Vendors. II. It was launched by...
• Where is the headquarter of National Dairy Development Board?
• Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 came into force with effect from?
• With reference to Federalism in India, consider the following statements: I. Preamble mentions India to be a Federal state. II. The constitution of India u...
• SPARSH portal is related to which of the following?
• Consider the following statements about Shanghai Cooperation Organization: I. India became a member of SCO in 2017. II. Turkmenistan has been a founding me...
• What can be the possible steps to prevent inflation? I. Change the monetary policy. II. Controlling the money supply. III. Higher Income Tax rate. IV. Inve...
• Consider the following Statements.               I.      &nb...
• Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is an international network of investors working together to invest responsibly. It aims to better understand t...
• Consider the following Statements. Assertion (A): Human Capital can be considered superior to other forms of resources like physical Capital. Reason (R): H...
• Infant mortality is the death of young children under the age of ____________.
• _____________ happens when people are not able to find jobs during some months of the year.
• Which organisation collects samples to determine the Poverty Line in India?
• The Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (UN) aims to end poverty by _______________.
• Consider the following Statements about: (1) In India, commercial energy consumption is more than non-commercial energy consumption. (2) Coal and lignite a...
• ______________ are set up, owned and operated by non-bank entities.
• Which of the following is/are the objectives of DAY-NRLM?
• Which of the following Statements about the features of DAY-NRLM is/are True? I- A minimum of one lady member of a rural poor household is to be brought in...
• Which of the following correctly describes demat account?
• What is the main objective of the recently launched National Edible Oil Mission-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP)?
• Which of the following Statements about the UNICEF is/are True? I- UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations in 1953. II- UNICEF is guided by th...
• The Ramsar Convention was signed in 1971. It was related to wetlands. The Convention was signed in Ramsar, a city of ___________.
• Which of the following is/are the functions of IMF? I- To provide financial assistance to member countries with balance of payments problems, the IMF lends...
• National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) is situated at _____________.
• To strengthen compliance by supervised entities (SEs) RBI is putting a platform called PRISM. What does the “M” stand for in PRISM?
• What is the aim of the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF)?
• Which of the following Statements is/are True? I- The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is the development finance institut...
• Which of the following is the investment arm of World Bank?
• Which of the following Statements about PMJDY is/are True? I- The scheme covers both the urban as well as rural areas. II- It provides an indigenous Debit ...
• Which of the following is/are the objectives of the Smart Cities Mission? I- To integrate city functions, utilize scarce resources more efficiently, and im...
• Which of the following are the features of Co-operative Banks? I- Co-operative bank members are both customer and owner of the bank. II- These banks are ow...
• Consider the following Statements. Assertion (A): Each Country uses a different Poverty line to determine the level of Poverty in their own country. Reason...
• Which organisation collects samples to determine the Poverty Line in India?
• The Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (UN) aims to end poverty by _______________.