141: Which of the following can aid in furthering the Govemment's objective of inclusive growth?
1. Promoting Self Help Groups
2. Promoting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
3. Implementing the Right to Education Act
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Explanation:
Inclusive growth implies an equitable allocation of resources with benefits accruing to every section of society.
Inclusive growth refers both to the pace and pattern of growth, which are considered interlinked, and therefore in need to be addressed together.
All the methods given in the question can aid in employment generation, income generation or human resource creation. All the three are tools to attain inclusive growth.
Self-help group may refer to support group, group in which members provide each other with various types of help for a particular shared characteristic.
142: Find the correct order of the inception:
(1) IRDP
(2) Nationalisation of 14 banks
(3) Cooperative Banking
(4) Land reforms
(a) 3, 4, 2, 1
(b) 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 3, 2, 4, 1
(d) 4, 2, 3, 1
143: Why is the Government of India disinvesting its equity in the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)?
1. The Government intends to use the revenue earned from the disinvestment mainly to pay back the external debt.
2. The Government no longer intends to retain the management control of the CPSEs.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation:
The disinvestment of Government equity in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) began in 1991-1992. Till 1999-2000, it was primarily done through sale of minority shares in small lots. From 1999-2000 till 2003-04, the emphasis of disinvestment changed in favour of Strategic Sale viz. sale of a large block of shares along with transfer of management control to a Strategic Partner identified through a process of competitive bidding. After 2004-2005, disinvestment realisations have been through sale of small portions of equity.
Objective of Disinvestment :
1. To improve performance of units
2. To reduce budgetary deficits
3. To overcome the problem of political involvement in PSUs
4. Enable the government to concentrate on Social development
The salient feature of Disinvestment Policy is that "At least 51% of the shareholding and management control should rest with the Government".
144: With reference to Indian defence, which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) With the induction of Prithvi II, the IAF is the only airforce in the world with surface-to-surface ballistic missiles under its command
(b) Sukhoi-30 MKI jet fighters can launch air-to-air and air-to-surface precision missiles
(c) Trishul is a supersonic surface to-air missile-vith a range of 30 km
(d) The indigenously built INS Prabal can launch surface-to-surface missiles
145: What are the official languages of the U.N.O. ?
(a) English, French and Russian
(b) English, French, German and Russian
(c) English, French, Russian, Chinese and Hindi
(d) English, French, Chinese, Russian, Arabian and Spanish