Question Paper 17

SEBI Grade A 2018 Phase 2 – Economics & Social Issues

1. [Paragraph based question on Ease of Doing
Business report of World Bank] India has
improved in its ranking over the years. World
Bank releases this index. Identify the report?
a) DTF score is given as part of the report. What
does F stand for in DTF?
c) Which organ of the UN works for women
empowerment?
7. What does ‘A’ stand for in the full form of
HRIDAY scheme (launched in 2015 for the holistic
development of heritage cities)?
Ans: Augmentation

b) Which of the following is not among the 8. Which organization has given $105 million loan
indicators of this index? to India for developing hydropower transmission
in Himachal Pradesh?
2. [Paragraph based question on Study in India Ans: ADB
scheme] It proposes fee waivers to meritorious
foreign students in India. 9. What is India’s rank in the World Economic
Forum’s Inclusive Development Index?
a) Name the scheme
10. When is World Day against Trafficking in Person
b) Objective of the scheme observed?
Ans: July 30
c) Budget of the scheme
11. Which organization is funding the Atal Bhujal
3. What are the things World Bank’s Country Yojana?
Partnership Framework for India will work on? Ans: World Bank

4. What is the allocation of World Bank’s Country 12. What is the name of the scheme launched to
Partnership Framework for India? generate energy from cattle waste?
Ans: Gobar Dhan
5. Which approach will be followed by World Bank’s
Country Partnership Framework for India to 13. Who is the IMF’s first chief economist?
ensure sharing of best practices of one state with Ans: Gita Gopinath
another?
14. What is the sanitation coverage in the rural
6. [Paragraph based question on women India?
empowerment]: Ans: 93%

a) Name the campaign launched for the

empowerment and education of women in
India?
Ans: Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao

b) What is the objective of this campaign?

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