MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS

1. The Capital account in the external sector consists of

1. External assistance

2. External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs)

3. Short-term debt

4. NRI deposit

5. Invisibles

6. Portfolio investment

Select the correct answer code:

a) All except 2, 5 and 6

b) All except 3 and 4

c) All except 1 and 6

d) All except 5

2. Consider the following statements.

1. A company or business is said to be “over leveraged” if it has unsustainably high

debt against its operating cash flows and equity.

2. An over leveraged company would find it difficult to make interest and principal

repayments to its creditors.

3. An over leveraged company will always become bankrupt.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1, 2

b) 1 only

c) 2, 3

d) 1, 2, 3
3. Consider the following statements.

1. El Niño years in India have witnessed extreme heat and below normal rainfall

levels during monsoon.

2. Intense hurricanes and cyclones have frequently occurred in the Atlantic Ocean and

the Bay of Bengal during La Nina years.

3. La Nina years are known to favour India’s Northeast monsoon.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 1, 2

c) 1, 3

d) 2, 3

4. The term 'Mankading', sometimes seen in news is related to which sport?

a) Hockey

b) Football

c) Cricket

d) Chess

5. Consider the following statements regarding News Broadcasting & Digital Standards

Authority (NBDSA).

1. News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA), is a regulatory

agency set up by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

2. NBDA serves as a representative of private television news, current affairs and

digital broadcasters.

3. NBDA can impose fine on a TV channel for not adhering to its guidelines.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1, 2
b) 2, 3

c) 1, 3

d) 1, 2, 3

6. Consider the following statements regarding Ahom kingdom.

1. The Ahom kings ruled large parts of what is now known as Assam.

2. It was a multi-ethnic kingdom which spread across the upper and lower reaches of

the Brahmaputra valley.

3. Ahoms had a very friendly relations with the Mughals.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1, 2

b) 1, 3

c) 2, 3

d) 1, 2, 3

7. Consider the following statements.

1. G20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European

Union, that was founded in the wake of the global economic and financial crisis of

2007.

2. G20 is designated as the “premier forum for international economic cooperation”.

3. The G20 Summit is held annually, under the leadership of a rotating presidency.

4. The G20 initially focused largely on broad macroeconomic issues, but it has

expanded its agenda to include climate change, sustainable development, health,

agriculture and anti-corruption.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1, 2, 3

b) 2, 3, 4
c) 1, 3, 4

d) 1, 2, 3, 4

8. Sao Joao festival, is an annual Catholic festival celebrated in

a) Pondicherry

b) Kerala

c) Goa

d) Tamil Nadu

9. The phrase “quiet quitting”, recently in trend refers to

a) Employees leaving their jobs without prior notice to their employers

b) Employers terminating their employees without prior notice

c) Employees doing the bare minimum expected at work

d) Employees quitting their job in search of better alternative job

10. Consider the following statements regarding the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.

1. India was one of the countries that signed the Ramsar Convention soon after it

came into effect.

2. In the last 10 years, maximum number of wetlands in India were added to the

Ramsar sites, compared to the previous period.

3. In India, Tamil Nadu has the maximum number of Ramsar sites.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1, 2

b) 1, 3

c) 2, 3

d) 1, 2, 3