UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 38

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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 38

Question 46 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following statement/s about National Income is/are correct?
  1. The first scientific estimate of National Income was done by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1867-68; published in his book Poverty and Unbritish rule in India.
  2. P C Mahalanobis was the chairman of National Income Committee set up in 1949
  3. Since 1956, Central Statistical Organization (CSO) is responsible for the estimation of National Income in India.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
A
1 and 2 only
B
2 and 3 only
C
1 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3
Question 46 Explanation: 
  • First rough estimate of NI was done by DadabhaiNaoroji for 1867-68; published in his book Poverty and Unbritish rule in India (famous for its Drain of Wealth theory)
  • First scientific estimate made by Prof V K R V Rao (1931-32)
  • GoI estimated the NI for the first time in 1948-49 through the Ministry of Commerce
  • National Income Committee was set up in 1949 (Chairman - Dr P C Mahalanobis)
  • P C Mahalanobis was also the chairman of Indian Statistical Institute
  • Currently, Central Statistical Organization (est 1950) estimates NI (since 1956)
  • It publishes National Accounts Statistics annually
  • Under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
  • Now, CSO has been merged with National Sample Survey Organization to form National Statistical Organization
Question 47 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following given below are Thrust Areas of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)?
1. Water Supply
2. Sewerage and Septage Management
3. Clean roads Choose the correct code from given below options?
A
1 only
B
1 and 2 only
C
1, 2 and 3
D
2 and 3 only
Question 47 Explanation: 
The Mission will focus on the following Thrust Areas:
* Water Supply
* Sewerage and septage management
* Storm Water Drainage to reduce flooding
* Non-motorized Urban Transport
* Green space/parks "
Question 48 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
RERA is a
A
Constitutional body
B
Statutory body
C
Executive body
D
None of the above
Question 48 Explanation: 
Statutory body
Question 49 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Asian Development Outlook is an annual publication produced by
A
International Monetary Fund
B
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
C
World Bank
D
Asian Development Bank
Question 49 Explanation: 

The Asian Development Outlook is an annual publication produced by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). It offers economic analysis and forecasts, as well as an examination of social development issues, for most countries in Asia. "

Question 50 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements with respect to World Health Organisation (WHO):
    1. World Health Organisation is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health.
    2. The International Sanitary Conferences, originally held on 23 June 1921, were the first predecessors of the WHO.
    3. World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 February, under the sponsorship of the WHO.
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
A
1 and 2
B
1 only
C
2 and 3
D
3 only
Question 50 Explanation: 
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health.
  • It was established on 7 April 1948, and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
  • The WHO is a member of the United Nations Development Group. Its predecessor, the Health Organization, was an agency of the League of Nations.
  • The International Sanitary Conferences, originally held on 23 June 1851, were the first predecessors of the WHO. A series of 14 conferences that lasted from 1851 to 1938, the International Sanitary Conferences worked to combat many diseases, chief among them cholera, yellow fever, and the bubonic plague. The conferences were largely ineffective until the seventh, in 1892; when an International Sanitary Convention that dealt with cholera was passed. Five years later, a convention for the plague was signed.
  • After World War II, the United Nations absorbed all the other health organizations, to form the WHO.
  • The World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization.

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There are 50 questions to complete.