APPSC Group 2 Screening Test Question Paper & Key (Held on 26.02.2017 Sunday) - 2

31. Industrial Policy resolution, 1977 focussed on
(1) Heavy industry
(2) Small scale and village industry
(3) Foreign Direct Investment
(4) Mining

32. The implementation agency for Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) is
(1) Nationalised Bank
(2) Small Industry Service Institute
(3) District Industries Centre
(4) District Employment Exchange

33. At present, in India, Foreign Direct Investment is completely prohibited in which sector
(1) Petroleum refining
(2) Cable networks
(3) Newspapers
(4) Chit funds

34. As per the present policy, what is the percentage of Foreign Direct Investment permitted in total equity for Multi-Brand Retail Trading Sector
(1) 51%
(2) 49%
(3) 26%
(4) 100%

35. Which of the following is not registered as a Geographical Indication in India as per details available till November, 2016
(1) Tirupati Laddu
(2) Uppada Jamdani Saree
(3) Guntur Sannam Chilli
(4) Bandaru Laddu

36. As per the vision of National Manufacturing Policy, 2011 how many additional jobs have to be created in the manufacturing sector by 2022
(1) 200 million
(2) 100 million
(3) 75 million
(4) 60 million

37. What is the mandate of MGNREGA scheme in terms of days of guaranteed wage employment for those who volunteer to work in a financial year
(1) 100 days to every adult in the village
(2) 150 days to every adult in the village
(3) 100 days to every household in the village whose adult members volunteer to work
(4) 150 days work to every household in the village whose adult members volunteer to work

38. Under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, what is the annual premium to be paid by the policy holder to get accidental insurance cover?
(1) Rs. 12 exclusive of service tax
(2) Rs. 12 inclusive of service tax
(3) Rs. 330 exclusive of service tax
(4) Rs. 330 inclusive of service tax

39. What is the annual rate of interest recommended by the Central Board of Trustees of EPF for the financial year 2016 -17 on EPFO deposits
(1) 8.8%
(2) 8.75%
(3) 8.7%
(4) 8.65%

40. The Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Bill 2016, proposes to increase the maternity leave available to mothers with less than 2 surviving children from 12 weeks to ?
(1) 18 weeks
(2) 22 weeks
(3) 26 weeks
(4) 30 weeks

41. The upper threshold wage limit per month for an employee to avail benefits of ESI scheme is
(1) Rs. 15,000
(2) Rs. 21,000
(3) Rs. 25,000
(4) Rs. 27,000

42. As per the 28th QES (Quarterly Report on Changes in Employment) Report of Labour Bureau, the largest contributor to job growth in the year 2015 was
(1) IT/BPO sector
(2) Textiles & Apparels sector
(3) Metals sector
(4) Automobile sector

43. As per Census 2011, how much percentage rounded off to nearest integer) of ST households have walls made of burnt bricks or concrete
(1) 22%
(2) 28%
(3) 24%
(4) 25%

44. with what objective was CAPART established
(1) Development of supercomputers
(2) Export promotion
(3) Rural development
(4) Pollution control

45. As per the Agricultural Census 2010-11, the average size of operated land holdings in hectares in 2010-11 held by all classes together, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in that order are
(1) 1.15; 0.80; 1.52
(2) 1.52; 1.15; 0.80
(3) 1.52; 0.80; 1.15
(4) 1.15; 1.52; 0.80

46. As per the Agricultural Census, 2010-11, small and medium holdings constitute about 85% of the total number of holdings in India but the operated area of these holdings out of the total operated area is only
(1) 54.58%
(2) 44.58%
(3) 34.58%
(4) 24.58%

47. In its surveys, the indicator used by NSSO to measure economic inequality amongst households is
(1) Income
(2) Consumption
(3) Wealth
(4) Social status

48. Who was the chief guest for the 2016 Republic Day parade
(1) Barak Obama
(2) David Cameron
(3) François Hollande
(4) Shinzo Abe

49. The annual growth rate of real GDP of India in 2014-15 is
(1) 7.3%
(2) 7.8%
(3) 7%
(4) 7.5%

50. The place Aleppo which was recently in the news is located in
(1) Israel
(2) Syria
(3) Ukraine
(4) Palestine

51. The country which demonetised its currency after India but immediately backtracked was
(1) Colombia
(2) Venezuela.
(3) Brazil
(4) Chile

52. The pair of superview -1 remote sensing satellites were launched by
(1) USA.
(2) Russia
(3) France
(4) China

51. The theme of World Human Rights Day observed in December, 2016 was
(1) My Voice Counts
(2) our Rights, our Freedoms, Always
(3) Stand up for someone's rights today
(4) # Rights 365

54. Hornbill festival is celebrated showcasing the cultural heritage of
(1) Nagaland
(2) Mizoram
(3) Manipur
(A) Meghalaya

55. The reason for celebrating National Technology Day on 11th May is because on this day

(1) PARAM supercomputer was inaugurated
(2) ISRO launched its first PSLV rocket
(3) The first nuclear reactor went critical
(4) Nuclear tests were successfully conducted at Pokhran

56. "Santhara" is a ritual of fasting to death amongst
(1) Buddhists
(2) Jains
(3) Sufis
(4) Parsis

57. Magnus Carlsen, the world Chess Champion is from
(1) Sweden
(2) Canada.
(3) Norway
(4) Great Britain

58. FICN is the common acronym of
(1) Foreign Investor Confidence Note
(2) Federal Investigation of crimes Noticed
(3) Fake Indian Currency Note
(4) Federation of Inter Continental Nations

59. The share of Andhra Pradesh in Central taxes as recommended by the 14th Finance Commission is
(1) 4.305%
(2) 3.083%
(3) 2.503%
(4) 5.521%

60. The United Nations Convention on Climate Change held at Paris in December, 2015 agreed on
(1) Centrally determined contributions
(2) Capacity based determination of contributions
(3) UNO determined contributions
(4) Nationally determined contributions