HPPSC: Economic and social development – sustainable development poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives, etc.

Which of the following is not the main objective of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana – Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied Sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR) ? (i) To strengthen the farmer's efforts through creation of required pre- and post-harvest agri-infrastructure that increases access to quality inputs, storage, market facilities etc. and enable farmers to make informed choices. (ii) To promote value chain addition linked production modules that will help farmers increase their income as well as encourage production/productivity. (iii) To attend national priorities through several sub-schemes. (iv) To empower youth through skill development, innovation and agri-entrepreneurship based agri-business models that attract them to agriculture.

Given below are two statements : Statement I : According to a World Bank working paper, extreme poverty in India dropped to 10.2% in the pre-Covid year of 2019 from as much as 22.5% in 2011. Statement II : The paper uses the Consumer Pyramids Household Survey (CPHS) to provide estimates of how poverty and inequality in India have evolved since 2011. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Given below are two statements : Statement I : Development expenditure of the Central Government does not include defense expenditure and grants to states. Statement II : Non-development expenditure involves Interest payments and Subsidies. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Given below are two statements : Statement I : Deficit financing cannot create inflation in an economy. Statement II : If RBI reduces the cash reserve ratio, the credit creation will decline. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Given below are two statements : Statement I : Low-income countries (LICs) and lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) have high prospective growth rates and high marginal productivities of capital. Statement II : They should borrow, and borrow heavily, in order to finance a broad-based increase in investments on human capital (education and health), public infrastructure (power, digital, water and sanitation, transport) and environmental protection. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Given below are two statements : Statement I : The average SDG Index score declined in 2021 as compared to 2020, partly due to slow or non-existent recovery in poor and vulnerable countries. Statement II : Among G20 member states, the United States, Brazil and the Russian Federation exhibit most support for the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Consider the following statements : (1) If Indian economy is in equilibrium at the point where plans to save and to invest are equal, then govrnment expenditure must be equal to government income (2) In pursuance with the recommendations of Narsimham Committee, the RBI has framed new guidelines to setup more foreign exchange banks (3) Redistribution policies geared to reduce economic inequalities include progressive tax policies (4) The currency convertibility concept in its original form originated in Taylors Agreement Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Consider the following statements : (1) Gross capital formation consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus gross changes in the level of inventories (2) Net value added at factor cost is the sum total of all the factor payments (3) The National Income is the total amount of income accruing to a country from economic and non-economic activities in a year time (4) In moving from national income to personal income we must subtract the incomes earned but not received and add incomes received but not currently earned Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Consider the following statements : (1) The green economy could add more than 54 million jobs worldwide by 2030 (2) World over the additional investment to avoid future pandemics is estimated to be only $15 billion a year (3) Over 90 percent of countries saw their HDI value drop in either 2020 or 2021 (4) The economic gains from phasing out coal could amount to as much as 1.7 percent of global GDP every year Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Consider the following statements : (1) The Positive Peace Index measures the positive peace of 143 countries (2) It covers 59.6 percent of the world population (3) Positive peace is defined as the attitudes, institutions and structures that create sustain peaceful societies (4) It is based on more than 45,700 data series Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Consider the following statements : (1) The Global Health Security Index is a measure of pandemic (COVID-19) preparedness (2) Compared with the rest of the world, a higher percentage of people in OECD countries tend to be covered by public or mandatory private health insurance (3) "30 × 30" target relates to poverty eradication (4) World over, cities and other urban areas are home to around 25 percent of humanity Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Match List I with List II : : List I: (a) Gini coefficient (b) PISA score (c) Human Trophic Level (d) Palma ratio List II: (i) a measure of the energy intensity of diet composition (ii) assesses how far students near the end of compulsory education have acquired some of the knowledge and skills that are essential for full participation in society (iii) measures the extent to which the distribution of income among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution (iv) The share of all income received by the 10% people with highest disposable income divided by the share of all income received by the 40% people with the lowest disposable income Choose the correct answer from the options given below : Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d)

Match List I with List II : List I: (a) Conglomerate (b) Golden handshake (c) Blue Chip (d) Laissez Faire List II: (i) The company that has acquired interest in different industries by taking over or merging with other companies (ii) an economic system in which transactions between private groups of people are free from any form of economic interventionism (iii) an employment agreement which states that the employer will provide a significant severance package if the employees loses their job (iv) stock in a stock corporation with a national reputation for quality reliability, and the ability to operate profitably in good and bad times Choose the correct answer from the options given below : Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d)