1. “Gold Tranche” (Reserve Tranche) refers to

1. A loan system of the World Bank
2. One of the operations of a central bank
3. A credit system granted by WTO to its members
4. A credit system granted by IMF to its members

2. Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 4 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 2, 3 and 4 only

3. In which one of the following groups are all the four countries members of G20?

1. Argentina, Mexico, South Africa and Turkey
2. Australia, Canada, Malaysia and New Zealand
3. Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam
4. Indonesia, Japan, Singapore and South Korea

4. Consider the following pairs

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 3 only
3. 3 and 4 only
4. 1, 2 and 4 only

5. Siachen Glacier is situated to the

1. East of Aksai Chin
2. East of Leh
3. North of Gilgit
4. North of Nubra Valley

6. With reference to “Blockchain Technology” consider the following statements:

1. It is a public ledger that every can inspect, but which no single user controls.
2. The structure and design of blockchain is such that all the data in it are about cryptocurrency only
3. Applications that depend on basic features of blockchain can be developed without anybody’s permission

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 1 & 2 only
3. 2 only
4. 1 & 3 only

7. Consider the following statements:

1. The value of Indo-Sri Lanka trade has consistently increased in the last decades.
2. “Textile and textile articles” constitute an important item of the trade between India and Bangladesh.
3. In the last five years, Nepal has been the largest trading partner of India in South Asia.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 & 2
2. 2 only
3. 3 only
4. 1, 2 & 3

8. Consider the following statements:

1. Aadhaar metadata cannot be stored for more than three months
2. State cannot enter into any contract with private corporations for sharing of Aadhar data
3. Aadhar is mandatory for obtaining insurance products.
4. Aadhar is mandatory for getting benifits funded out of the Consolidate fund of India.

Which of the statements give above is/are correct?

1. 1 & 4 only
2. 2 & 4 only
3. 3 only
4. 1, 2 & 3 only

9. With refence to the current trends in the cultivation of sugarcane in India, consider the following statements:

1. A substaintial saving in seed material is when ‘bad chip settings’ are raised in a nursery and transplanted in the main field.
2. When direct planting of setts is done, the germination percentage is better with single-budded setts as compared to setts with many buds.
3. If bad weather conditions prevail when setts are directly planted, single-budded setts have better survival as compared to large setts.
4. Sugarcane can be cultivated using settings prepared from tissue culture.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 & 2 only
2. 3 only
3. 1 & 4
4. 2, 3 & 4 only

10. Which of the following factors/policies were affecting the price of rice in India in the recent past?

1. 1, 2 & 4 only
2. 1, 3 & 4 only
3. 2 & 3 only
4. 1, 2, 3 & 4