UKPSC Preliminary Exam Paper I (General Studies) – 14 July 2024 (Official Answer Key)

51. In which year Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) came into existence ?
(a) 1973
(b) 1980
(c) 1998
(d) 1999

52. Which of the following statements related to Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) is not true?
(a) It includes all major offences which help in generation of black money.
(b) Tax evasion and smuggling have been kept out of the definition of money laundering.
(c) Any case under this Act is non-bailable.
(d) The Director of Money Laundering is not given power to call for the records maintained by Financial Institutions (FIs).

53. BRICS is important in Global economy. Which of the following statement about BRICS is not correct?
(a) It represents more than 40 percent of the global population.
(b) It represents around 24 percent of the World GDP.
(c) It represents around 46 percent of Global trade.
(d) First BRICS Summit was held in 2009 in Russia.

54. As per Sustainable Development Report 2023, what is the rank of India ?
(a) 111 th
(b) 112 th
(c) 131 st
(d) 140 th

55. ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi’ (PM-KISAN) Yojana came into effect from:
(a) April 1, 2018
(b) February 24, 2019
(c) December 1, 2019
(d) April 1, 2019

56. Long-term objective of the National Population Policy 2000 is to achieve a stable population by
(a) 2030
(b) 2035
(c) 2040
(d) 2045

57. Which of the following is not a member of South Asian Preferential Trade Agreement (SAPTA)?
(a) China
(b) Maldives
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal

58. A measure of the total inflation within an economy, including such as food and energy prices is called
(a) Headline inflation
(b) Core inflation
(c) Refined core inflation
(d) None of these

59. From the following, who is not the part of the governing council of NITI Aayog ?
(a) All Chief Ministers of the States
(b) Chief Ministers of Delhi and Puducherry
(c) Governors of States
(d) Lieutenant Governors of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

60. Who among the following has not been the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court?
(a) Vikas Shridhar Sirpukar
(b) Jagdish Singh Khehar
(c) Raghvendra Singh Chauhan
(d) Pankaj Purohit