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Important dams and their locations

Indira Sagar Dam: Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh

Mettur Dam: Cauvery River, Tamil Nadu.

Koyna Dam: Koyna River, Maharashtra.

Maithon Dam: barakar river, Jharkhand.

Rihand Dam: Rihand, Uttar Pradesh.

TungaBhadra Dam: Tungabhadra River, Karnataka.

Krishna Raja Sagar dam: Cauvery river, Karnataka

Hirakund Dam: Mahanadi River, Odissa

Indian City and Industries they are famous for

1) Bharuch (Gujarat): Petroleum, Petrochemicals

2) Surat (Gujarat): Textiles, Diamond

3) Rourkela (Orissa): Steel and Fertilizer

4) Sivakasi (Tamil Nadu): Safety Matches, Fireworks

5) Dibrugarh (Assam): Tea industries

6) Bokaro Steel City (Jharkhand): Steel and Coal

7) Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh): Auto Parts

8) Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh): Glass and bangle works

9) Panna (Madhya Pradesh): Diamond Mines

10) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh): Hand-loom

11) Bhagalpur (Bihar): Silks

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Crops : Points to remember

POINT TO REMEMBER CROP

The crop which requires water-logging for its cultivation Rice

The crop best suited in areas where rain falls only for two months Pulses

The ideal crop for areas with rainfall above 200 cm and sloping hills Tea

The crop which requires a large amount of rainfall and no standing water Tea

The plants which are best for biological nitrogen fixation of the soil Legumes

The crops grown for sale in the market (as against consumption by the Cash
farmer) are known as crops

Kharif, Rabi and Zaid Crops

CROP PERIOD MAJOR CROPS

Kharif June to October Rice, millets

Rabi November to March Wheat, barley, mustard

Zaid March to June Water melon, cucumber, musk melon, sugarcane

Kharif means autumn in Arabic and kharif crops are harvested in winter, Rabi means
spring in Arabic and rabi crops are harvest in spring (March)

Crops in India

The crop which is sown in largest area in India Rice (43.9 million hectares as per
2013-14 estimates)

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The crop whose production is the largest in Sugarcane (348.4 million tonnes as
India per 2013-14 estimates)

The cereal crop whose production is the Rice (106.3 million tonnes as per
largest in India 2013-14 estimates)

The agricultural produce which has the highest Edible Oil (about 68% of imports of
percentage share of imports food and allied products)

The agricultural produce which has the highest Rice

percentage share of exports

Some socio-Economic Qs 1

1. The census in India is done after a gap of every

Ans : 10 yrs.

2. What is the full form of FCCBs?

Ans : Foreign Currency Convertible bonds

3. Which state stands first in the length of roads in the country?

Ans : Maharashtra

4. The central banking functions in India are performed by the?

Ans : Reserve Bank of India

5. In the last one decade, which one among the following sectors has attracted the
highest foreign direct investment inflows into India?
Ans : Telecommunication

6. Devaluation of a currency means

Ans : Reduction in the value of a currency vis-a-vis major internationally traded
currencies

7. Who introduced cooperative society in India?

Ans : Lord Curzon

8. Which Indian got Nobel Prize for Economics?

Ans : Amartya Sen

9. The Headquarter of RBI is in

Ans : Mumbai

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10. Dalal street is situated at

Ans : Mumbai

11. What is the full form of the term ‘NPA’ as used in banking environment?
Ans : Non-performing assets

12. The former name of State Bank of India was

Ans : Imperial Bank of India

13. The value of Gold is determined in

Ans : London

14. Deficit financing means that the government borrows money from the
Ans :RBI

15. The currency notes are printed in

Ans : Nasik

16. The banks are required to maintain a certain ratio between their cash in the hand and
totals assets. This is called…
Ans: Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)

17. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in the year

Ans : 1949

18. How many banks were nationalized in 1969?

Ans : 14

19. Which is the largest private bank in India?

Ans : hdfc Bank

20. Ujjawala Yojana is for

Ans : providing free LPG cylinder to women with BPL Household

21. In India, which one among the following formulates the fiscal policy?
Ans : Ministry of Finance

22. Right to information act came into picture in

Ans : 2005

23. Since 1983, the RBI’s responsibility with respect to regional rural banks was
transferred to
Ans : NABARD

24. Regional Rural Banks were established in

Ans : 1975

25. The New Symbol of Indian Rupee is a blend of

Ans : Devanagiri and Roman

26. The state which has the highest sugarcane production in India is
Ans: Uttar Pradesh
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27. Which of the following organization publishes the “World Investment Report”
annually?
Ans: UNCTAD

28. Who declares the Credit Policy of India?

Ans : Reserve Bank of India

29. Indian firm takes over operations of strategic port Chabahar, which is situated in
Ans: Iran

30. Which Indian Bank has the most number of overseas branch?
Ans. SBI

Important set of questions on social issues 2

Q 1. Which of the following organisation helps in establishing small scale industries?

Ans: SIDBI ( Small industries Development Bank of India)

Q 2. Which rural bank is the 1st Regional rural bank of India?

Ans: Prathama Bank ( sponsored by Syndicate Bank established on 1975)

Q 3. What is the main objective of Public Distribution System?

Ans: to provide subsidy in essential itmes like food grains, kerosene etc.

Q 4. Which policy is used to control Inflation ?

Ans: monetary policy

Q 5. Which of the following gives recommendation on revenue sharing between states?

Ans: Finance Commission

Q 6. What is Sex ratio of India?

Ans: 940

Q 7: Which State has the highest percentage of Scheduled Tribes in total population?
Ans: Mizoram

Q 8: What is the main cause of high drop out rate in schools in rural areas?
Ans: The farmers are supported by their families including school going children
for farming. so high drop outs.

Q 9. Which of the following determines the quality of life?

Ans: Life expectancy

Q 10: Full form of FDI?

Ans: Foreign direct investment

Q 11: What is the objective of National population policy?

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Ans: Address the unmet needs for contraception; health care infrastructure and
personnel and to provide integrated service delivery for basic reproductive and
child health care; Reduce IMR,MMR,TFR by certain levels ; Prevent and control
communicable diseases; free and compulsory school education up to 14 years of
age ; promoting delayed marriage for girls ; promote small family norm .

Q 12: Which of the following determine Human development Index?

Ans: life expectancy, education, and income per capita , which are used to rank
countries into four tiers of human development.

Q 13: Human Development Report is published by which of the following organisation?

Ans: UNDP

Q 14: By which year are the sustainable development goals to be achieved?

Ans: 2030

Q 15: Which of the following are a BIMARU states?

Ans: Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.

Q 16: Section 377 verdicts is related to?

Ans: Rights of LGBTQ Community

Q 17: Which among the following countries have left UNESCO recently?
Ans: Israel and USA

Q 18: World economic forum summits was held in which country in 2018?
Ans: Davos, Switzerland

Q 19: HRIDAY [Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana] targets?

Ans: The scheme seeks to preserve and rejuvenate the rich cultural heritage of the
country.

Q 20: 12th five year plan encompasses year?

Ans: 2012-17

Q 21: Indira Gandhi Canal helps farmers in mainly which state?

Ans: Rajasthan

Q 22: Which of the following dams is located on Narmada River?

Ans: Sardar Sarovar dam

Q 23: Which of the following scheme is related with wage or self employment?
Ans: MGNREGA

Q 24: Which of the following is not a basic feature of India as developing economy?
Ans: Abundance of Skilled manpower

Q 25: Ayushman Bharat scheme is related to Which of the following?-

Ans: Providing Health care

Q 26: Which of the following pension scheme is related with unorganized sector?
Ans: ATAL PENSION YOJANA
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Q27: Which of the following country is largest producer of milk in the world?
Ans: India

Q 28: Kudankulam was in news recently. It is a……

Ans: Nuclear power station site.

Q 29: Dr. Verghese Kurien is related with ……..

Ans: Operation Flood

Q 30: Which of the following scheme is related to adolescent girls?

Ans: SABLA scheme

Q 31: Which of the following organization gives funds to Self Help Groups?
Ans: NABARD

Q 32: Which of the following is related to money market?

Ans: There are several money market instruments, including treasury bills,
commercial paper, bankers’ acceptances, deposits, certificates of deposit, bills of
exchange, repurchase agreements, federal funds, and short-lived mortgage-, and
asset-backed securities.
MONEY MARKET: the trade in short-term loans between banks and other financial
institutions.

Q 33: In case of liquidity crunch what step does Reserve Bank of India takes?
Ans: Cut CRR and SLR rates.

Q 34: Fiscal policy of India is monitored by..

Ans: Finance Ministry

Q 35: What is purpose of Know your customer scheme?

Ans: To prevent money laundering

Q 36: Loan granted by banks to micro finance institutions comes under…..

Ans: priority sector lending

Q 37 What do you mean by PPP?

Ans: purchasing power parity

Q 38: The purpose of Kisan credit card…

Ans: To provide affordable credit for farmers in India

Q 39: Who among the following is associated with Green revolution?

Ans: M.S. Swaminathan

Q 40: Which of the following program aims to increase the self-reliance and autonomy of
women by enhancing their productivity and enabling them to take up income generation
activities?
Ans: STEP (Support to Training and Employment Program for women)

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