UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 2/60 SAMVEG IAS

Q1 The National livestock Mission is organised into the following sub-Missions,which is not part of it

1. Sub-Mission on Livestock Development
2. Sub-Mission on Pig Development in North-eastern Region
3. Sub-Mission on Fodder and Feed Development
4. Sub-Mission on Cow development

Which of the above-mentioned statements is are correct?
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 4 only
1, 2 and 3
 
Q2Which of the following pairs are matched correctly wrt to WPI

1. Manufactured Products.      (Weight 64.23%)
2. Fuel & Power                         (Weight 16.15%)
3. Primary Articles                    (Weight 22.62%)

 
Which of the above-mentioned statements is are correct?
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Q3The rate of inflation based on WPI Food Index measures the changes in prices of food items at the level of producers combining (weighted arithmetic mean). It includes

1. food articles under primary articles and
2. food products under manufactured products
3. Which of the above-mentioned statements is are correct?

1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Q4Consider the following statements about the recent revision of wholesale price index WPI

1. Base year is changed to 2011-12
2. New series of WPI does not include indirect tax.
3. A new ‘food index’ is compiled to capture the inflation in food items

Which of the above-mentioned statements is are correct?
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Q5 Consider the following statements about Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI)

1. Measure of change in retail prices of food products consumed by a defined population group in a given area with reference to a base year.
2. Consumer Food Price Indices (CFPI) for three categories -rural, urban and combined are separately released by CSO since 2014

Which of the above-mentioned statements is are correct?
1 only
2  only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2