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UPSC CSE Pre 2025Q1Capital Markets & Financial InstrumentsModerate
With reference to investments, consider the following :
IBonds
IIHedge Funds
IIIStocks
IVVenture Capital
How many of the above are treated as Alternative Investment Funds ?
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UPSC CSE Pre 2025Q2Banking & RBITricky
Which of the following are the sources of income for the Reserve Bank of India ?
IBuying and selling Government bonds
IIBuying and selling foreign currency
IIIPension fund management
IVLending to private companies
VPrinting and distributing currency notes
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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UPSC CSE Pre 2025Q3Basic Economic ConceptsModerate
With reference to the Government of India, consider the following information :
Organization
Some of its functions
It works under
I. Directorate of Enforcement
Enforces the provisions of Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018
Internal Security Division-I, Ministry of Home Affairs
II. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
Enforces the Provisions of the Customs Act, 1962
Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
III. Directorate General of Systems and Data Management
Carrying out big data analytics to assist tax officers for better policy and nabbing tax evaders
Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
In how many of the above rows is the information correctly matched ?
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UPSC CSE Pre 2025Q4Capital Markets & Financial InstrumentsTricky
Consider the following statements :
IThe Reserve Bank of India mandates all the listed companies in India to submit a Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR).
IIIn India, a company submitting a BRSR makes disclosures in the report that are largely non-financial in nature.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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UPSC CSE Pre 2025Q5Agricultural Marketing & TradeModerate
Consider the following statements :
IIn India, income from allied agricultural activities like poultry farming and wool rearing in rural areas is exempted from any tax.
IIIn India, rural agricultural land is not considered a capital asset under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements ?
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UPSC CSE Pre 2025Q6Indian Physiography & DrainageTricky
Consider the following statements :
IIndia has joined the Minerals Security Partnership as a member.
IIIndia is a resource-rich country in all the 30 critical minerals that it has identified.
IIIThe Parliament in 2023 has amended the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 empowering the Central Government to exclusively auction mining lease and composite license for certain critical minerals.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
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UPSC CSE Pre 2025Q7Capital Markets & Financial InstrumentsModerate
Consider the following statements :
IAs regards returns from an investment in a company, generally, bondholders are considered to be relatively at lower risk than stockholders.
IIBondholders are lenders to a company whereas stockholders are its owners.
IIIFor repayment purpose, bondholders are prioritized over stockholders by a company.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements ?
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UPSC CSE Pre 2025Q8Capital Markets & Financial InstrumentsTricky
Consider the following statements :
IIndia accounts for a very large portion of all equity option contracts traded globally thus exhibiting a great boom.
IIIndia's stock market has grown rapidly in the recent past even overtaking Hong Kong's at some point of time.
IIIThere is no regulatory body either to warn the small investors about the risks of options trading or to act on unregistered financial advisors in this regard.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
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UPSC CSE Pre 2025Q9Ecology & EcosystemsModerate
Consider the following statements :
ICircular economy reduces the emissions of greenhouse gases.
IICircular economy reduces the use of raw materials as inputs.
IIICircular economy reduces wastage in the production process.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements ?
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UPSC CSE Pre 2025Q10Fiscal Policy & BudgetTricky
Consider the following statements :
ICapital receipts create a liability or cause a reduction in the assets of the Government.
IIBorrowings and disinvestment are capital receipts.
IIIInterest received on loans creates a liability of the Government.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
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