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2016 · Question 66 · Money and Currency
With reference to ‘Bitcoins’, sometimes seen in the news, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Bitcoins are tracked by the Central Banks of the countries. 2. Anyone with a Bitcoin address can send and receive Bitcoins from anyone else with a Bitcoin address. 3. Online payments can be sent without either side knowing the identity of the other. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Choose your answer(a)1 and 2 only(b)2 and 3 only(c)3 only(d)1, 2 and 3
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2016 · Question 71 · Government Schemes
What is/are the purpose/purposes of Government’s ‘Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme’ and ‘Gold Monetization Scheme’? 1. To bring the idle gold lying with Indian households into the economy 2. To promote FDI in the gold and jewellery sector 3. To reduce India’s dependence on gold imports Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Choose your answer(a)1 only(b)2 and 3 only(c)1 and 3 only(d)1, 2 and 3
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2016 · Question 73 · Government Schemes
Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana is aimed at
Choose your answer(a)bringing the small entrepreneurs into formal financial system(b)providing loans to poor farmers for cultivating particular crops(c)providing pensions to old and destitute persons(d)funding the voluntary organizations involved in the promotion of skill development and employment generation
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2016 · Question 76 · Government Schemes
Regarding ‘Atal Pension Yojana’, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is a minimum guaranteed pension scheme mainly targeted at unorganized sector workers. 2. Only one member of a family can join the scheme. 3. Same amount of pension is guaranteed for the spouse for life after subscriber’s death. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Choose your answer(a)1 only(b)2 and 3 only(c)1 and 3 only(d)1, 2 and 3
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2016 · Question 96 · Infrastructure
Recently, which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel?
Choose your answer(a)Andhra Pradesh(b)Chhattisgarh(c)Karnataka(d)Rajasthan
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana is aimed at

Recently, which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel?