1. With reference to the 'Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 (PBPT Act)', consider the following statements:

1. A property transaction is not treated as a benami transaction if the owner of the property is not aware of the transaction.

2. Properties held benami are liable for confiscation by the Government.

3. The Act provides for three authorities for investigations but does not provide for any appellate mechanism.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 2 and 3 only

(b) Act provides is an appellate tribunal, and they're required to finish case within one year. So #3 is wrong, by elimination, we are left with A and B. So, B is most appropriate because IT dept (therefore Government) can seize the benami properties

2. Consider the following statements:

1. Tax revenue as a per cent of GDP of India has steadily increased in the last decade.

2. Fiscal deficit as a per cent of GDP of India has steadily increased in the last decade.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

(d) From the official Economic Survey 2014-15, we get following data :

If we go only by the strict interpretation of above graph then answer should be "D".

3. What is the aim of the programme 'Unnat Bharat Abhiyan'?

(a) Achieving 100% literacy by promoting collaboration between voluntary organizations and government's education system and local communities.

(b) Connecting institutions of higher education with local communities to address development challenges through appropriate technologies.

(c) Strengthening India's scientific research institutions in order to make India a scientific and technological power.

(d) Developing human capital by allocating special funds for health care and education of rural and

urban poor, and organizing skill development programmes and vocational training for them.

(a) Answer is "A" as per the Press Information Bureau.

4. With reference to 'National Investment and Infrastructure Fund', which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It is an organ of NITI Aayog.

2. It has a corpus of ` 4, 00,000 crore at present.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

(d) NIIF is under Department of Economic Affairs. So first statement is wrong. It was setup in Budget 2015, with Rs.40k crores, but even if counting the recent allotments till Budget 2017, the 4 lakh amount is unrealistic. So, second statement is also wrong.

5. Which of the following are the objectives of 'National Nutrition Mission'?

1. To create awareness relating to malnutrition among pregnant women and lactating mothers.

2. To reduce the incidence of anemia among young children, adolescent girls and women.

3. To promote the consumption of millets, coarse cereals and unpolished rice.

4. To promote the consumption of poultry eggs.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 1, 2 and 3 only

(c) 1, 2 and 4 only

(d) 3 and 4 only

(c) As per the press information bureau brief, the third statement is wrong, remaining are correct. Hence C is the answer.