150. In which year was the Directorate General of Foreign Trade established in India?
[SSC CHSL Tier-I (17 November, Shift 2) — 2025]
(A) 1997
(B) 1991
(C) 1995
(D) 1993
Answer: (B) 1991
Explanation: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade emerged with India’s 1991 trade reforms, replacing the earlier import-export control framework. It administers foreign-trade policy and related authorisations under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, thereby influencing both imports and exports.
149. How many classes of cities are used in India’s census classification based on population size?
[CGPSC Preliminary Examination Paper I (9 February) — 2025]
(A) Three
(B) Four
(C) Five
(D) Six
Answer: (D) Six
Explanation: The Census classifies urban places into six population-size classes, ranging from Class I at 100,000 persons or more to Class VI below 5,000. Such classifications help analyse urbanisation, municipal service demands and settlement patterns.
148. What was the total working population of Chhattisgarh as recorded in Census 2011?
[CGPSC Preliminary Examination Paper I (9 February) — 2025]
(A) 1,21,80,225
(B) 71,33,866
(C) 1,00,63,114
(D) None of these
Answer: (A) 1,21,80,225
Explanation: The 2011 Census records the state workforce by main and marginal work categories. Its count was approximately 12.18 million, as reflected in the question’s first alternative. Workforce measures should not be confused with the entire working-age population.
147. What was India’s rank in the World Bank Human Capital Index 2020 as stated in the examination?
[MPPSC Assistant Professor, Economics Paper II (1 June) — 2025]
(A) 112
(B) 114
(C) 116
(D) 118
Answer: (A) 112
Explanation: The examination key identifies India as rank 112. The World Bank’s Human Capital Index estimates the potential productivity of a child born today based on education and health indicators. The index value and country ranking measure different things.
146. Which was NOT listed as a key good-governance dimension in the World Bank’s 1989 framework, according to the question?
[MPPSC Assistant Professor, Political Science Paper II (1 June) — 2025]
(A) Public-sector management
(B) Accountability
(C) Efficiency
(D) Information and transparency
Answer: (C) Efficiency
Explanation: The cited World Bank governance framework highlighted public-sector management, accountability, the legal framework for development, and information and transparency. Although efficiency is an important governance objective, it was not the independently named dimension expected by this question.
145. A village loses 38% of its original residents and later half the remainder leave. What is the ratio of the starting to remaining population?
[RRB Group D (27 December, Shift 3) — 2025]
(A) 108:33
(B) 100:33
(C) 100:31
(D) 103:33
Answer: (C) 100:31
Explanation: After 38 percent leave, 62 percent of the original population remains. Half of the remaining people then leave, so just 31 percent of the original stay. Hence the original-to-final population ratio is 100:31.
144. How much did global stock returns fall on average during major geopolitical risk events according to IMF April 2025 reporting?
[RRB NTPC Graduate CBT-I (10 June, Shift 1) — 2025]
(A) 1.0%
(B) 3.2%
(C) 1.5%
(D) 2.5%
Answer: (A) 1.0%
Explanation: The examination cited a roughly one percent average global-equity decline around major geopolitical risk events in the IMF Global Financial Stability Report. The IMF studies the link between geopolitical uncertainty, risk pricing, capital flows and financial instability.
143. What US growth rate for 2025 did the IMF forecast in April 2025?
[RRB NTPC Graduate CBT-I (20 June, Shift 2) — 2025]
(A) 2.5%
(B) 1.8%
(C) 3.4%
(D) 3.7%
Answer: (B) 1.8%
Explanation: The IMF’s April 2025 projections put US growth at about 1.8 percent for that calendar year. Forecasts are forward-looking and are revised as conditions change. The stated rate should not be mistaken for subsequently reported actual economic growth.
142. According to the IMF January 2025 World Economic Outlook Update, what was the projected world growth rate for 2025?
[RRB NTPC Graduate CBT-I (17 June, Shift 1) — 2025]
(A) 4.0%
(B) 4.8%
(C) 3.7%
(D) 3.3%
Answer: (D) 3.3%
Explanation: The IMF’s January 2025 update projected global growth at 3.3 percent. The forecast combined expected performance of advanced and emerging economies and could change in later updates. It is not a historical measurement of completed annual growth.
141. What global headline inflation rate did the IMF project for 2025 in its January 2025 outlook?
[RRB NTPC Graduate CBT-I (14 June, Shift 2) — 2025]
(A) 5.0%
(B) 6.0%
(C) 4.2%
(D) 6.5%
Answer: (C) 4.2%
Explanation: The IMF’s January 2025 forecast anticipated a global headline inflation rate of 4.2 percent for 2025. The estimate aggregates price developments across economies and is sensitive to energy costs, food prices, monetary conditions and exchange-rate changes.
