UPSC Combined Defense Service Exam 2013: General Knowledge Question Paper

Union Public Service Commission conducted Combined Defense Service Exam 2013. The examination was held on 17 February 2013 for recruitment to the 509 post of Air Force Academy, Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, and Officers Training Academy. The candidates were selected on the basis of performance in written examination and interview session.

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1. Outstanding historian Eric Hobsbawm who expired on 1st October, 2012, has authored a large number of books. The title of his famous autobiography is
(a) Bandits
(b) Uncommon People : Resistance, Rebellion and Jazz
(c) The New Century : In Conversation with Antonio Polito
(d) Interesting Times : A Twentieth Century Life

2. Which of the following institutions was/were asked by the Government of India to provide official estimates of black (unaccounted) money held by Indians, both in India and abroad?
1. National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
2. National Council of Applied Economic Research
3. National Institute of Financial Management
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

3. The concept which tries to ascertain the actual deficit in the revenue account after adjusting for expenditure of capital nature is termed as
(a) revenue deficit
(b) effective revenue deficit
(c) fiscal deficit
(d) primary deficit

4. Which one among the following programmes has now been restructured as the National Rural Livelihood Mission?
(a) Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojana
(b) Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
(c) Janshree Bima Yojana
(d) Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana

5. Which of the following are included in the category of Direct Tax in India?
1. Corporation Tax
2. Tax on Income
3. Wealth Tax
4. Customs Duty
5. Excise Duty
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2, 4 and 5
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 3, 4 and 5

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