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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'HSST ECONOMICS - JUNIOR - SR FOR SC/ST' And exam conducted in the year 2016. And Question paper code was '064/2016/OL'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was 'A'. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.
Question27:-Under which Constitution Article the Indian government enacted the Environment Protection Act of 1986 ?
A--Article 253
B:-Article 256
C:-Article 324
D:-Article 328
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question28:-Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP) was introduced in India on
A:-August 15, 1981
B:-August 15, 1983
C:-January 26, 1982
D:-January 26, 1984
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question29:-The National Food Security Act was passed in the Indian Parliament in
A:-1 August 2012
B:-12 September 2013
C:-15 January 2013
D:-21 November 2014
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question30:-NGOs receiving over 95% of their infrastructure funds from the government come under the Right to
Information Act in the year
A:-2012
D:-2015
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question31:-The process of deriving economic generalizations on the basis of observations and experiences is called
A:-Deductive method
B:-Inductive method
C:-Abstract method
D:-Analytical method
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question32:-The book 'Value and Capital’ has been authored by
A:-Karl Marx
P. A. Samuelson
-E. E. Slutsky
D:-J. R. Hicks
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question33:-The revealed preference theory is based on the postulation of
A:-Weak ordering preference
B:-Strong ordering preference
C:-Indifferent preferences
D:-Indeterminate preferences
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question34:-In the production process a firm will shut down when the price falls below
A:-The average fixed cost
B:-The marginal cost
C:-The average variable cost
D:-The total cost
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question35:-When a monopolist is able to sell each separate unit of a product at a different price, a situation of
A:-Price discrimination of first degree exists
-Price discrimination of second degree exists
C:-Price discrimination of third degree exists
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question36:-In the kinked demand curve hypothesis, the segment of demand curve above the prevailing price is
A:-Highly inelastic
-Perfect inelastic
C:-Highly elastic