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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name ' Common Preliminary Examination 2022 (Graduate Level)- Stage I ' And exam conducted in the year 2022-T. And Question paper code was '101/2022-T'. Medium of question paper was in Tamil and English (containing Tamil questions) . 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.
101/22 -T
17. Consider the following statements
i) RBI has the monopoly power of issue of notes and coins of all denominations in India.
ii) RBI keeps and manages the foreign exchange reserves of India
iii) Open market operations are conducted by RBI via the sale and purchase of
government securities.
iv) During inflation, RBI reduce the Cash Reserve Ratio.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
A) Only i), ii) and iv) B) Only ii), iii) and iv)
©) Only ii), iii) 0) Only i), iv)
18. Which of the following is the single largest item of public expenditure in India ?
A) Interest Payments B) Salary and Pension
C) Defence Expenditure D) Expenditure on Social Services
19. Consider the following statements :
i) Direct taxes are those taxes in which impact is on one person and
incidence on the other person.
ii) Indirect taxes are those taxes in which impact and incidence are on the
same person.
iii) The burden of indirect taxes can be shifted.
Select the correct statements.
A) Only i), ii) B) Only iii)
C) Only i) and iii) D) Neither ii) nor iii)
20. Which Five Year Plan for the first time actually addressed the issue of removal of
poverty as a prime objective ?
A) First Five Year Plan B) Second Five Year Plan
C) Fifth Five Year Plan D) Fourth Five Year Plan
21. Which among the following is not a basic objective of creating All India Services ?
i) Maintenance of law and order
) National unification and nation building
iii) Promotion of decentralized governance
iv) Managing federal polity
) i) and iv) 8) ii) and iv) C) iii) only D) iv) only
22. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled
as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below.
Assertion (A) : Public Servants are to be free from political bondages in making
decisions affecting public life.
Reason (R) : The Public Servants are committed for the implementation of public
policies approved by the political executive.
A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
) (A) is true, but (R) is false
) (A) is false, but (R) is true