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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2025 (General Studies)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.66

With reference to investments, consider the following:

I. Bonds

II. Hedge Funds

III. Stocks

IV. Venture Capital

How many of the above are treated as Alternative Investment Funds?

A

Only one

B

Only two

C

Only three

D

All the four

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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2025 (General Studies)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.66

Which of the following are the sources of income for the Reserve Bank of India?

I. Buying and selling Government bonds

II. Buying and selling foreign currency

III. Pension fund management

IV. Lending to private companies

V. Printing and distributing currency notes

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A

I and II only

B

II, III and IV

C

I, III, IV and V

D

I, II and V

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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2025 (General Studies)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.66

Consider the following statements:

I. The Reserve Bank of India mandates all the listed companies in India to submit a Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR).

II. In India, a company submitting a BRSR makes disclosures in the report that are largely non-financial in nature.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A

I only

B

II only

C

Both I and II

D

Neither I nor II

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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2025 (General Studies)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.66

Consider the following statements:

Statement I: In India, income from allied agricultural activities like poultry farming and wool rearing in rural areas is exempted from any tax.

Statement II: In India, rural agricultural land is not considered a capital asset under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

A

Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II explains Statement I

B

Both Statement I and Statement II are correct but Statement II does not explain Statement I

C

Statement I is correct but Statement II is not correct

D

Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct