MPSC Rajyaseva Prelims Answer Key 2025

36. A ceiling on agricultural holdings means statutory absolute limit on the amount of land which an individual can hold. The imposition of a ceiling has which of the following two aspects?

a. Ceiling on future acquisition

b. Ceiling on consolidating land holding

c. Ceiling on existing land holding

d. Ceiling on conversion

(1) a and b

(2) b and c

(3) c and d

(4) a and c

37. Consider the following statements:

A. Gender Development Index is a composite index of health, education, empowerment and labour market.

B. When the above four factors are considered together, inequality in women and men has adverse impact on Human Development Index.

(1) Only A is correct

(2) Only B is correct

(3) Both A and B are correct

(4) Both A and B are incorrect

Answer: 2

The Gender Development Index (GDI) is a composite index of health, education, and income, while the Gender Inequality Index (GII) is the composite index that includes reproductive health, empowerment, and labour market participation. GDI measures disparities in human development between men and women, whereas GII measures gender-based disadvantages in specific dimensions. 

The statement is correct: the Gender Development Index (GDI) measures how gender gaps in health, education, and income negatively impact overall Human Development. While the user’s description included “empowerment and labour market” as factors for the GDI, these are the key components of the related Gender Inequality Index (GII). Both indices highlight how inequality across these domains has an adverse effect on human development. 

38. Which of the following was the main objective of the 20 point programme announced on 26 June, 1975?

A. To improve the standard of living.

B. To help the people living below the poverty line (Poverty alleviation).

(1) Only A is correct

(2) Only B is correct

(3) Both A and B are correct

(4) None of the above

Answer: 3

The main objective of the 20-point programme announced on June 26, 1975, by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was to eradicate poverty and improve the quality of life for the poor and underprivileged population of the country. 

39. Identify the correct statement/s from the following regarding Food Security Bill, 2013.

A. the Bill provides food safety benefits to the 50% of the urban population and 75% of the rural population.

B. Beneficiaries will be provided rice at Rs. 3/-kg, coarse grains at Rs 1/-kg and wheat at Rs 2/-kg per month.

(1) Both A and B are correct

(2) Both A and B are incorrect

(3) Only A is correct

(4) Only B is correct

40. The term sustainable development first came into prominence in the World Conservation Strategy presented in?

(1) 1980

(2) 1987

(3) 1990

(4) 1992

Answer: 1

The term “sustainable development” first gained prominence in the 1980 World Conservation Strategy, which was presented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It was later popularized and defined by the 1987 report from the World Commission on Environment and Development, known as the Brundtland Report, which described it as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.