More Questions on Indian Economy
- Q. Which of the following is the first Indian private company to sign an accord with Government of Myanmar for oil exploration in two offshore blocks in that country?
A)Essar Oil
B)Reliance Energy
C)GAIL
D)ONGC
Answer: Essar Oil
- Q. Who is responsible for establishing and maintaining astound and efficient accounting and financial reporting system in India?
A)NITI Ayog
B)The Comptroller General of Accounts
C)RBI
D)None of these
Answer: The Comptroller General of Accounts
- Q. One of the reasons for India’s occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that
A)productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce people to stay with agriculture
B)investment pattern has been directed towards capital intensive industries
C)ceiling on land holdings have enabled more people to own land and hence their preference to stay wit
D)people are largely unaware of the significance of transition from agriculture to industry for econom
Answer: investment pattern has been directed towards capital intensive industries
- Q. Which of the following is not viewed as a national debt?
A)Life Insurance Policies
B)National Saving Certificate
C)Provident Fund
D)Long-term Government Bonds
Answer: National Saving Certificate
- Q. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in the year
A)1945
B)1935
C)1949
D)1969
Answer: 1949
- Q. Non Tax revenues can be increased by improving the working of the
A)electricity boards
B)State Road Transport Corporations
C)commercial irrigation projects
D)All of the above
Answer: commercial irrigation projects
- Q. The annual yield from which of the following Union Government taxes is the highest?
A)Corporation tax and income tax
B)Inheritance tax, wealth tax, interest tax and gift tax
C)Custom duties
D)Excise duties
Answer: Excise duties
- Q. SEBI which was established in April 1988 stands for:
A)Securities and Exchange Board of India
B)Securities and Exchange Bureau of India
C)Share and Exchange Board of India
D)Security and Economic Board of India
Answer: Securities and Exchange Board of India
- Q. The Foreign Exchange Management Act(FEMA) was passed in:
A)the year 2005
B)the year 2000
C)the year 1999
D)the year 2002
Answer: the year 1999
- Q. In India, the second largest provider of employment after agriculture is:
A)Chemical Sector
B)Textile Sector
C)Iron and Steel Sector
D)Telecommunication sector
Answer: Textile Sector
- Q. Deficit financing leads to inflation in general, but it can be checked if
A)only aggregate demand is increased
B)all the expenditure is denoted national debt payment only
C)government expenditure leads to increase in the aggregate supply in ratio of aggregate demand
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. One rupee currency note in India bears the signature of-
A)Finance minister of India
B)The president of India
C)Governor (RBI)
D)Finance secretary of Government of India
Answer: Finance secretary of Government of India
- Q. Rice, Millet (Jawar-Bajra ), Maize and cotton is the group which belongs to:
A)Kharif crop
B)Both A and B
C)Rabi crop
D)None of the above
Answer: Kharif crop
- Q. Laadli Laxmi Yojana has been launched for supporting girls of all religions and caste up to their marriage by:
A)Madhya Pradesh government
B)Uttar Pradesh government
C)Haryana
D)none of the above
Answer: Madhya Pradesh government
- Q. Open market operation is a part of:
A)Debit Policy
B)Deposit Policy
C)Credit Policy
D)None of these
Answer: Credit Policy
- Q. Which of the following is not viewed as a national debt?
A)Life Insurance Policies
B)Provident Fund
C)National Saving Certificate
D)Long-term Government Bonds
Answer: National Saving Certificate
- Q. Foreign Direct Investment ceiling in the telecom sector have been raised from 74 percent to
A)83 percent
B)90 percent
C)80 percent
D)100 percent
Answer: 100 percent
- Q. The banks are required to maintain a certain ratio between their cash in the hand and total assets. This is called
A)Statutory Liquid Ratio (SLR)
B)Statutory Bank Ratio (SBR)
C)Central Bank Reserve (CBR)
D)Central Liquid Reserve (CLR)
Answer: Statutory Liquid Ratio (SLR)
- Q. If an economy is equilibrium at the point where plans to save and to invest are equal, then government expenditure must be
A)equal to government income
B)larger than government income
C)zero
D)negative
Answer: equal to government income
- Q. Where was first gold refinery established?
A)Shirpur (Maharashtra)
B)Bangalore (Karnataka)
C)Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
D)Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Answer: Shirpur (Maharashtra)
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