Q. Government has merged Annapurna Scheme with:

Correct Answer

National Old Age Pension Scheme

More Questions on Indian Economy

  • Q. Debenture holders of a company are its
    A)creditors
    B)shareholders
    C)debtors
    D)directors
    Answer: creditors
  • Q. Since 1983, the RBI’s responsibility with respect to regional rural banks was transferred to
    A)SBI
    B)NABARD
    C)ARDC
    D)PACs
    Answer: NABARD
  • Q. The condition of indirect taxes in the country’s revenue is approximately
    A)75 percent
    B)70 percent
    C)80 percent
    D)86 percent
    Answer: 86 percent
  • Q. Which state of India ranks first in milk production as per the data of the year 2009-10?
    A)Jharkhand
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)Bihar
    D)West Bengal
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. Planning commission constituted a high level committee for financial sector reforms in August 2007 under the Chairmanship of:
    A)Raghuram G. Rajan
    B)K.V. Kamath
    C)Bimal Jalan
    D)None of these
    Answer: Raghuram G. Rajan
  • Q. Non Tax revenues can be increased by improving the working of the
    A)electricity boards
    B)commercial irrigation projects
    C)State Road Transport Corporations
    D)All of the above
    Answer: commercial irrigation projects
  • Q. Since the inception of the co-operative movement, rural credits has been
    A)rationalized
    B)institutionalized
    C)cheapened
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. As per the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) Economic Outlook 2011-12, Indian economy is expected to expand by:
    A)8.0% in 2011-12
    B)8.2% in 2011-12
    C)8.5% in 2011-12
    D)7.8% in 2011-12
    Answer: 8.0% in 2011-12
  • Q. If the RBI adopted an expansionist open market operations policy, this means that it will
    A)sell securities in the open market
    B)buy securities from non-government holders
    C)offer commercial banks more credit in the open market
    D)openly announce to the market that it intends to expand credit
    Answer: offer commercial banks more credit in the open market
  • Q. Inflation is measured in India on the basis of which ‘Index’?
    A)Consumer Price Index for urban workers
    B)Wholesale Price Index
    C)Consumer Price Index for agricultural workers
    D)National income deflation
    Answer: Wholesale Price Index
  • Q. In Global Hunger Index (GHI) India has been ranked at:
    A)102nd place among 117 developing countries
    B)105th place among 117 developing countries
    C)96th place among 119 developing countries
    D)109th place among 117 developing countries
    Answer: 102nd place among 117 developing countries
  • Q. In coal production, India ranks in the world:
    A)First
    B)Second
    C)Third
    D)Fourth
    Answer: Second
  • Q. The current price index (base 1960) is nearly 330. This means that
    A)the prices of certain selected items have gone up to 3-3 times
    B)weighted means of prices of certain item has increased 3-3 times
    C)all items cost 3-3 times more than what they did in 1960
    D)gold price has gone up 3-3 times
    Answer: weighted means of prices of certain item has increased 3-3 times
  • Q. The chairman of 13th finance Commission was:
    A)K C Neogy
    B)Vijay L. Kelkar.
    C)Nand Kishore Singh
    D)Y V Reddy
    Answer: Vijay L. Kelkar.
  • 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. The Money Order system in India was introduced in the year :
    A)1880
    B)1999
    C)1882
    D)1904
    Answer: 1880
  • Q. Devaluation of a currency means
    A)reduction in external value/exchange value of currency by the government
    B)reduction in currency value due to wear and tear
    C)fall in exchange value of a country by market forces
    D)all of the above
    Answer: reduction in external value/exchange value of currency by the government
  • 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. Deficit financing means that the government borrows money from the
    A)local bodies
    B)big businessmen
    C)RBI
    D)IMF
    Answer: RBI
  • Q. The first multi–purpose river valley project of independent India is:
    A)Damodar
    B)Bhakra-Nangal
    C)Hirakud
    D)Nagarjunasagar
    Answer: Damodar

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