More Questions on Indian Economy
- Q. The share of road transport in total transportation of the country is:
A)70%
B)75%
C)60%
D)80%
Answer: 80%
- Q. Resurgent India bonds were issued in US dollar, Pound Sterling and
A)Deutsche Mark
B)Japanese Yen
C)Euro
D)French Franc
Answer: Deutsche Mark
- Q. Deficit financing implies
A)replacing new currency with worn out currency
B)public expenditure in excess of public revenue
C)printing new currency notes
D)public revenue in excess of public expenditure
Answer: public expenditure in excess of public revenue
- Q. A proportion of the total deposits and reserves of the commercial banks that is to be kept with the Central Bank (RBI) on liquid form as a measure of control of RBI over the Commercial Banks is known as:
A)Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
B)Bank rate
C)Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
D)Mandatory deposit
Answer: Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
- Q. Deficit financing implies
A)replacing new currency with worn out currency
B)printing new currency notes
C)public expenditure in excess of public revenue
D)public revenue in excess of public expenditure
Answer: public expenditure in excess of public revenue
- Q. In India, the state which has the largest forest cover is:
A)Arunachal Pradesh
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Chattisgarh
D)Odisha
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) came into existence in
A)1986
B)1987
C)1984
D)1989
Answer: 1987
- Q. Development expenditure of the Central government does not include
A)expenditure on economic services
B)defence expenditure
C)expenditure on social and community services
D)grant to states
Answer: defence expenditure
- Q. SEBI which was established in April 1988 stands for:
A)Securities and Exchange Board of India
B)Share and Exchange Board of India
C)Securities and Exchange Bureau of India
D)Security and Economic Board of India
Answer: Securities and Exchange Board of India
- Q. Gilt-edged market means
A)market of government securities
B)market of guns
C)bullion market
D)market of pure metals
Answer: market of government securities
- Q. Government has merged Annapurna Scheme with:
A)Ujjwala
B)National Old Age Pension Scheme
C)IRDP
D)None of these
Answer: National Old Age Pension Scheme
- 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. 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. 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. Gilt-edged market means
A)market of government securities
B)bullion market
C)market of guns
D)market of pure metals
Answer: market of government securities
- Q. The central banking functions in India are performed by the I=Central Bank of India II=Reserve Bank of India III=State Bank of India IV=Punjab National Bank
A)II
B)I
C)I, II
D)II, III
Answer: II
- Q. With which country did India’s comprehensive Economic partnership Agreement come into effect on August 1, 2011?
A)China
B)South Korea
C)Taiwan
D)Japan
Answer: Japan
- Q. On July 12, 1982, the ARDC was merged into
A)NABARD
B)EXIM Bank
C)RBI
D)None of the above
Answer: NABARD
- Q. Redistribution polices geared to reduce economic inequalities include
A)land reforms
B)rural development policies
C)progressive tax policies
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in the year
A)1945
B)1935
C)1949
D)1969
Answer: 1949
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