Indian Economy

Q. The number of finance commissions set up upto now is:

A
14
B
15
C
13
D
16

Correct Answer

15

More Questions on Indian Economy

  • Q. The Ministry and programme Implementation – as an independent Ministry came into existence on :
    A)January 15, 1998
    B)September 15, 1999
    C)October 15, 1999
    D)June 15, 1999
    Answer: October 15, 1999
  • Q. The currency convertibility concept in its original form originated in
    A)Bretton Woods Agreement
    B)Taylors Agreement
    C)Wells Agreement
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Bretton Woods Agreement
  • Q. The budget deficit means
    A)difference between revenue receipts and revenue expenditure
    B)the excess of total expenditure, including loans, net of lending over revenue receipts
    C)difference between all receipts and all the expenditure
    D)fiscal deficit less interest payments
    Answer: difference between all receipts and all the expenditure
  • Q. How many Regional Rural Bank (RRBs) are working in the country till 31st March,2010?
    A)81
    B)85
    C)82
    D)93
    Answer: 82
  • Q. Since independence, both development and non-development expenditures have increased; the increase in the former being a little more than in the other. Non-development expenditure involves I=interest payments II=subsidies III=defence IV=irrigation
    A)I
    B)I, II
    C)I, II, III
    D)II, III, IV
    Answer: I, II, III
  • 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. With which country did India’s comprehensive Economic partnership Agreement come into effect on August 1, 2011?
    A)China
    B)Taiwan
    C)South Korea
    D)Japan
    Answer: Japan
  • Q. Which state of India ranks first in milk production as per the data of the year 2009-10?
    A)Jharkhand
    B)Bihar
    C)Uttar Pradesh
    D)West Bengal
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. The Money Order system in India was introduced in the year :
    A)1880
    B)1999
    C)1882
    D)1904
    Answer: 1880
  • Q. The association of the rupee with pound sterling as the intervention currency was broken in
    A)1991
    B)1990
    C)1992
    D)1993
    Answer: 1992
  • Q. The Twenty Point programme (TPP) conceived with the objective of improving quality of life of people was first initiated in:
    A)1986
    B)2006
    C)1982
    D)1975
    Answer: 1975
  • Q. The co-operative credit societies have a
    A)three-tier structure
    B)two-tier structure
    C)four-tier structure
    D)five-tier structure
    Answer: three-tier structure
  • 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)GAIL
    C)Reliance Energy
    D)ONGC
    Answer: Essar Oil
  • Q. The first national commission on labours was constituted on:
    A)December 24, 1967
    B)December 24, 1966.
    C)November 24, 1966
    D)November 24, 1967
    Answer: December 24, 1966.
  • Q. If the cash reserve ratio is lowered by the RBI, its impact on credit creation will be to
    A)decrease it
    B)increase it
    C)no impact
    D)None of the above
    Answer: increase it
  • 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. 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. Where was first gold refinery established?
    A)Shirpur (Maharashtra)
    B)Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
    C)Bangalore (Karnataka)
    D)Mumbai (Maharashtra)
    Answer: Shirpur (Maharashtra)
  • Q. National expenditure includes
    A)investment expenditure
    B)government expenditure
    C)consumption expenditure
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Who is the author of the book Man and Economics?
    A)Robert Mundel
    B)Rudi Dornbusch
    C)Myron Scholes
    D)George Akerlof
    Answer: Robert Mundel

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