More Questions on Indian Economy
- Q. The total number of national highways in the country is:
A)528
B)228
C)328
D)499
Answer: E
- Q. In the second nationalization of commercial banks, ___ banks were nationalized.
A)5
B)4
C)6
D)8
Answer: 6
- Q. In India Yellow revolution is associated with:
A)production of oil seeds.
B)production of tea
C)production of flower
D)production of paddy
Answer: production of oil seeds.
- Q. In India the first bank of limited liability managed by Indian and founded in 1881 was:
A)Hindustan Commercial Bank
B)Oudh commercial Bank.
C)Punjab National Bank
D)Punjab and Sind Bank
Answer: Oudh commercial Bank.
- Q. Foreign Direct Investment ceiling in the telecom sector have been raised from 74 percent to
A)83 percent
B)80 percent
C)90 percent
D)100 percent
Answer: 100 percent
- 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 first wholly Indian Bank was set up in
A)1894
B)1794
C)1896
D)1902
Answer: 1894
- Q. States earn maximum revenue through
A)custom revenue
B)commercial taxes
C)land revenue
D)excise duties on intoxicants
Answer: commercial taxes
- Q. The main rubber producing state in the country is:
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Kerala
C)Karnataka
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Green Banking channel has been launched by:
A)State Bank of India
B)Punjab National Bank
C)Reserve Bank of India
D)Bank of Baroda
Answer: State Bank of India
- 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. The first national commission on labours was constituted on:
A)December 24, 1967
B)November 24, 1966
C)December 24, 1966.
D)November 24, 1967
Answer: December 24, 1966.
- Q. The apex body for formulating plans and coordinating research work in agriculture and allied fields is
A)Regional Rural Banks
B)State Trading Corporation
C)National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
D)Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Answer: Indian Council of Agricultural Research
- Q. Excise duty is a tax levied on the
A)export of goods
B)import of goods
C)production of goods
D)sale of goods
Answer: production of goods
- Q. As per the 2009-10, data the commodity with highest share in total export value was:
A)Engineering goods
B)Gems and Jewellery.
C)Petroleum products
D)Rice
Answer: Gems and Jewellery.
- Q. National expenditure includes
A)investment expenditure
B)consumption expenditure
C)government expenditure
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. In November 2007, the finance commission constituted by the president of India was:
A)Tenth
B)Ninth
C)Thirteenth
D)Eleventh
Answer: Thirteenth
- 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. Revenue of the state governments are raised from the following sources, except
A)expenditure tax
B)agricultural income tax
C)entertainment tax
D)land revenue
Answer: agricultural income tax
- Q. The Mid Day Meal scheme was launched on
A)August 15, 1992
B)August 15, 1995
C)August 15, 2000
D)August 15, 2001
Answer: August 15, 1995
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