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. Paper currency first started in India in
    A)1542
    B)1861
    C)1601
    D)1880
    Answer: 1861
  • Q. Subsidies mean
    A)payment made by business enterprises to factors of production
    B)payment made by companies to shareholders
    C)payment by government for purchase of goods and services
    D)payment made by the government to business enterprises, without buying any goods and services
    Answer: payment made by the government to business enterprises, without buying any goods and services
  • Q. Fiscal deficit in the Union Budget means
    A)net increase in Union Governments borrowings from the Reserve Bank of India
    B)the difference between current expenditure and current revenue
    C)the sum of budgetary deficit and net increase in internal and external borrowings
    D)the sum of monetized deficit and budgetary deficit
    Answer: the sum of budgetary deficit and net increase in internal and external borrowings
  • Q. The share of road transport in total transportation of the country is:
    A)70%
    B)75%
    C)60%
    D)80%
    Answer: 80%
  • 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. If the cash reserve ratio is lowered by the RBI, its impact on credit creation will be to
    A)decrease it
    B)no impact
    C)increase it
    D)None of the above
    Answer: increase it
  • Q. Inflation is measured in India on the basis of which ‘Index’?
    A)Consumer Price Index for urban workers
    B)Consumer Price Index for agricultural workers
    C)Wholesale Price Index
    D)National income deflation
    Answer: Wholesale Price Index
  • Q. The first wholly Indian Bank was set up in
    A)1894
    B)1794
    C)1896
    D)1902
    Answer: 1894
  • Q. In which of the following sequences the change in quantity of money leads to change in price level in the Keynesian models?
    A)Change in quantity of money - change in employment and output - change in investment - change in the rate of interest - change in price level
    B)Change in quantity of money - change in investment - change in employment and output - change in rate of interest - change in price level
    C)Change in quantity of money - change in investment - change in rate of interest - change in employment and output - change in price level
    D)Change in quantity of money - change in rate of interest - change in investment - change in employment and output - change in price level
    Answer: Change in quantity of money - change in rate of interest - change in investment - change in employment and output - change in price level
  • Q. The main rubber producing state in the country is:
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Kerala
    C)Karnataka
    D)Hyderabad
    Answer: Kerala
  • 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. Of the gross tax revenue of the Union Government the indirect taxes account for nearly
    A)75 percent
    B)65 percent
    C)70 per cent
    D)60 percent
    Answer: 65 percent
  • Q. The ARDC is now a branch of the
    A)NABARD
    B)RBI
    C)IDBI
    D)SDBI
    Answer: NABARD
  • 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. Subsidies mean
    A)payment made by business enterprises to factors of production
    B)payment by government for purchase of goods and services
    C)payment made by companies to shareholders
    D)payment made by the government to business enterprises, without buying any goods and services
    Answer: payment made by the government to business enterprises, without buying any goods and services
  • Q. The Indian state which was the first to release state level Human Development Report in 1995 was:
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)Kerala
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. The Ex-Officio Secretary of National Development Council is:
    A)General Secretary of Lok Sabha
    B)Secretary of Planning Commission
    C)Secretary of Finance Ministry
    D)Vice Chairman of Planning Commission
    Answer: Secretary of Planning Commission
  • Q. The apex body for formulating plans and coordinating research work in agriculture and allied fields is
    A)Regional Rural Banks
    B)National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
    C)State Trading Corporation
    D)Indian Council of Agricultural Research
    Answer: Indian Council of Agricultural Research
  • 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. 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

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