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. Debenture holders of a company are its
    A)creditors
    B)shareholders
    C)debtors
    D)directors
    Answer: creditors
  • 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. Paper currency first started in India in
    A)1542
    B)1601
    C)1861
    D)1880
    Answer: 1861
  • Q. The Foreign Exchange Management Act(FEMA) was passed in:
    A)the year 2005
    B)the year 1999
    C)the year 2000
    D)the year 2002
    Answer: the year 1999
  • 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. One of the reasons for India’s occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that
    A)productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce people to stay with agriculture
    B)ceiling on land holdings have enabled more people to own land and hence their preference to stay wit
    C)investment pattern has been directed towards capital intensive industries
    D)people are largely unaware of the significance of transition from agriculture to industry for econom
    Answer: investment pattern has been directed towards capital intensive industries
  • Q. The average rate of domestic savings (gross) for the Indian economy is currently estimated to be in the range of
    A)20 to 25 percent
    B)25 to 30 percent
    C)15 to 20 percent
    D)30 to 35 percent
    Answer: 20 to 25 percent
  • Q. With the objective of opening the insurance sector for private participation the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act (IRDA) was passed in:
    A)the year 1999
    B)the year 2005
    C)the year 1998
    D)the year 1990
    Answer: the year 1999
  • Q. For International money transfer which Indian public sector bank has signed MoU with MoneyGram company of America?
    A)Bank of Baroda
    B)Punjab National Bank
    C)State Bank of India
    D)Central Bank of India
    Answer: Punjab National Bank
  • 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. 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. 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. Who is responsible for establishing and maintaining astound and efficient accounting and financial reporting system in India?
    A)NITI Ayog
    B)RBI
    C)The Comptroller General of Accounts
    D)None of these
    Answer: The Comptroller General of Accounts
  • Q. In India, the second largest provider of employment after agriculture is:
    A)Chemical Sector
    B)Textile Sector
    C)Iron and Steel Sector
    D)Telecommunication sector
    Answer: Textile Sector
  • Q. Which of the following is not viewed as a national debt?
    A)Life Insurance Policies
    B)National Saving Certificate
    C)Provident Fund
    D)Long-term Government Bonds
    Answer: National Saving Certificate
  • 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. The concept of zero-based budgeting was given by:
    A)Peter drucker
    B)Peter A. Payer.
    C)Jagdish bhagwati
    D)None of these
    Answer: Peter A. Payer.
  • 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. National expenditure includes
    A)investment expenditure
    B)consumption expenditure
    C)government expenditure
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. One rupee currency note in India bears the signature of-
    A)Finance minister of India
    B)Governor (RBI)
    C)The president of India
    D)Finance secretary of Government of India
    Answer: Finance secretary of Government of India

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