More Questions on Indian Economy
- Q. The central co-operative banks are in direct touch with
A)state co-operative banks
B)land development banks
C)farmers
D)central government
Answer: state co-operative banks
- Q. States earn maximum revenue through
A)custom revenue
B)land revenue
C)commercial taxes
D)excise duties on intoxicants
Answer: commercial taxes
- Q. Debenture holders of a company are its
A)creditors
B)debtors
C)shareholders
D)directors
Answer: creditors
- Q. As per the targets of 11th Five year Plan (2007-12) Mortality Rate (2012) has been targeted at:
A)1 per 10000 births
B)1 per 1000 births
C)1 per 100 births
D)1 per 10 births
Answer: 1 per 1000 births
- Q. Meera Seth committee was associated with:
A)sex discrimination at work place
B)the development of handloom industry.
C)female foeticide
D)banking sector
Answer: the development of handloom industry.
- Q. Revenue of the state governments are raised from the following sources, except
A)expenditure tax
B)entertainment tax
C)agricultural income tax
D)land revenue
Answer: agricultural income tax
- Q. Who gave the call for Evergreen Revolution?
A)Verghese Kurien
B)Tribhuvandas Patel
C)M. S. Swaminathan
D)H. M. Dalaya
Answer: M. S. Swaminathan
- 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. Gross domestic capital formation is defined as
A)expenditure incurred on physical assets only
B)production exceeding demand
C)flow of expenditure devoted to increased or maintaining of the capital stock
D)net addition to stock after depreciation
Answer: net addition to stock after depreciation
- Q. The currency convertibility concept in its original form originated in
A)Bretton Woods Agreement
B)Wells Agreement
C)Taylors Agreement
D)None of the above
Answer: Bretton Woods Agreement
- Q. What was the central theme of the Chipko Movement started by Sunderlal Bahuguna in 1973?
A)Conservation of river water
B)Protection of birds
C)Conservation of Forests
D)Protection of cheetals
Answer: Conservation of Forests
- Q. Income tax in India was introduced by:
A)James Wilson
B)William Jones
C)Nicholas Kaldor
D)Mahavir Tyagi
Answer: James Wilson
- 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. Devaluation of currency leads to
A)increase in domestic prices
B)no impact on domestic prices
C)fall in domestic prices
D)erratic fluctuations in domestic prices
Answer: increase in domestic prices
- Q. In the state of India, the State Financial Corporation have given assistance mainly to develop
A)cottage industry
B)large-scale industries
C)agricultural farms
D)medium and small-scale industries
Answer: medium and small-scale industries
- Q. In the World, in the production of cotton, India ranks:
A)First
B)Second
C)Third
D)Fourth
Answer: Second
- Q. India’s share in textiles trade of the world is:
A)6%
B)4%
C)8%
D)10%
Answer: 6%
- Q. The Indian state which was the first to release state level Human Development Report in 1995 was:
A)Maharashtra
B)Kerala
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. How many banks were nationalized in 1969?
A)14
B)15
C)16
D)20
Answer: 14
- 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 1998
C)the year 2005
D)the year 1990
Answer: the year 1999
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