Indian Economy

Q. In India, inflation measured by the

A
Consumers Price Index for urban non-manual workers
B
Consumers Price Index for agricultural workers
C
Wholesale Price Index number
D
National Income Deflation

Correct Answer

Wholesale Price Index number

More Questions on Indian Economy

  • 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. Asia’s first Export processing Zone (EPZ) was established in:
    A)Cochin
    B)Kandla
    C)Surat
    D)Chennai
    Answer: Kandla
  • Q. The first fully Indian Bank is:
    A)Central Bank of India
    B)Punjab National Bank
    C)Canara Bank
    D)State Bank of India
    Answer: Punjab National Bank
  • Q. Which of the following is not a part of machinery that settles industrial disputes?
    A)Works Committee
    B)Wage Court
    C)Conciliation officers
    D)Board of Conciliation
    Answer: Wage Court
  • Q. Devaluation of currency will be more beneficial if
    A)prices of exports remain constant
    B)prices of domestic goods remain constant
    C)prices of imports remains constant
    D)prices of exports rise proportionately
    Answer: prices of exports remain constant
  • Q. The programme which was launched in 1974-75 with the main objectives of improving the utilization of created irrigation potential is:
    A)Cordial Area Development
    B)Copper Area Development
    C)Command Area Development (CAD)
    D)Cop Authority Development
    Answer: Command Area Development (CAD)
  • Q. Paper currency first started in India in
    A)1542
    B)1861
    C)1601
    D)1880
    Answer: 1861
  • Q. For International money transfer which Indian public sector bank has signed MoU with MoneyGram company of America?
    A)Bank of Baroda
    B)State Bank of India
    C)Punjab National Bank
    D)Central Bank of India
    Answer: Punjab National Bank
  • Q. Deficit financing implies
    A)replacing new currency with worn out currency
    B)public expenditure in excess of public revenue
    C)printing new currency notes
    D)public revenue in excess of public expenditure
    Answer: public expenditure in excess of public revenue
  • Q. ICICI is the name of a
    A)bureau
    B)corporation
    C)chemical industry
    D)financial institution
    Answer: financial institution
  • Q. The number of finance commissions set up upto now is:
    A)14
    B)13
    C)15
    D)16
    Answer: 15
  • 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. 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. In pursuance with the recommendations of Narsimham Committee, the RBI has framed new guidelines
    A)to reduce the freedom given to banks to rationalize their existing branch network
    B)to govern entry of new private sector banks to make the banking sector more competitive
    C)to setup more foreign exchange banks
    D)to lend more easily for industrial development
    Answer: to govern entry of new private sector banks to make the banking sector more competitive
  • Q. Project ‘Sankalp’ is associated with the elimination of:
    A)AIDS/HIV
    B)Both A and B
    C)Polio
    D)None of the above
    Answer: AIDS/HIV
  • 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. Navaratna Status is concerned with:
    A)Private Sector Companies
    B)Public Sector Companies
    C)Both A and B
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Public Sector Companies
  • Q. The condition of indirect taxes in the country’s revenue is approximately
    A)75 percent
    B)70 percent
    C)80 percent
    D)86 percent
    Answer: 86 percent
  • Q. If all the banks in an economy are nationalized and converted into a monopoly bank, the total deposits
    A)will increase
    B)will neither increase nor decrease
    C)will decrease
    D)None of the above
    Answer: will neither increase nor decrease
  • Q. In India, the first bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was
    A)Oudh Commercial Bank
    B)Punjab National Bank
    C)Hindustan Commercial Bank
    D)Punjab and Sind Bank
    Answer: Oudh Commercial Bank

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