Q. A proportion of the total deposits and reserves of the commercial banks that is to be kept with the Central Bank (RBI) on liquid form as a measure of control of RBI over the Commercial Banks is known as:

Correct Answer

Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)

More Questions on Indian Economy

  • Q. On which one of the following is the benefits received principle of taxation to achieve optimality bases?
    A)Total benefit received
    B)Average benefit received
    C)Marginal benefit received
    D)Ability to pay for the benefit
    Answer: Ability to pay for the benefit
  • Q. The number of finance commissions set up upto now is:
    A)14
    B)15
    C)13
    D)16
    Answer: 15
  • 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. In India, the state which has the largest forest cover is:
    A)Arunachal Pradesh
    B)Chattisgarh
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Odisha
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • 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. Navaratna Status is concerned with:
    A)Private Sector Companies
    B)Both A and B
    C)Public Sector Companies
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Public Sector Companies
  • Q. As per the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) Economic Outlook 2011-12, Indian economy is expected to expand by:
    A)8.0% in 2011-12
    B)8.2% in 2011-12
    C)8.5% in 2011-12
    D)7.8% in 2011-12
    Answer: 8.0% in 2011-12
  • Q. Gilt-edged market means
    A)market of government securities
    B)market of guns
    C)bullion market
    D)market of pure metals
    Answer: market of government securities
  • Q. Gross domestic capital formation is defined as
    A)expenditure incurred on physical assets only
    B)flow of expenditure devoted to increased or maintaining of the capital stock
    C)production exceeding demand
    D)net addition to stock after depreciation
    Answer: net addition to stock after depreciation
  • Q. The Foreign Exchange Management Act(FEMA) was passed in:
    A)the year 2005
    B)the year 2000
    C)the year 1999
    D)the year 2002
    Answer: the year 1999
  • 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. Which of the following items would not appear in a company’s balance sheet?
    A)Total issued capital
    B)Value of stocks of raw materials held
    C)Revenue from sales of the company's products
    D)Cash held at the bank
    Answer: Revenue from sales of the company's products
  • 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. How many Regional Rural Bank (RRBs) are working in the country till 31st March,2010?
    A)81
    B)82
    C)85
    D)93
    Answer: 82
  • Q. The Ministry and programme Implementation – as an independent Ministry came into existence on :
    A)January 15, 1998
    B)September 15, 1999
    C)October 15, 1999
    D)June 15, 1999
    Answer: October 15, 1999
  • Q. When personal direct taxes are subtracted from personal income the obtained value is called:
    A)National Income
    B)Gross National Product (GNP)
    C)Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
    D)Personal Income
    Answer: Gross National Product (GNP)
  • Q. The ARDC is now a branch of the
    A)NABARD
    B)RBI
    C)IDBI
    D)SDBI
    Answer: NABARD
  • Q. National food for Work programme aimed at intensifying the generation of supplementary wage employment was launched in:
    A)September 2003
    B)November 2004
    C)October 2004
    D)January 2004
    Answer: November 2004
  • Q. Redistribution polices geared to reduce economic inequalities include
    A)land reforms
    B)progressive tax policies
    C)rural development policies
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. If the fiscal deficit of the Union Government is Rs. 75,000 crores relending to State is Rs. 25,000 crores, interest payments are Rs. 25,000 crores, what is the amount of the primary deficit?
    A)Rs. 25,000 crores
    B)Rs. 50,000 crores
    C)Rs. 1,00,000 crores
    D)Rs. 1,25,000 crores
    Answer: Rs. 50,000 crores

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