More Questions on Indian Economy
- Q. In April 1980 how many banks were nationalized?
A)eight banks
B)five banks
C)six banks
D)nine banks
Answer: six banks
- Q. With which country did India’s comprehensive Economic partnership Agreement come into effect on August 1, 2011?
A)China
B)Taiwan
C)South Korea
D)Japan
Answer: Japan
- Q. Which of the following is not a part of machinery that settles industrial disputes?
A)Works Committee
B)Conciliation officers
C)Wage Court
D)Board of Conciliation
Answer: Wage Court
- Q. Devaluation of a currency means
A)reduction in external value/exchange value of currency by the government
B)reduction in currency value due to wear and tear
C)fall in exchange value of a country by market forces
D)all of the above
Answer: reduction in external value/exchange value of currency by the government
- 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 Ex-Officio Secretary of National Development Council is:
A)General Secretary of Lok Sabha
B)Secretary of Finance Ministry
C)Secretary of Planning Commission
D)Vice Chairman of Planning Commission
Answer: Secretary of Planning Commission
- Q. Income tax in India was introduced by:
A)James Wilson
B)William Jones
C)Nicholas Kaldor
D)Mahavir Tyagi
Answer: James Wilson
- Q. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in the year
A)1945
B)1949
C)1935
D)1969
Answer: 1949
- Q. In the World, in the production of cotton, India ranks:
A)First
B)Third
C)Second
D)Fourth
Answer: Second
- Q. Non Tax revenues can be increased by improving the working of the
A)electricity boards
B)commercial irrigation projects
C)State Road Transport Corporations
D)All of the above
Answer: commercial irrigation projects
- 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 rate of interest - change in employment and output - change in price level
C)Change in quantity of money - change in investment - change in employment and output - change in rate of interest - 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 number of finance commissions set up upto now is:
A)14
B)15
C)13
D)16
Answer: 15
- Q. Inflation is measured in India on the basis of which ‘Index’?
A)Consumer Price Index for urban workers
B)Wholesale Price Index
C)Consumer Price Index for agricultural workers
D)National income deflation
Answer: Wholesale Price Index
- Q. What was the central theme of the Chipko Movement started by Sunderlal Bahuguna in 1973?
A)Conservation of river water
B)Conservation of Forests
C)Protection of birds
D)Protection of cheetals
Answer: Conservation of Forests
- Q. The largest producer of Coffee in the country is:
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Kerala
D)Karnataka
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. India’s share in textiles trade of the world is:
A)6%
B)8%
C)4%
D)10%
Answer: 6%
- Q. The chairman of 13th finance Commission was:
A)K C Neogy
B)Vijay L. Kelkar.
C)Nand Kishore Singh
D)Y V Reddy
Answer: Vijay L. Kelkar.
- Q. In the last one decade, which one among the following sectors has attracted the highest foreign direct investment inflows into India?
A)Services sector
B)Chemicals other than fertilizers
C)Food processing
D)Telecommunication
Answer: Telecommunication
- Q. At present, the number of nationalized banks are:
A)17
B)15
C)19
D)12
Answer: 12
- Q. States earn maximum revenue through
A)custom revenue
B)land revenue
C)commercial taxes
D)excise duties on intoxicants
Answer: commercial taxes
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