Q. Depreciation means

Correct Answer

loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear

More Questions on Indian Economy

  • 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. On July 12, 1982, the ARDC was merged into
    A)NABARD
    B)RBI
    C)EXIM Bank
    D)None of the above
    Answer: NABARD
  • 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. The Ex-Officio Secretary of National Development Council is:
    A)General Secretary of Lok Sabha
    B)Secretary of Planning Commission
    C)Secretary of Finance Ministry
    D)Vice Chairman of Planning Commission
    Answer: Secretary of Planning Commission
  • Q. The chairman of 13th finance Commission was:
    A)K C Neogy
    B)Nand Kishore Singh
    C)Vijay L. Kelkar.
    D)Y V Reddy
    Answer: Vijay L. Kelkar.
  • Q. Paper currency first started in India in
    A)1542
    B)1601
    C)1861
    D)1880
    Answer: 1861
  • Q. National Income estimates in India is prepared by:
    A)Reserve Bank Of India
    B)Planning Commission
    C)Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)
    D)Indian Statistical Institute
    Answer: Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)
  • Q. Which of the following is not viewed as a national debt?
    A)Life Insurance Policies
    B)Provident Fund
    C)National Saving Certificate
    D)Long-term Government Bonds
    Answer: National Saving Certificate
  • Q. Which of the following is the most appropriate cause of export surplus?
    A)Country's stringent import policy
    B)Country's exports promotion value
    C)Developments in national and international markets
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Developments in national and international markets
  • Q. As per the 2009-10, data the commodity with highest share in total export value was:
    A)Engineering goods
    B)Petroleum products
    C)Gems and Jewellery.
    D)Rice
    Answer: Gems and Jewellery.
  • Q. Subsidies mean
    A)payment made by business enterprises to factors of production
    B)payment made by companies to shareholders
    C)payment by government for purchase of goods and services
    D)payment made by the government to business enterprises, without buying any goods and services
    Answer: payment made by the government to business enterprises, without buying any goods and services
  • Q. In coal production, India ranks in the world:
    A)First
    B)Second
    C)Third
    D)Fourth
    Answer: Second
  • Q. The largest producer of Coffee in the country is:
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Andhra Pradesh
    C)Kerala
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: Karnataka
  • 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)8.5% in 2011-12
    C)8.2% in 2011-12
    D)7.8% in 2011-12
    Answer: 8.0% in 2011-12
  • Q. Regional rural banks I=have limited area of operation II=have free access to liberal refinance facilities from NABARD III=are required to lend only to weaker sections
    A)II, III
    B)I, III
    C)I, II, III
    D)I, II
    Answer: I, II
  • Q. Deficit financing implies
    A)replacing new currency with worn out currency
    B)printing new currency notes
    C)public expenditure in excess of public revenue
    D)public revenue in excess of public expenditure
    Answer: public expenditure in excess of public revenue
  • Q. If an economy is equilibrium at the point where plans to save and to invest are equal, then government expenditure must be
    A)equal to government income
    B)larger than government income
    C)zero
    D)negative
    Answer: equal to government income
  • Q. In the World, in the production of cotton, India ranks:
    A)First
    B)Third
    C)Second
    D)Fourth
    Answer: Second
  • Q. Who is the author of the book Man and Economics?
    A)Robert Mundel
    B)Rudi Dornbusch
    C)Myron Scholes
    D)George Akerlof
    Answer: Robert Mundel
  • Q. India’s share in textiles trade of the world is:
    A)6%
    B)4%
    C)8%
    D)10%
    Answer: 6%

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