More Questions on Indian Economy
- 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. In India, the state which has the largest forest cover is:
A)Arunachal Pradesh
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Chattisgarh
D)Odisha
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. Income tax in India was introduced by:
A)James Wilson
B)William Jones
C)Nicholas Kaldor
D)Mahavir Tyagi
Answer: James Wilson
- 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. In India the first bank of limited liability managed by Indian and founded in 1881 was:
A)Hindustan Commercial Bank
B)Punjab National Bank
C)Oudh commercial Bank.
D)Punjab and Sind Bank
Answer: Oudh commercial Bank.
- Q. The Ministry and programme Implementation – as an independent Ministry came into existence on :
A)January 15, 1998
B)October 15, 1999
C)September 15, 1999
D)June 15, 1999
Answer: October 15, 1999
- 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. 1,00,000 crores
C)Rs. 50,000 crores
D)Rs. 1,25,000 crores
Answer: Rs. 50,000 crores
- Q. In the World, in the production of cotton, India ranks:
A)First
B)Third
C)Second
D)Fourth
Answer: Second
- Q. Planning commission constituted a high level committee for financial sector reforms in August 2007 under the Chairmanship of:
A)Raghuram G. Rajan
B)K.V. Kamath
C)Bimal Jalan
D)None of these
Answer: Raghuram G. Rajan
- Q. Unit Trust of India (UTI) was established in:
A)1904
B)1968
C)1964
D)1970
Answer: 1964
- Q. The Money Order system in India was introduced in the year :
A)1880
B)1882
C)1999
D)1904
Answer: 1880
- 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. 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. 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. The association of the rupee with pound sterling as the intervention currency was broken in
A)1991
B)1990
C)1992
D)1993
Answer: 1992
- Q. The first Apparel Park in India has been established in:
A)Tirupur (Tamil Nadu)
B)Punalur (Kerala)
C)Both A and B
D)None of the above
Answer: Tirupur (Tamil Nadu)
- Q. Planning commission constituted a high level committee for financial sector reforms in August 2007 under the Chairmanship of:
A)Raghuram G. Rajan
B)Bimal Jalan
C)K.V. Kamath
D)None of these
Answer: Raghuram G. Rajan
- Q. National Agricultural Insurance Scheme replacing Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme was introduced in the year
A)1998
B)1999
C)1997
D)2000
Answer: 1999
- Q. Open market operation is a part of:
A)Debit Policy
B)Deposit Policy
C)Credit Policy
D)None of these
Answer: Credit Policy
- Q. If the RBI adopted an expansionist open market operations policy, this means that it will
A)sell securities in the open market
B)offer commercial banks more credit in the open market
C)buy securities from non-government holders
D)openly announce to the market that it intends to expand credit
Answer: offer commercial banks more credit in the open market
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