More Questions on Indian Economy
- Q. Foreign Direct Investment ceiling in the telecom sector have been raised from 74 percent to
A)83 percent
B)90 percent
C)80 percent
D)100 percent
Answer: 100 percent
- Q. The Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) came into existence in
A)1986
B)1987
C)1984
D)1989
Answer: 1987
- Q. In India, inflation measured by the
A)Consumers Price Index for urban non-manual workers
B)Wholesale Price Index number
C)Consumers Price Index for agricultural workers
D)National Income Deflation
Answer: Wholesale Price Index number
- Q. Since independence, both development and non-development expenditures have increased; the increase in the former being a little more than in the other. Non-development expenditure involves I=interest payments II=subsidies III=defence IV=irrigation
A)I
B)I, II, III
C)I, II
D)II, III, IV
Answer: I, II, III
- Q. If all the banks in an economy are nationalized and converted into a monopoly bank, the total deposits
A)will increase
B)will decrease
C)will neither increase nor decrease
D)None of the above
Answer: will neither increase nor decrease
- Q. The largest producer of Coffee in the country is:
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Kerala
D)Karnataka
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. Which of the following is not an undertaking under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways?
A)Konkan Railway Corporation Limited
B)Container Corporation of India Limited
C)Indian Railways Construction Company Limited
D)Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi
Answer: Indian Railways Construction Company Limited
- Q. SEBI which was established in April 1988 stands for:
A)Securities and Exchange Board of India
B)Share and Exchange Board of India
C)Securities and Exchange Bureau of India
D)Security and Economic Board of India
Answer: Securities and Exchange Board of India
- Q. The central banking functions in India are performed by the I=Central Bank of India II=Reserve Bank of India III=State Bank of India IV=Punjab National Bank
A)II
B)I, II
C)I
D)II, III
Answer: II
- 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. In India, rural incomes are generally lower than the urban incomes, which of the following reasons account for this? I=A large number of farmers are illiterate and know little about scientific agricultureII=Prices of primary products are lower than those of manufactured products III=Investment in agriculture has been low when compared to investment in industry
A)I, II
B)I, II, III
C)I, III
D)II, III
Answer: I, II, III
- Q. Depreciation means
A)closure of a plant due to labour trouble
B)loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear
C)closure of a plant due to lock out
D)destruction of a plant in a fire accident
Answer: loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear
- Q. Which of the following is the first Indian private company to sign an accord with Government of Myanmar for oil exploration in two offshore blocks in that country?
A)Essar Oil
B)Reliance Energy
C)GAIL
D)ONGC
Answer: Essar Oil
- 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. The co-operative credit societies have a
A)three-tier structure
B)two-tier structure
C)four-tier structure
D)five-tier structure
Answer: three-tier structure
- Q. The Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) came into existence in
A)1986
B)1984
C)1987
D)1989
Answer: 1987
- Q. Earn While you Learn scheme has been launched by:
A)Ministry of Youth
B)Ministry of Tourism
C)Both A and B
D)None of these
Answer: Ministry of Tourism
- Q. Since independence, both development and non-development expenditures have increased; the increase in the former being a little more than in the other. Non-development expenditure involves I=interest payments II=subsidies III=defence IV=irrigation
A)I
B)I, II
C)I, II, III
D)II, III, IV
Answer: I, II, III
- 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. Meera Seth committee was related to:
A)sex discrimination at work place
B)Development of Handlooms
C)female foeticide
D)Banking sector
Answer: Development of Handlooms
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