Indian Economy

Q. In India, the first bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was

A
Oudh Commercial Bank
B
Punjab National Bank
C
Hindustan Commercial Bank
D
Punjab and Sind Bank

Correct Answer

Oudh Commercial Bank

More Questions on Indian Economy

  • Q. Deficit financing means that the government borrows money from the
    A)local bodies
    B)RBI
    C)big businessmen
    D)IMF
    Answer: RBI
  • 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. Devaluation of currency leads to
    A)increase in domestic prices
    B)no impact on domestic prices
    C)fall in domestic prices
    D)erratic fluctuations in domestic prices
    Answer: increase in domestic prices
  • Q. Asia’s first Export processing Zone (EPZ) was established in:
    A)Cochin
    B)Surat
    C)Kandla
    D)Chennai
    Answer: Kandla
  • 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
  • Q. Unit Trust of India (UTI) was established in:
    A)1904
    B)1968
    C)1964
    D)1970
    Answer: 1964
  • 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, III
    C)I, II, III
    D)II, III
    Answer: I, II, III
  • Q. The share of road transport in total transportation of the country is:
    A)70%
    B)75%
    C)60%
    D)80%
    Answer: 80%
  • Q. Unit Trust of India (UTI) was bifurcated (into UTI-I and UTI-II) in:
    A)the year 2000
    B)the year 2005
    C)the year 2003
    D)the year 2001
    Answer: the year 2003
  • Q. The total number of national highways in the country is:
    A)528
    B)228
    C)328
    D)499
    Answer: E
  • 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. 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. 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. The Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) came into existence in
    A)1986
    B)1984
    C)1987
    D)1989
    Answer: 1987
  • 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. National Rural Health mission was launched in:
    A)August 2005
    B)October 2005
    C)April 2005
    D)July 2005
    Answer: April 2005
  • Q. Where was first gold refinery established?
    A)Shirpur (Maharashtra)
    B)Bangalore (Karnataka)
    C)Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
    D)Mumbai (Maharashtra)
    Answer: Shirpur (Maharashtra)
  • Q. The budget deficit means
    A)difference between revenue receipts and revenue expenditure
    B)difference between all receipts and all the expenditure
    C)the excess of total expenditure, including loans, net of lending over revenue receipts
    D)fiscal deficit less interest payments
    Answer: difference between all receipts and all the expenditure
  • Q. ICICI is the name of a
    A)bureau
    B)corporation
    C)chemical industry
    D)financial institution
    Answer: financial institution
  • Q. One of the reasons for India’s occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that
    A)productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce people to stay with agriculture
    B)investment pattern has been directed towards capital intensive industries
    C)ceiling on land holdings have enabled more people to own land and hence their preference to stay wit
    D)people are largely unaware of the significance of transition from agriculture to industry for econom
    Answer: investment pattern has been directed towards capital intensive industries

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