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. If the RBI adopted an expansionist open market operations policy, this means that it will
    A)sell securities in the open market
    B)buy securities from non-government holders
    C)offer commercial banks more credit in the open market
    D)openly announce to the market that it intends to expand credit
    Answer: offer commercial banks more credit in the open market
  • 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. Where was first gold refinery established?
    A)Shirpur (Maharashtra)
    B)Bangalore (Karnataka)
    C)Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
    D)Mumbai (Maharashtra)
    Answer: Shirpur (Maharashtra)
  • Q. As per the targets of 11th Five year Plan (2007-12) Mortality Rate (2012) has been targeted at:
    A)1 per 10000 births
    B)1 per 100 births
    C)1 per 1000 births
    D)1 per 10 births
    Answer: 1 per 1000 births
  • Q. If the cash reserve ratio is lowered by the RBI, its impact on credit creation will be to
    A)decrease it
    B)no impact
    C)increase it
    D)None of the above
    Answer: increase it
  • Q. On July 12, 1982, the ARDC was merged into
    A)NABARD
    B)EXIM Bank
    C)RBI
    D)None of the above
    Answer: NABARD
  • Q. The first fully Indian Bank is:
    A)Central Bank of India
    B)Canara Bank
    C)Punjab National Bank
    D)State Bank of India
    Answer: Punjab National Bank
  • Q. Which state of India ranks first in milk production as per the data of the year 2009-10?
    A)Jharkhand
    B)Bihar
    C)Uttar Pradesh
    D)West Bengal
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. Indian state with highest road length is:
    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Maharashtra
  • 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)ceiling on land holdings have enabled more people to own land and hence their preference to stay wit
    C)investment pattern has been directed towards capital intensive industries
    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
  • Q. For International money transfer which Indian public sector bank has signed MoU with MoneyGram company of America?
    A)Bank of Baroda
    B)State Bank of India
    C)Punjab National Bank
    D)Central Bank of India
    Answer: Punjab National Bank
  • Q. The largest producer of Coffee in the country is:
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Andhra Pradesh
    C)Kerala
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. In India, the state which has the largest forest cover is:
    A)Arunachal Pradesh
    B)Chattisgarh
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Odisha
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. The first national commission on labours was constituted on:
    A)December 24, 1967
    B)December 24, 1966.
    C)November 24, 1966
    D)November 24, 1967
    Answer: December 24, 1966.
  • Q. Reserve Bank of India will soon release plastic notes in circulation will be of :
    A)Rs 20 notes
    B)Rs 50 notes
    C)Rs 100 notes
    D)Rs 10 notes
    Answer: Rs 10 notes
  • Q. The national food for work programme was launched in:
    A)April 2003
    B)November 2004
    C)May 2002
    D)April 2000
    Answer: November 2004
  • 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. Government has merged Annapurna Scheme with:
    A)Ujjwala
    B)IRDP
    C)National Old Age Pension Scheme
    D)None of these
    Answer: National Old Age Pension Scheme
  • Q. Finance Commission is constituted after every:
    A)5 years
    B)3 years
    C)6 years
    D)4 years
    Answer: 5 years
  • Q. Who gave the call for Evergreen Revolution?
    A)Verghese Kurien
    B)M. S. Swaminathan
    C)Tribhuvandas Patel
    D)H. M. Dalaya
    Answer: M. S. Swaminathan

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