More Questions on Indian Economy
- 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 April 1980 how many banks were nationalized?
A)eight banks
B)five banks
C)six banks
D)nine banks
Answer: six banks
- Q. If utensils worth Rs 1000 are produced with copper worth Rs 500, wages paid are Rs 100, other material purchased is worth Rs 100 and depreciation of machinery is zero, then what is the value added in process?
A)Rs 500
B)Rs 1000
C)Rs 400
D)Rs 300
Answer: Rs 300
- 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. ICICI is the name of a
A)bureau
B)corporation
C)chemical industry
D)financial institution
Answer: financial institution
- Q. The first multi–purpose river valley project of independent India is:
A)Damodar
B)Bhakra-Nangal
C)Hirakud
D)Nagarjunasagar
Answer: Damodar
- 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)15 to 20 percent
C)25 to 30 percent
D)30 to 35 percent
Answer: 20 to 25 percent
- Q. Navaratna Status is concerned with:
A)Private Sector Companies
B)Both A and B
C)Public Sector Companies
D)None of the above
Answer: Public Sector Companies
- Q. National Electricity Policy envisages elimination of power shortage by 2012 through addition of:
A)75000 Megawatt
B)100000 Megawatt.
C)50000 Megawatt
D)125000 Megawatt
Answer: 100000 Megawatt.
- Q. Of the gross tax revenue of the Union Government the indirect taxes account for nearly
A)75 percent
B)65 percent
C)70 per cent
D)60 percent
Answer: 65 percent
- Q. If all the banks in an economy are nationalized and converted into a monopoly bank, the total deposits
A)will increase
B)will neither increase nor decrease
C)will decrease
D)None of the above
Answer: will neither increase nor decrease
- 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)zero
C)larger than government income
D)negative
Answer: equal to government income
- 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. The largest producer of Coffee in the country is:
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Kerala
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Karnataka
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. In which of the following sequences the change in quantity of money leads to change in price level in the Keynesian models?
A)Change in quantity of money - change in employment and output - change in investment - change in the rate of interest - change in price level
B)Change in quantity of money - change in investment - change in rate of interest - change in employment and output - change in price level
C)Change in quantity of money - change in investment - change in employment and output - change in rate of interest - change in price level
D)Change in quantity of money - change in rate of interest - change in investment - change in employment and output - change in price level
Answer: Change in quantity of money - change in rate of interest - change in investment - change in employment and output - change in price level
- 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 Mid Day Meal scheme was launched on
A)August 15, 1992
B)August 15, 2000
C)August 15, 1995
D)August 15, 2001
Answer: August 15, 1995
- 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 the first bank of limited liability managed by Indian and founded in 1881 was:
A)Hindustan Commercial Bank
B)Oudh commercial Bank.
C)Punjab National Bank
D)Punjab and Sind Bank
Answer: Oudh commercial Bank.
- Q. The main rubber producing state in the country is:
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Karnataka
C)Kerala
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Kerala
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