Indian Economy

Q. In India, the second largest provider of employment after agriculture is:

A
Chemical Sector
B
Textile Sector
C
Iron and Steel Sector
D
Telecommunication sector

Correct Answer

Textile Sector

More Questions on Indian Economy

  • 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. The Money Order system in India was introduced in the year :
    A)1880
    B)1882
    C)1999
    D)1904
    Answer: 1880
  • Q. Development expenditure of the Central government does not include
    A)expenditure on economic services
    B)defence expenditure
    C)expenditure on social and community services
    D)grant to states
    Answer: defence expenditure
  • Q. Open market operation is a part of:
    A)Debit Policy
    B)Credit Policy
    C)Deposit Policy
    D)None of these
    Answer: Credit Policy
  • 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. On July 12, 1982, the ARDC was merged into
    A)NABARD
    B)RBI
    C)EXIM Bank
    D)None of the above
    Answer: NABARD
  • Q. The Money Order system in India was introduced in the year :
    A)1880
    B)1999
    C)1882
    D)1904
    Answer: 1880
  • 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. 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. Notes on which denomination has the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi printed on them?
    A)500 rupee
    B)1000 rupee
    C)100 rupee
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. In the World, in the production of cotton, India ranks:
    A)First
    B)Second
    C)Third
    D)Fourth
    Answer: Second
  • Q. For International money transfer which Indian public sector bank has signed MoU with MoneyGram company of America?
    A)Bank of Baroda
    B)Punjab National Bank
    C)State Bank of India
    D)Central Bank of India
    Answer: Punjab National Bank
  • Q. ICICI is the name of a
    A)bureau
    B)corporation
    C)chemical industry
    D)financial institution
    Answer: financial institution
  • 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. 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. Whose name is associated with formulation of planning strategy in Second five Year plan?
    A)Jawahar Lal Nehru
    B)Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)B.R. Shenoy
    Answer: Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
  • Q. Devaluation of a currency means
    A)reduction in external value/exchange value of currency by the government
    B)reduction in currency value due to wear and tear
    C)fall in exchange value of a country by market forces
    D)all of the above
    Answer: reduction in external value/exchange value of currency by the government
  • Q. Our financial system has provided for the transfer of resources from the centre to the states; the important means of resource transfers are
    A)grant-in-aids
    B)loans
    C)tax sharing
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • 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)25 to 30 percent
    C)15 to 20 percent
    D)30 to 35 percent
    Answer: 20 to 25 percent
  • Q. During which five year plan was the annual growth rate registered at 2.5%?
    A)First Five Year Plan (1961-66)
    B)Fourth Five Year Plan (1961-66)
    C)Second Five Year Plan (1961-66)
    D)Third Five Year Plan (1961-66)
    Answer: Third Five Year Plan (1961-66)

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