More Questions on Indian Economy
- Q. With the objective of opening the insurance sector for private participation the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act (IRDA) was passed in:
A)the year 1999
B)the year 1998
C)the year 2005
D)the year 1990
Answer: the year 1999
- 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. Subsidies mean
A)payment made by business enterprises to factors of production
B)payment by government for purchase of goods and services
C)payment made by companies to shareholders
D)payment made by the government to business enterprises, without buying any goods and services
Answer: payment made by the government to business enterprises, without buying any goods and services
- Q. How many banks were nationalized in 1969?
A)14
B)16
C)15
D)20
Answer: 14
- Q. In India, the second largest provider of employment after agriculture is:
A)Chemical Sector
B)Iron and Steel Sector
C)Textile Sector
D)Telecommunication sector
Answer: Textile Sector
- Q. Debenture holders of a company are its
A)creditors
B)debtors
C)shareholders
D)directors
Answer: creditors
- 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. 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. 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. Project ‘Sankalp’ is associated with the elimination of:
A)AIDS/HIV
B)Polio
C)Both A and B
D)None of the above
Answer: AIDS/HIV
- 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. Deficit financing leads to inflation in general, but it can be checked if
A)only aggregate demand is increased
B)all the expenditure is denoted national debt payment only
C)government expenditure leads to increase in the aggregate supply in ratio of aggregate demand
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Rice, Millet (Jawar-Bajra ), Maize and cotton is the group which belongs to:
A)Kharif crop
B)Both A and B
C)Rabi crop
D)None of the above
Answer: Kharif crop
- 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
Answer: Textile Sector
- Q. The banks are required to maintain a certain ratio between their cash in the hand and total assets. This is called
A)Statutory Liquid Ratio (SLR)
B)Central Bank Reserve (CBR)
C)Statutory Bank Ratio (SBR)
D)Central Liquid Reserve (CLR)
Answer: Statutory Liquid Ratio (SLR)
- Q. The condition of indirect taxes in the country’s revenue is approximately
A)75 percent
B)80 percent
C)70 percent
D)86 percent
Answer: 86 percent
- Q. In coal production, India ranks in the world:
A)First
B)Third
C)Second
D)Fourth
Answer: Second
- 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. 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 employment and output - change in rate of interest - change in price level
C)Change in quantity of money - change in investment - change in rate of interest - change in employment and output - 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. The co-operative credit societies have a
A)three-tier structure
B)four-tier structure
C)two-tier structure
D)five-tier structure
Answer: three-tier structure
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