More Questions on Indian Economy
- Q. In November 2007, the finance commission constituted by the president of India was:
A)Tenth
B)Thirteenth
C)Ninth
D)Eleventh
Answer: Thirteenth
- Q. In April 1980 how many banks were nationalized?
A)eight banks
B)six banks
C)five banks
D)nine banks
Answer: six banks
- Q. Meera Seth committee was related to:
A)sex discrimination at work place
B)female foeticide
C)Development of Handlooms
D)Banking sector
Answer: Development of Handlooms
- Q. National food for Work programme aimed at intensifying the generation of supplementary wage employment was launched in:
A)September 2003
B)October 2004
C)November 2004
D)January 2004
Answer: November 2004
- Q. Fiscal deficit in the Union Budget means
A)net increase in Union Governments borrowings from the Reserve Bank of India
B)the sum of budgetary deficit and net increase in internal and external borrowings
C)the difference between current expenditure and current revenue
D)the sum of monetized deficit and budgetary deficit
Answer: the sum of budgetary deficit and net increase in internal and external borrowings
- Q. The Ex-Officio Secretary of National Development Council is:
A)General Secretary of Lok Sabha
B)Secretary of Planning Commission
C)Secretary of Finance Ministry
D)Vice Chairman of Planning Commission
Answer: Secretary of Planning Commission
- Q. In the second nationalization of commercial banks, ___ banks were nationalized.
A)5
B)4
C)6
D)8
Answer: 6
- Q. The national food for work programme was launched in:
A)April 2003
B)May 2002
C)November 2004
D)April 2000
Answer: November 2004
- Q. Which of the following is not a part of machinery that settles industrial disputes?
A)Works Committee
B)Wage Court
C)Conciliation officers
D)Board of Conciliation
Answer: Wage Court
- Q. In the last one decade, which one among the following sectors has attracted the highest foreign direct investment inflows into India?
A)Services sector
B)Chemicals other than fertilizers
C)Food processing
D)Telecommunication
Answer: Telecommunication
- Q. The Ministry and programme Implementation – as an independent Ministry came into existence on :
A)January 15, 1998
B)October 15, 1999
C)September 15, 1999
D)June 15, 1999
Answer: October 15, 1999
- Q. National Rural Health mission was launched in:
A)August 2005
B)April 2005
C)October 2005
D)July 2005
Answer: April 2005
- 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. 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. As per the 2009-10, data the commodity with highest share in total export value was:
A)Engineering goods
B)Petroleum products
C)Gems and Jewellery.
D)Rice
Answer: Gems and Jewellery.
- Q. The chairman of 13th finance Commission was:
A)K C Neogy
B)Vijay L. Kelkar.
C)Nand Kishore Singh
D)Y V Reddy
Answer: Vijay L. Kelkar.
- Q. Revenue of the state governments are raised from the following sources, except
A)expenditure tax
B)agricultural income tax
C)entertainment tax
D)land revenue
Answer: agricultural income tax
- Q. The central co-operative banks are in direct touch with
A)state co-operative banks
B)land development banks
C)farmers
D)central government
Answer: state co-operative banks
- Q. The main rubber producing state in the country is:
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Karnataka
C)Kerala
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Kerala
- Q. The Indian state which was the first to release state level Human Development Report in 1995 was:
A)Maharashtra
B)Kerala
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
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