More Questions on Indian Economy
- Q. During which five Year plan was phase of heavy industrialization initiated?
A)First five year plan
B)Third five year plan
C)Second five year plan.
D)Fourth five year plan
Answer: Second five year plan.
- Q. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in the year
A)1945
B)1949
C)1935
D)1969
Answer: 1949
- 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. In November 2007, the finance commission constituted by the president of India was:
A)Tenth
B)Ninth
C)Thirteenth
D)Eleventh
Answer: Thirteenth
- Q. Gilt-edged market means
A)market of government securities
B)market of guns
C)bullion market
D)market of pure metals
Answer: market of government securities
- Q. Who is responsible for establishing and maintaining astound and efficient accounting and financial reporting system in India?
A)NITI Ayog
B)RBI
C)The Comptroller General of Accounts
D)None of these
Answer: The Comptroller General of Accounts
- 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. If the RBI adopted an expansionist open market operations policy, this means that it will
A)sell securities in the open market
B)offer commercial banks more credit in the open market
C)buy securities from non-government holders
D)openly announce to the market that it intends to expand credit
Answer: offer commercial banks more credit in the open market
- Q. Revenue of the state governments are raised from the following sources, except
A)expenditure tax
B)entertainment tax
C)agricultural income tax
D)land revenue
Answer: agricultural income tax
- Q. National food for Work programme aimed at intensifying the generation of supplementary wage employment was launched in:
A)September 2003
B)November 2004
C)October 2004
D)January 2004
Answer: November 2004
- Q. Which company has started a rural marketing network called e-Chaupals?
A)Dabur
B)Procor and Gamble
C)ITC
D)Hindustan liver
Answer: ITC
- 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. The share of road transport in total transportation of the country is:
A)70%
B)75%
C)60%
D)80%
Answer: 80%
- 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
- Q. Fiscal deficit in the Union Budget means
A)net increase in Union Governments borrowings from the Reserve Bank of India
B)the difference between current expenditure and current revenue
C)the sum of budgetary deficit and net increase in internal and external borrowings
D)the sum of monetized deficit and budgetary deficit
Answer: the sum of budgetary deficit and net increase in internal and external borrowings
- Q. At present, the number of nationalized banks are:
A)17
B)19
C)15
D)12
Answer: 12
- Q. Paper currency first started in India in
A)1542
B)1861
C)1601
D)1880
Answer: 1861
- Q. Devaluation of currency will be more beneficial if
A)prices of exports remain constant
B)prices of imports remains constant
C)prices of domestic goods remain constant
D)prices of exports rise proportionately
Answer: prices of exports remain constant
- Q. Devaluation of currency leads to
A)increase in domestic prices
B)no impact on domestic prices
C)fall in domestic prices
D)erratic fluctuations in domestic prices
Answer: increase in domestic prices
- Q. Unit Trust of India (UTI) was established in:
A)1904
B)1968
C)1964
D)1970
Answer: 1964
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