More Questions on Indian Economy
- Q. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was established on:
A)July 12, 1982
B)July 9, 1988
C)April 12, 1988
D)July 5, 1995
Answer: April 12, 1988
- Q. How many Regional Rural Bank (RRBs) are working in the country till 31st March,2010?
A)81
B)82
C)85
D)93
Answer: 82
- Q. The apex body for formulating plans and coordinating research work in agriculture and allied fields is
A)Regional Rural Banks
B)State Trading Corporation
C)National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
D)Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Answer: Indian Council of Agricultural Research
- 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. 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. The largest producer of Coffee in the country is:
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Kerala
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Karnataka
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. The concept of zero-based budgeting was given by:
A)Peter drucker
B)Peter A. Payer.
C)Jagdish bhagwati
D)None of these
Answer: Peter A. Payer.
- 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. What was the central theme of the Chipko Movement started by Sunderlal Bahuguna in 1973?
A)Conservation of river water
B)Protection of birds
C)Conservation of Forests
D)Protection of cheetals
Answer: Conservation of Forests
- Q. Non Tax revenues can be increased by improving the working of the
A)electricity boards
B)State Road Transport Corporations
C)commercial irrigation projects
D)All of the above
Answer: commercial irrigation projects
- Q. The apex body for formulating plans and coordinating research work in agriculture and allied fields is
A)Regional Rural Banks
B)National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
C)State Trading Corporation
D)Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Answer: Indian Council of Agricultural Research
- Q. Laadli Laxmi Yojana has been launched for supporting girls of all religions and caste up to their marriage by:
A)Madhya Pradesh government
B)Uttar Pradesh government
C)Haryana
D)none of the above
Answer: Madhya Pradesh government
- Q. The first national commission on labours was constituted on:
A)December 24, 1967
B)December 24, 1966.
C)November 24, 1966
D)November 24, 1967
Answer: December 24, 1966.
- Q. Green Banking channel has been launched by:
A)State Bank of India
B)Reserve Bank of India
C)Punjab National Bank
D)Bank of Baroda
Answer: State Bank of India
- Q. In the state of India, the State Financial Corporation have given assistance mainly to develop
A)cottage industry
B)agricultural farms
C)large-scale industries
D)medium and small-scale industries
Answer: medium and small-scale industries
- Q. If the cash reserve ratio is lowered by the RBI, its impact on credit creation will be to
A)decrease it
B)no impact
C)increase it
D)None of the above
Answer: increase it
- Q. Unit Trust of India (UTI) was established in:
A)1904
B)1964
C)1968
D)1970
Answer: 1964
- 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 Indian state which was the first to release state level Human Development Report in 1995 was:
A)Maharashtra
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Kerala
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. Redistribution polices geared to reduce economic inequalities include
A)land reforms
B)progressive tax policies
C)rural development policies
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Geography
- History
- Indian Culture
- Indian Economy
- Indian Politics
- Indian Railway
- Sports
- State