Indian Economy

Q. National Electricity Policy envisages elimination of power shortage by 2012 through addition of:

A
75000 Megawatt
B
50000 Megawatt
C
100000 Megawatt.
D
125000 Megawatt

Correct Answer

100000 Megawatt.

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. ICICI is the name of a
    A)bureau
    B)corporation
    C)chemical industry
    D)financial institution
    Answer: financial institution
  • Q. Whose name is associated with formulation of planning strategy in Second five Year plan?
    A)Jawahar Lal Nehru
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
    D)B.R. Shenoy
    Answer: Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
  • Q. Which of the following is not an undertaking under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways?
    A)Konkan Railway Corporation Limited
    B)Indian Railways Construction Company Limited
    C)Container Corporation of India Limited
    D)Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi
    Answer: Indian Railways Construction Company Limited
  • Q. The first Apparel Park in India has been established in:
    A)Tirupur (Tamil Nadu)
    B)Punalur (Kerala)
    C)Both A and B
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Tirupur (Tamil Nadu)
  • Q. What is the objective of ‘Sangam Yojna 1996’?
    A)To make Ganga water pollution free
    B)To increase the welfare of the disabled
    C)To make Sangam region of Allahabad more attractive for tourists
    D)To unite, various groups of Hindus
    Answer: To increase the welfare of the disabled
  • Q. Reserve Bank of India will soon release plastic notes in circulation will be of :
    A)Rs 20 notes
    B)Rs 100 notes
    C)Rs 50 notes
    D)Rs 10 notes
    Answer: Rs 10 notes
  • 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. ICICI is the name of a
    A)bureau
    B)chemical industry
    C)corporation
    D)financial institution
    Answer: financial institution
  • Q. Which of the following is not a part of machinery that settles industrial disputes?
    A)Works Committee
    B)Conciliation officers
    C)Wage Court
    D)Board of Conciliation
    Answer: Wage Court
  • Q. Which of the following is not an undertaking under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways?
    A)Konkan Railway Corporation Limited
    B)Container Corporation of India Limited
    C)Indian Railways Construction Company Limited
    D)Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi
    Answer: Indian Railways Construction Company Limited
  • 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. The Money Order system in India was introduced in the year :
    A)1880
    B)1882
    C)1999
    D)1904
    Answer: 1880
  • 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. 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. States earn maximum revenue through
    A)custom revenue
    B)commercial taxes
    C)land revenue
    D)excise duties on intoxicants
    Answer: commercial taxes
  • Q. If all the banks in an economy are nationalized and converted into a monopoly bank, the total deposits
    A)will increase
    B)will decrease
    C)will neither increase nor decrease
    D)None of the above
    Answer: will neither increase nor decrease
  • Q. Which company has started a rural marketing network called e-Chaupals?
    A)Dabur
    B)ITC
    C)Procor and Gamble
    D)Hindustan liver
    Answer: ITC
  • 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. Excise duty is a tax levied on the
    A)export of goods
    B)production of goods
    C)import of goods
    D)sale of goods
    Answer: production of goods

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