Indian Economy

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

Correct Answer

November 2004

More Questions on Indian Economy

  • Q. The average rate of domestic savings (gross) for the Indian economy is currently estimated to be in the range of
    A)20 to 25 percent
    B)15 to 20 percent
    C)25 to 30 percent
    D)30 to 35 percent
    Answer: 20 to 25 percent
  • Q. Since 1983, the RBI’s responsibility with respect to regional rural banks was transferred to
    A)SBI
    B)ARDC
    C)NABARD
    D)PACs
    Answer: NABARD
  • Q. With which country did India’s comprehensive Economic partnership Agreement come into effect on August 1, 2011?
    A)China
    B)South Korea
    C)Taiwan
    D)Japan
    Answer: Japan
  • Q. The first multi–purpose river valley project of independent India is:
    A)Damodar
    B)Hirakud
    C)Bhakra-Nangal
    D)Nagarjunasagar
    Answer: Damodar
  • 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 2005
    C)the year 1998
    D)the year 1990
    Answer: the year 1999
  • Q. Paper currency first started in India in
    A)1542
    B)1601
    C)1861
    D)1880
    Answer: 1861
  • 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. Who is the author of the book Man and Economics?
    A)Robert Mundel
    B)Myron Scholes
    C)Rudi Dornbusch
    D)George Akerlof
    Answer: Robert Mundel
  • 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. Project ‘Sankalp’ is associated with the elimination of:
    A)AIDS/HIV
    B)Both A and B
    C)Polio
    D)None of the above
    Answer: AIDS/HIV
  • 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. In pursuance with the recommendations of Narsimham Committee, the RBI has framed new guidelines
    A)to reduce the freedom given to banks to rationalize their existing branch network
    B)to govern entry of new private sector banks to make the banking sector more competitive
    C)to setup more foreign exchange banks
    D)to lend more easily for industrial development
    Answer: to govern entry of new private sector banks to make the banking sector more competitive
  • 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)Haryana
    C)Uttar Pradesh government
    D)none of the above
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh government
  • Q. In India, the first bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was
    A)Oudh Commercial Bank
    B)Punjab National Bank
    C)Hindustan Commercial Bank
    D)Punjab and Sind Bank
    Answer: Oudh Commercial Bank
  • Q. The chairman of 13th finance Commission was:
    A)K C Neogy
    B)Nand Kishore Singh
    C)Vijay L. Kelkar.
    D)Y V Reddy
    Answer: Vijay L. Kelkar.
  • 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)larger than government income
    C)zero
    D)negative
    Answer: equal to government income
  • Q. Earn While you Learn scheme has been launched by:
    A)Ministry of Youth
    B)Both A and B
    C)Ministry of Tourism
    D)None of these
    Answer: Ministry of Tourism
  • Q. With which country did India’s comprehensive Economic partnership Agreement come into effect on August 1, 2011?
    A)China
    B)Taiwan
    C)South Korea
    D)Japan
    Answer: Japan
  • 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

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