Indian Economy

Q. Planning commission constituted a high level committee for financial sector reforms in August 2007 under the Chairmanship of:

A
Raghuram G. Rajan
B
Bimal Jalan
C
K.V. Kamath
D
None of these

Correct Answer

Raghuram G. Rajan

More Questions on Indian Economy

  • Q. In India, which one among the following formulates the fiscal policy?
    A)Ministry of Finance
    B)Finance Commission
    C)Planning Commission
    D)The Reserve Bank of India
    Answer: Ministry of Finance
  • 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)Textile Sector
    C)Iron and Steel Sector
    D)Telecommunication sector
    Answer: Textile Sector
  • Q. Which of the following is the most appropriate cause of export surplus?
    A)Country's stringent import policy
    B)Developments in national and international markets
    C)Country's exports promotion value
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Developments in national and international markets
  • Q. Deficit financing implies
    A)replacing new currency with worn out currency
    B)printing new currency notes
    C)public expenditure in excess of public revenue
    D)public revenue in excess of public expenditure
    Answer: public expenditure in excess of public revenue
  • Q. Which of the following is not viewed as a national debt?
    A)Life Insurance Policies
    B)National Saving Certificate
    C)Provident Fund
    D)Long-term Government Bonds
    Answer: National Saving Certificate
  • Q. Subsidies mean
    A)payment made by business enterprises to factors of production
    B)payment made by companies to shareholders
    C)payment by government for purchase of goods and services
    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. In India, inflation measured by the
    A)Consumers Price Index for urban non-manual workers
    B)Wholesale Price Index number
    C)Consumers Price Index for agricultural workers
    D)National Income Deflation
    Answer: Wholesale Price Index number
  • 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 setup more foreign exchange banks
    C)to govern entry of new private sector banks to make the banking sector more competitive
    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. 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. Short-term finance is usually for a period ranging up to
    A)10 months
    B)12 months
    C)5 months
    D)15 months
    Answer: 12 months
  • Q. At present, the number of nationalized banks are:
    A)17
    B)15
    C)19
    D)12
    Answer: 12
  • Q. Which state of India ranks first in milk production as per the data of the year 2009-10?
    A)Jharkhand
    B)Bihar
    C)Uttar Pradesh
    D)West Bengal
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. Devaluation of currency leads to
    A)increase in domestic prices
    B)fall in domestic prices
    C)no impact on domestic prices
    D)erratic fluctuations in domestic prices
    Answer: increase in domestic prices
  • Q. Paper currency first started in India in
    A)1542
    B)1601
    C)1861
    D)1880
    Answer: 1861
  • Q. The current price index (base 1960) is nearly 330. This means that
    A)the prices of certain selected items have gone up to 3-3 times
    B)weighted means of prices of certain item has increased 3-3 times
    C)all items cost 3-3 times more than what they did in 1960
    D)gold price has gone up 3-3 times
    Answer: weighted means of prices of certain item has increased 3-3 times
  • 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. In India, the first bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was
    A)Oudh Commercial Bank
    B)Hindustan Commercial Bank
    C)Punjab National Bank
    D)Punjab and Sind Bank
    Answer: Oudh Commercial Bank
  • 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. National expenditure includes
    A)investment expenditure
    B)government expenditure
    C)consumption expenditure
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above

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