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

Correct Answer

Raghuram G. Rajan

More Questions on Indian Economy

  • Q. If the fiscal deficit of the Union Government is Rs. 75,000 crores relending to State is Rs. 25,000 crores, interest payments are Rs. 25,000 crores, what is the amount of the primary deficit?
    A)Rs. 25,000 crores
    B)Rs. 50,000 crores
    C)Rs. 1,00,000 crores
    D)Rs. 1,25,000 crores
    Answer: Rs. 50,000 crores
  • Q. Devaluation of a currency means
    A)reduction in external value/exchange value of currency by the government
    B)reduction in currency value due to wear and tear
    C)fall in exchange value of a country by market forces
    D)all of the above
    Answer: reduction in external value/exchange value of currency by the government
  • Q. Deficit financing means that the government borrows money from the
    A)local bodies
    B)RBI
    C)big businessmen
    D)IMF
    Answer: RBI
  • 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. The first Apparel Park in India has been established in:
    A)Tirupur (Tamil Nadu)
    B)Both A and B
    C)Punalur (Kerala)
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Tirupur (Tamil Nadu)
  • Q. The first multi–purpose river valley project of independent India is:
    A)Damodar
    B)Hirakud
    C)Bhakra-Nangal
    D)Nagarjunasagar
    Answer: Damodar
  • Q. A proportion of the total deposits and reserves of the commercial banks that is to be kept with the Central Bank (RBI) on liquid form as a measure of control of RBI over the Commercial Banks is known as:
    A)Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
    B)Bank rate
    C)Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
    D)Mandatory deposit
    Answer: Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
  • Q. The Twenty Point programme (TPP) conceived with the objective of improving quality of life of people was first initiated in:
    A)1986
    B)1982
    C)2006
    D)1975
    Answer: 1975
  • Q. Which of the following is the most appropriate cause of export surplus?
    A)Country's stringent import policy
    B)Country's exports promotion value
    C)Developments in national and international markets
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Developments in national and international markets
  • 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. As per the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) Economic Outlook 2011-12, Indian economy is expected to expand by:
    A)8.0% in 2011-12
    B)8.2% in 2011-12
    C)8.5% in 2011-12
    D)7.8% in 2011-12
    Answer: 8.0% in 2011-12
  • Q. National Income estimates in India is prepared by:
    A)Reserve Bank Of India
    B)Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)
    C)Planning Commission
    D)Indian Statistical Institute
    Answer: Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)
  • Q. At present, the number of nationalized banks are:
    A)17
    B)19
    C)15
    D)12
    Answer: 12
  • 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. The condition of indirect taxes in the country’s revenue is approximately
    A)75 percent
    B)80 percent
    C)70 percent
    D)86 percent
    Answer: 86 percent
  • Q. Excess of Total Expenditure over total Receipts is :
    A)Surplus Budget
    B)Balanced Budget
    C)Deficit Budget
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Deficit Budget
  • Q. One of the reasons for India’s occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that
    A)productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce people to stay with agriculture
    B)ceiling on land holdings have enabled more people to own land and hence their preference to stay wit
    C)investment pattern has been directed towards capital intensive industries
    D)people are largely unaware of the significance of transition from agriculture to industry for econom
    Answer: investment pattern has been directed towards capital intensive industries
  • Q. Open market operation is a part of:
    A)Debit Policy
    B)Deposit Policy
    C)Credit Policy
    D)None of these
    Answer: Credit Policy
  • Q. Gross domestic capital formation is defined as
    A)expenditure incurred on physical assets only
    B)production exceeding demand
    C)flow of expenditure devoted to increased or maintaining of the capital stock
    D)net addition to stock after depreciation
    Answer: net addition to stock after depreciation
  • 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.

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