More Questions on Indian Economy
- Q. Which of the following is not viewed as a national debt?
A)Life Insurance Policies
B)Provident Fund
C)National Saving Certificate
D)Long-term Government Bonds
Answer: National Saving Certificate
- Q. The budget deficit means
A)difference between revenue receipts and revenue expenditure
B)the excess of total expenditure, including loans, net of lending over revenue receipts
C)difference between all receipts and all the expenditure
D)fiscal deficit less interest payments
Answer: difference between all receipts and all the expenditure
- Q. The Money Order system in India was introduced in the year :
A)1880
B)1999
C)1882
D)1904
Answer: 1880
- 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. 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. On which one of the following is the benefits received principle of taxation to achieve optimality bases?
A)Total benefit received
B)Marginal benefit received
C)Average benefit received
D)Ability to pay for the benefit
Answer: Ability to pay for the benefit
- Q. Resurgent India bonds were issued in US dollar, Pound Sterling and
A)Deutsche Mark
B)Japanese Yen
C)Euro
D)French Franc
Answer: Deutsche Mark
- Q. In April 1980 how many banks were nationalized?
A)eight banks
B)six banks
C)five banks
D)nine banks
Answer: six banks
- Q. In India, which one among the following formulates the fiscal policy?
A)Ministry of Finance
B)Planning Commission
C)Finance Commission
D)The Reserve Bank of India
Answer: Ministry of Finance
- Q. Income tax in India was introduced by:
A)James Wilson
B)William Jones
C)Nicholas Kaldor
D)Mahavir Tyagi
Answer: James Wilson
- Q. Indian state with highest road length is:
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Maharashtra
C)Rajasthan
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra
- 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. In the world in terms of Railway Network system India ranks:
A)first
B)second
C)fourth
D)third
Answer: fourth
- 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. 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. 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. 1,00,000 crores
C)Rs. 50,000 crores
D)Rs. 1,25,000 crores
Answer: Rs. 50,000 crores
- Q. The annual yield from which of the following Union Government taxes is the highest?
A)Corporation tax and income tax
B)Custom duties
C)Inheritance tax, wealth tax, interest tax and gift tax
D)Excise duties
Answer: Excise duties
- Q. Since the inception of the co-operative movement, rural credits has been
A)rationalized
B)institutionalized
C)cheapened
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- 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. 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)
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