Indian Economy

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

Correct Answer

Conservation of Forests

More Questions on Indian Economy

  • Q. Which of the following is not a part of machinery that settles industrial disputes?
    A)Works Committee
    B)Wage Court
    C)Conciliation officers
    D)Board of Conciliation
    Answer: Wage Court
  • 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. The co-operative credit societies have a
    A)three-tier structure
    B)four-tier structure
    C)two-tier structure
    D)five-tier structure
    Answer: three-tier structure
  • 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. In India the first bank of limited liability managed by Indian and founded in 1881 was:
    A)Hindustan Commercial Bank
    B)Punjab National Bank
    C)Oudh commercial Bank.
    D)Punjab and Sind Bank
    Answer: Oudh commercial Bank.
  • 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. 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. Foreign Direct Investment ceiling in the telecom sector have been raised from 74 percent to
    A)83 percent
    B)90 percent
    C)80 percent
    D)100 percent
    Answer: 100 percent
  • Q. Depreciation means
    A)closure of a plant due to labour trouble
    B)closure of a plant due to lock out
    C)loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear
    D)destruction of a plant in a fire accident
    Answer: loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear
  • Q. Devaluation of a currency means
    A)reduction in external value/exchange value of currency by the government
    B)fall in exchange value of a country by market forces
    C)reduction in currency value due to wear and tear
    D)all of the above
    Answer: reduction in external value/exchange value of currency by the government
  • Q. Paper currency first started in India in
    A)1542
    B)1861
    C)1601
    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)all items cost 3-3 times more than what they did in 1960
    C)weighted means of prices of certain item has increased 3-3 times
    D)gold price has gone up 3-3 times
    Answer: weighted means of prices of certain item has increased 3-3 times
  • Q. Finance Commission is constituted after every:
    A)5 years
    B)6 years
    C)3 years
    D)4 years
    Answer: 5 years
  • Q. The ARDC is now a branch of the
    A)NABARD
    B)IDBI
    C)RBI
    D)SDBI
    Answer: NABARD
  • 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)zero
    C)larger than government income
    D)negative
    Answer: equal to government income
  • 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. 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 share of road transport in total transportation of the country is:
    A)70%
    B)75%
    C)60%
    D)80%
    Answer: 80%
  • Q. In India, the state which has the largest forest cover is:
    A)Arunachal Pradesh
    B)Chattisgarh
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Odisha
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. In the world in terms of Railway Network system India ranks:
    A)first
    B)second
    C)fourth
    D)third
    Answer: fourth

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