Q. Which of the following is not an undertaking under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways?

Correct Answer

Indian Railways Construction Company Limited

More Questions on Indian Economy

  • Q. The first wholly Indian Bank was set up in
    A)1894
    B)1794
    C)1896
    D)1902
    Answer: 1894
  • Q. Development expenditure of the Central government does not include
    A)expenditure on economic services
    B)expenditure on social and community services
    C)defence expenditure
    D)grant to states
    Answer: defence expenditure
  • 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. Since independence, both development and non-development expenditures have increased; the increase in the former being a little more than in the other. Non-development expenditure involves I=interest payments II=subsidies III=defence IV=irrigation
    A)I
    B)I, II, III
    C)I, II
    D)II, III, IV
    Answer: I, II, III
  • 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. Which company has started a rural marketing network called e-Chaupals?
    A)Dabur
    B)ITC
    C)Procor and Gamble
    D)Hindustan liver
    Answer: ITC
  • 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 Foreign Exchange Management Act(FEMA) was passed in:
    A)the year 2005
    B)the year 2000
    C)the year 1999
    D)the year 2002
    Answer: the year 1999
  • 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. If all the banks in an economy are nationalized and converted into a monopoly bank, the total deposits
    A)will increase
    B)will neither increase nor decrease
    C)will decrease
    D)None of the above
    Answer: will neither increase nor decrease
  • Q. The central banking functions in India are performed by the I=Central Bank of India II=Reserve Bank of India III=State Bank of India IV=Punjab National Bank
    A)II
    B)I
    C)I, II
    D)II, III
    Answer: II
  • Q. In the second nationalization of commercial banks, ___ banks were nationalized.
    A)5
    B)4
    C)6
    D)8
    Answer: 6
  • Q. As per the targets of 11th Five year Plan (2007-12) Mortality Rate (2012) has been targeted at:
    A)1 per 10000 births
    B)1 per 1000 births
    C)1 per 100 births
    D)1 per 10 births
    Answer: 1 per 1000 births
  • Q. What is the objective of ‘Sangam Yojna 1996’?
    A)To make Ganga water pollution free
    B)To increase the welfare of the disabled
    C)To make Sangam region of Allahabad more attractive for tourists
    D)To unite, various groups of Hindus
    Answer: To increase the welfare of the disabled
  • Q. The ARDC is now a branch of the
    A)NABARD
    B)RBI
    C)IDBI
    D)SDBI
    Answer: NABARD
  • Q. The first fully Indian Bank is:
    A)Central Bank of India
    B)Punjab National Bank
    C)Canara Bank
    D)State Bank of India
    Answer: Punjab National Bank
  • Q. Paper currency first started in India in
    A)1542
    B)1601
    C)1861
    D)1880
    Answer: 1861
  • Q. National food for Work programme aimed at intensifying the generation of supplementary wage employment was launched in:
    A)September 2003
    B)November 2004
    C)October 2004
    D)January 2004
    Answer: November 2004
  • Q. On July 12, 1982, the ARDC was merged into
    A)NABARD
    B)RBI
    C)EXIM Bank
    D)None of the above
    Answer: NABARD
  • Q. In April 1980 how many banks were nationalized?
    A)eight banks
    B)six banks
    C)five banks
    D)nine banks
    Answer: six banks

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