More Questions on Indian Economy
- 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. The ARDC is now a branch of the
A)NABARD
B)RBI
C)IDBI
D)SDBI
Answer: NABARD
- Q. The share of road transport in total transportation of the country is:
A)70%
B)60%
C)75%
D)80%
Answer: 80%
- Q. Notes on which denomination has the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi printed on them?
A)500 rupee
B)1000 rupee
C)100 rupee
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The annual yield from which of the following Union Government taxes is the highest?
A)Corporation tax and income tax
B)Inheritance tax, wealth tax, interest tax and gift tax
C)Custom duties
D)Excise duties
Answer: Excise duties
- Q. Finance Commission is constituted after every:
A)5 years
B)6 years
C)3 years
D)4 years
Answer: 5 years
- Q. Unit Trust of India (UTI) was bifurcated (into UTI-I and UTI-II) in:
A)the year 2000
B)the year 2003
C)the year 2005
D)the year 2001
Answer: the year 2003
- Q. Where was first gold refinery established?
A)Shirpur (Maharashtra)
B)Bangalore (Karnataka)
C)Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
D)Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Answer: Shirpur (Maharashtra)
- 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. The first wholly Indian Bank was set up in
A)1894
B)1896
C)1794
D)1902
Answer: 1894
- Q. Rice, Millet (Jawar-Bajra ), Maize and cotton is the group which belongs to:
A)Kharif crop
B)Rabi crop
C)Both A and B
D)None of the above
Answer: Kharif crop
- Q. Aam Admi Bima Yojana was launched on:
A)March 5, 2009
B)March 10, 2008
C)November 14, 2011
D)October 2, 2007
Answer: October 2, 2007
- Q. Project ‘Sankalp’ is associated with the elimination of:
A)AIDS/HIV
B)Polio
C)Both A and B
D)None of the above
Answer: AIDS/HIV
- 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. Monopolies and restrictive Trade practices (MRTP) act was passed in:
A)1969
B)1971
C)1970
D)1968
Answer: 1969
- Q. The budget deficit means
A)difference between revenue receipts and revenue expenditure
B)difference between all receipts and all the expenditure
C)the excess of total expenditure, including loans, net of lending over revenue receipts
D)fiscal deficit less interest payments
Answer: difference between all receipts and all the expenditure
- Q. SEBI which was established in April 1988 stands for:
A)Securities and Exchange Board of India
B)Securities and Exchange Bureau of India
C)Share and Exchange Board of India
D)Security and Economic Board of India
Answer: Securities and Exchange Board of India
- Q. The Ministry and programme Implementation – as an independent Ministry came into existence on :
A)January 15, 1998
B)September 15, 1999
C)October 15, 1999
D)June 15, 1999
Answer: October 15, 1999
- Q. What was the central theme of the Chipko Movement started by Sunderlal Bahuguna in 1973?
A)Conservation of river water
B)Conservation of Forests
C)Protection of birds
D)Protection of cheetals
Answer: Conservation of Forests
- Q. Asia’s first Export processing Zone (EPZ) was established in:
A)Cochin
B)Kandla
C)Surat
D)Chennai
Answer: Kandla
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