Q. Which of the following is the first Indian private company to sign an accord with Government of Myanmar for oil exploration in two offshore blocks in that country?

Correct Answer

Essar Oil

More Questions on Indian Economy

  • 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)larger than government income
    C)zero
    D)negative
    Answer: equal to government income
  • Q. In coal production, India ranks in the world:
    A)First
    B)Third
    C)Second
    D)Fourth
    Answer: Second
  • Q. Reserve Bank of India will soon release plastic notes in circulation will be of :
    A)Rs 20 notes
    B)Rs 100 notes
    C)Rs 50 notes
    D)Rs 10 notes
    Answer: Rs 10 notes
  • Q. States earn maximum revenue through
    A)custom revenue
    B)land revenue
    C)commercial taxes
    D)excise duties on intoxicants
    Answer: commercial taxes
  • Q. In India, the state which has the largest forest cover is:
    A)Arunachal Pradesh
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)Chattisgarh
    D)Odisha
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • 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. The share of road transport in total transportation of the country is:
    A)70%
    B)60%
    C)75%
    D)80%
    Answer: 80%
  • Q. National Electricity Policy envisages elimination of power shortage by 2012 through addition of:
    A)75000 Megawatt
    B)100000 Megawatt.
    C)50000 Megawatt
    D)125000 Megawatt
    Answer: 100000 Megawatt.
  • Q. If the RBI adopted an expansionist open market operations policy, this means that it will
    A)sell securities in the open market
    B)buy securities from non-government holders
    C)offer commercial banks more credit in the open market
    D)openly announce to the market that it intends to expand credit
    Answer: offer commercial banks more credit in the open market
  • Q. Who is responsible for establishing and maintaining astound and efficient accounting and financial reporting system in India?
    A)NITI Ayog
    B)The Comptroller General of Accounts
    C)RBI
    D)None of these
    Answer: The Comptroller General of Accounts
  • Q. At present, the number of nationalized banks are:
    A)17
    B)19
    C)15
    D)12
    Answer: 12
  • 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. In the last one decade, which one among the following sectors has attracted the highest foreign direct investment inflows into India?
    A)Services sector
    B)Chemicals other than fertilizers
    C)Food processing
    D)Telecommunication
    Answer: Telecommunication
  • Q. On which one of the following is the benefits received principle of taxation to achieve optimality bases?
    A)Total benefit received
    B)Average benefit received
    C)Marginal benefit received
    D)Ability to pay for the benefit
    Answer: Ability to pay for the benefit
  • 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 currency will be more beneficial if
    A)prices of exports remain constant
    B)prices of domestic goods remain constant
    C)prices of imports remains constant
    D)prices of exports rise proportionately
    Answer: prices of exports remain constant
  • Q. Revenue of the state governments are raised from the following sources, except
    A)expenditure tax
    B)entertainment tax
    C)agricultural income tax
    D)land revenue
    Answer: agricultural income tax
  • Q. In November 2007, the finance commission constituted by the president of India was:
    A)Tenth
    B)Ninth
    C)Thirteenth
    D)Eleventh
    Answer: Thirteenth
  • 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. Meera Seth committee was associated with:
    A)sex discrimination at work place
    B)female foeticide
    C)the development of handloom industry.
    D)banking sector
    Answer: the development of handloom industry.

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