More Questions on Indian Economy
- 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. If the RBI adopted an expansionist open market operations policy, this means that it will
A)sell securities in the open market
B)offer commercial banks more credit in the open market
C)buy securities from non-government holders
D)openly announce to the market that it intends to expand credit
Answer: offer commercial banks more credit in the open market
- Q. Debenture holders of a company are its
A)creditors
B)shareholders
C)debtors
D)directors
Answer: creditors
- Q. The co-operative credit societies have a
A)three-tier structure
B)two-tier structure
C)four-tier structure
D)five-tier structure
Answer: three-tier structure
- Q. India changed over to the decimal system of coinage in
A)April 1957
B)April 1995
C)April 1958
D)April 1959
Answer: April 1957
- Q. National Income estimates in India is prepared by:
A)Reserve Bank Of India
B)Planning Commission
C)Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)
D)Indian Statistical Institute
Answer: Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)
- Q. Planning commission constituted a high level committee for financial sector reforms in August 2007 under the Chairmanship of:
A)Raghuram G. Rajan
B)K.V. Kamath
C)Bimal Jalan
D)None of these
Answer: Raghuram G. Rajan
- 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?
A)Essar Oil
B)GAIL
C)Reliance Energy
D)ONGC
Answer: Essar Oil
- Q. Open market operation is a part of:
A)Debit Policy
B)Deposit Policy
C)Credit Policy
D)None of these
Answer: Credit Policy
- Q. The Indian state which was the first to release state level Human Development Report in 1995 was:
A)Maharashtra
B)Kerala
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. In coal production, India ranks in the world:
A)First
B)Second
C)Third
D)Fourth
Answer: Second
- Q. The Money Order system in India was introduced in the year :
A)1880
B)1882
C)1999
D)1904
Answer: 1880
- 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)Food processing
C)Chemicals other than fertilizers
D)Telecommunication
Answer: Telecommunication
- Q. In India, inflation measured by the
A)Consumers Price Index for urban non-manual workers
B)Consumers Price Index for agricultural workers
C)Wholesale Price Index number
D)National Income Deflation
Answer: Wholesale Price Index number
- 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. In India, the second largest provider of employment after agriculture is:
A)Chemical Sector
B)Iron and Steel Sector
C)Textile Sector
D)Telecommunication sector
Answer: Textile Sector
- 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. Excise duty is a tax levied on the
A)export of goods
B)production of goods
C)import of goods
D)sale of goods
Answer: production of goods
- Q. What is the objective of ‘Sangam Yojna 1996’?
A)To make Ganga water pollution free
B)To make Sangam region of Allahabad more attractive for tourists
C)To increase the welfare of the disabled
D)To unite, various groups of Hindus
Answer: To increase the welfare of the disabled
- Q. Asia’s first Export processing Zone (EPZ) was established in:
A)Cochin
B)Kandla
C)Surat
D)Chennai
Answer: Kandla
- Geography
- History
- Indian Culture
- Indian Economy
- Indian Politics
- Indian Railway
- Sports
- State