More Questions on Indian Economy
- Q. Asia’s first Export processing Zone (EPZ) was established in:
A)Cochin
B)Kandla
C)Surat
D)Chennai
Answer: Kandla
- Q. Revenue of the state governments are raised from the following sources, except
A)expenditure tax
B)agricultural income tax
C)entertainment tax
D)land revenue
Answer: agricultural income tax
- Q. In the world in terms of Railway Network system India ranks:
A)first
B)fourth
C)second
D)third
Answer: fourth
- 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. In Global Hunger Index (GHI) India has been ranked at:
A)102nd place among 117 developing countries
B)96th place among 119 developing countries
C)105th place among 117 developing countries
D)109th place among 117 developing countries
Answer: 102nd place among 117 developing countries
- 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. Paper currency first started in India in
A)1542
B)1861
C)1601
D)1880
Answer: 1861
- Q. With which country did India’s comprehensive Economic partnership Agreement come into effect on August 1, 2011?
A)China
B)South Korea
C)Taiwan
D)Japan
Answer: Japan
- Q. Devaluation of currency leads to
A)increase in domestic prices
B)no impact on domestic prices
C)fall in domestic prices
D)erratic fluctuations in domestic prices
Answer: increase in domestic prices
- Q. Indian state with highest road length is:
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Rajasthan
C)Maharashtra
D)Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. In coal production, India ranks in the world:
A)First
B)Second
C)Third
D)Fourth
Answer: Second
- Q. The first fully Indian Bank is:
A)Central Bank of India
B)Canara Bank
C)Punjab National Bank
D)State Bank of India
Answer: Punjab National Bank
- 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. In April 1980 how many banks were nationalized?
A)eight banks
B)five banks
C)six banks
D)nine banks
Answer: six banks
- Q. National Rural Health mission was launched in:
A)August 2005
B)October 2005
C)April 2005
D)July 2005
Answer: April 2005
- Q. Finance Commission is constituted after every:
A)5 years
B)6 years
C)3 years
D)4 years
Answer: 5 years
- Q. The total number of national highways in the country is:
A)528
B)228
C)328
D)499
Answer: E
- Q. Meera Seth committee was associated with:
A)sex discrimination at work place
B)the development of handloom industry.
C)female foeticide
D)banking sector
Answer: the development of handloom industry.
- Q. Where was first gold refinery established?
A)Shirpur (Maharashtra)
B)Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
C)Bangalore (Karnataka)
D)Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Answer: Shirpur (Maharashtra)
- 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
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