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151.

From the following which is not a direct tax:

A. Tax income
B. Tax on wealth
C. Tax on expenditure
D. Tax on entertainment
Answer» B. Tax on wealth
152.

India is a:

A. Developed country
B. Under developed Country
C. Developing country
D. None
Answer» D. None
153.

The initial name of the decentralized planning in Kerala is:

A. People's Plan Campaign
B. Kerala Development Plan
C. Both
D. None
Answer» B. Kerala Development Plan
154.

The percentage contribution of tourism to the state economy in2010‐11 is:

A. 7%
B. 8%
C. 6%
D. 9%
Answer» E.
155.

Which of the following Five Year Plans was terminated one year before its completion?

A. Second
B. Third
C. Fourth
D. Fifth
Answer» E.
156.

Cost – push inflation arises due to:

A. Rise in wages
B. Rise in the prices of raw materials
C. Rise in profit
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
157.

The Green Revolution is otherwise known as :

A. White Revolution
B. Blue Revolution
C. Wheat Revolution
D. None
Answer» D. None
158.

The long term unemployment is measured by

A. Usual Status
B. Current Weekly Status
C. Current daily Status
D. None
Answer» B. Current Weekly Status
159.

The growth rate of Kerala economy in 2010‐11 is:

A. 8.7
B. 7.8
C. 6.9
D. 9.13
Answer» E.
160.

The Eighth Five Year Plan gave priority to:

A. Industrial growth
B. Promotion of exports
C. Increasing agricultural productivity
D. Employment generation
Answer» E.
161.

The district with largest number of out‐migrants from Kerala is:

A. Kottayam
B. Ernakulam
C. Palakkad
D. Malappuram
Answer» D. Malappuram
162.

The concept of functional finance was first developed by:

A. Hugh Dalton
B. Taussig
C. A.P. Lerner
D. None the above.
Answer» D. None the above.
163.

In the case of a ‘full bodied money’:

A. Intrinsic value is less than face value
B. Intrinsic value is equal to face value
C. Intrinsic value is greater than face value
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Intrinsic value is greater than face value
164.

The contribution of Primary sector to GDP in 2011‐12 is:

A. 13.9
B. 14.5
C. 56.5
D. 29.1
Answer» B. 14.5
165.

Food Corporation of India was established in the year:

A. 1960
B. 1966
C. 1965
D. 1969
Answer» D. 1969
166.

According to 2010‐11 estimates the percent of people worked with agriculture is:

A. 80.5%
B. 52.1%
C. 27%
D. 23%
Answer» C. 27%
167.

The Critical limit Hypothesis was explained by:

A. Wiseman
B. A. Wagner
C. Colin Clark
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
168.

The period of the First Five Year plan was from :

A. 1950‐51 to 1954‐55
B. 1951‐52 to 1955‐56
C. 1952‐53 to 1956‐57
D. None of these
Answer» C. 1952‐53 to 1956‐57
169.

Eighth Five Year Plan covered the period:

A. 1990‐95
B. 1989‐94
C. 1991‐96
D. 1992‐97
Answer» E.
170.

The first attempt to initiate economic planning in India was made by:

A. Balwantrai Mehta
B. Vallabhbhai Patel
C. M. Visvesvaraya
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer» D. Jawaharlal Nehru
171.

The targeted growth rate of agriculture in the 11 th Five Year Plan:

A. 3.3%
B. 2.5%
C. 4%
D. 9%
Answer» D. 9%
172.

Which one is the least important exportable item of agriculture sector?

A. Tea
B. Sugar
C. spices
D. Vegetables
Answer» E.
173.

In India the standard money is

A. Gold coins
B. Rupee
C. Dollar
D. Paisa
Answer» C. Dollar
174.

Who among the following authored the book 'Planned Economy for India' in 19

A. D.R. Gadgil
B. M.N. Roy
C. M. Viswesvaraya
D. V.K.R.V Roy
Answer» D. V.K.R.V Roy
175.

The main model that formed the basis of the strategy of the Second Five Year Plan was formulated by :

A. V.K. R.V. Rao
B. PC. Mahalonobis
C. Dr.Gadgil
D. P.R.Brahamandas
Answer» C. Dr.Gadgil
176.

According to Mixed Recall period India’s Poverty in 2004‐05 is

A. 36%
B. 27.5%
C. 21.8%
D. None
Answer» D. None
177.

According to 2001 census the rate of urbanisation in India is:

A. 72.2%
B. 27.8%
C. 32.5%
D. 45.2%
Answer» C. 32.5%
178.

Which of the following are direct taxes:

A. Gift tax
B. Corporation tax
C. Income tax
D. All of the above.
Answer» E.
179.

Among the following states which has the highest HDI value?

A. Goa
B. Punjab
C. Kerala
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer» D. Tamil Nadu
180.

‐‐‐‐‐‐ is not an example of ‘near money’

A. Bill of exchange
B. Treasury bills
C. Bond
D. Currency notes
Answer» E.
181.

Which productive sector shows highest growth rate in India in 2011‐12

A. Agriculture
B. Industry
C. Service
D. None
Answer» D. None
182.

When income of the government is greater than its expenditure, the budget is:

A. balanced
B. surplus
C. deficit
D. none of the above
Answer» C. deficit
183.

The ongoing weakening of Rupee against Dollar will cause

A. Indian exports to US will rise
B. Indian exports to US will fall
C. Import from US to India will remain constant
D. Indian exports to US remain constant
Answer» B. Indian exports to US will fall
184.

All taxes come under:

A. Capital receipts
B. Public debt
C. Revenue receipts
D. Both (b) and (c).
Answer» D. Both (b) and (c).
185.

According to Tendulkar committee India’s poverty in 2004‐05 is:

A. 37.2%
B. 27.5%
C. 21.6%
D. None
Answer» B. 27.5%
186.

India’s rank according to HDI in 2011 is

A. 127
B. 134
C. 130
D. 124
Answer» C. 130
187.

Relative poverty is basically related with

A. Poor
B. Rich
C. Both
D. None
Answer» C. Both
188.

If a small change in price leads to infinitely large change in quantity demanded, then the demand is:

A. Perfectly elastic
B. Perfectly inelastic
C. Elastic
D. Inelastic
Answer» B. Perfectly inelastic
189.

Increase in output less than proportional to increase in inputs is called:

A. Increasing returns
B. Constant returns
C. Diminishing returns
D. Marginal returns
Answer» D. Marginal returns
190.

In the case of diminishing returns to scale, a given proportionate increase in all factors causes

A. A more than proportionate increase in output
B. An equal proportionate increase in output
C. A less than proportionate increase in output
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
191.

Supply curve represents -------- relationship between quantity and price

A. Direct
B. Inverse
C. Either direct or inverse
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Inverse
192.

Equilibrium in the economy is settled by ---------, according to the Classicals.

A. Centralized planning
B. Price mechanism
C. Both the planning and price mechanism
D. None of these
Answer» C. Both the planning and price mechanism
193.

Relation between price of a commodity and demand for another commodity is measured by:

A. Price elasticity
B. Income elasticity
C. Cross elasticity
D. Elasticity of substitution
Answer» D. Elasticity of substitution
194.

The wants of the people are

A. Limited
B. Satiable
C. Unlimited
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
195.

In a horizontal straight line demand curve, the price elasticity of demand is:

A. Unity
B. Infinity
C. Zero
D. Less than one
Answer» C. Zero
196.

The distribution of national product among the members of the society is the problem of:

A. What to produce
B. How to produce
C. For whom to produce
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
197.

If a positively sloped linear supply curve passes through the origin, the elasticity of supply is

A. Inelastic
B. Elastic
C. Unitary elastic
D. Perfectly elastic
Answer» D. Perfectly elastic
198.

If the income elasticity of demand is greater than one, then the commodity is:

A. Necessity
B. Luxury
C. Inferior
D. Non-related commodity
Answer» B. Luxury
199.

From the position of stable equilibrium, the market supply of a commodity decreases, while the market demand remains unchanged, then:

A. Equilibrium price falls
B. Equilibrium quantity rises
C. Both equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity decreases
D. Equilibrium price rises, but equilibrium quantity falls
Answer» E.
200.

Name the economist who analyses the subject matter of economics into two branches: micro economic analysis and macro economic analysis.

A. Adam Smith
B. Alfred Marshall
C. Ragner Frisch
D. P A Samuelson
Answer» D. P A Samuelson