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801.

The Economic Survey of India is published every year by the official

A. by finance ministry
B. by planning commission
C. by ministry of industry
D. by Reserve Bank of India
Answer» B. by planning commission
802.

R. b. Mother Where is the headquarter of -

A. Delhi
B. Kolkata
C. Mumbai
D. Chennai
Answer» D. Chennai
803.

License to open a new branch of the bank. . . . . . . . . . . is given by -

A. Finance Ministry
B. Indian Banks Association
C. R. b. Mother
D. state government
Answer» D. state government
804.

The largest bank of India is-

A. Reserve Bank of India
B. State Bank of India
C. Central Bank Of India
D. bank of india
Answer» B. State Bank of India
805.

Issues currency notes in India -

A. Finance Ministry
B. finance secretary
C. State Bank of India
D. Reserve Bank of India
Answer» E.
806.

Who controls the credit generated by commercial banks?

A. State Bank of India
B. Reserve Bank of India
C. finance ministry
D. Indian government
Answer» C. finance ministry
807.

The function of Reserve Bank of India is not-

A. currency note issue
B. currency planning
C. Take control of all the banks in India
D. credit to exporters
Answer» E.
808.

Gilt edged market is related to-

A. mutilated old currency notes
B. Gold - Silver / Bullion
C. government securities
D. corporate debenture
Answer» D. corporate debenture
809.

Which of the following bank India is the central bank of India?

A. State Bank Of India
B. bank of india
C. Union Bank Of India
D. Reserve Bank of India
Answer» E.
810.

Which one is called the bank of banks in India?

A. Reserve Bank of India
B. State Bank of India
C. back of india
D. Central Bank Of India
Answer» B. State Bank of India
811.

In July 1991, the Indian rupee was devalued in two phases. In the first phase, the devaluation of the Indian rupee to the US dollar was

A. 20 percent
B. 21 percent
C. 22 percent
D. 23 percent
Answer» B. 21 percent
812.

In which year Indian Rupee was devalued in two phases -

A. in 1949
B. in 1966
C. in 1991
D. in 1994
Answer» D. in 1994
813.

In which year was the last devaluation of Indian Rupee done?

A. in 1966
B. in 1991
C. in 1994
D. in 2000
Answer» C. in 1994
814.

In which year was the Indian Rupee first devalued?

A. in 1949
B. in 1966
C. in 1991
D. in 1994
Answer» B. in 1966
815.

How many times Indian Rupee has been devalued till now?

A. Once
B. twice
C. three times
D. four times
Answer» D. four times
816.

When was Rupee declared fully convertible in current accounts?

A. on August 19, 1992
B. on August 19, 1994
C. On March 30, 1994
D. On March 30, 1995
Answer» C. On March 30, 1994
817.

Presently, full convertibility of Rupee is applicable in India on the basis of balance of payments –

A. on business account only
B. on capital account
C. on current account
D. on all of these
Answer» D. on all of these
818.

Indian currency made fully convertible

A. In the Union Budget of 1992 - 93
B. In the Union Budget of 1993 - 94
C. In the Union Budget of 1994 - 95
D. In the Union Budget of 1995 - 96
Answer» C. In the Union Budget of 1994 - 95
819.

The largest part of India's foreign exchange is spent on

A. on import of food grains
B. on import of iron and steel
C. on import of petroleum
D. on the import of technical knowledge
Answer» D. on the import of technical knowledge
820.

The official exchange rate of Indian currencyrupeeis related to -

A. From the pound sterling
B. by dollar
C. s . D . R. from
D. Selected foreign exchange
Answer» E.
821.

The most accepted definition of black money is -

A. This is illegal income
B. These are undisclosed and concealed income
C. These are incomes that are not justified
D. It is the income on which tax has not been evaded
Answer» E.
822.

Indicates the purpose of devaluation -

A. export promotion
B. import incentive
C. black money control
D. deficit budget restrictions
Answer» B. import incentive
823.

When was the first letter-currency movement started in India?

A. 1542 AD
B. 1601 AD
C. 1680 AD
D. 1806 AD
Answer» E.
824.

The meaning of the word invaluable is -

A. Decreasing the value of the indigenous currency against the other currency
B. increase the value of the domestic currency
C. Issuance of new currency in exchange for indigenous currency
D. none in suitable
Answer» B. increase the value of the domestic currency
825.

Which component has contributed majorly to the growth of India's foreign exchange reserves?

A. devaluation of rupee
B. direct and indirect foreign investment
C. full convertibility of rupee
D. all of which
Answer» E.
826.

Zero rate of inflation must be considered in the year when -

A. Zero annual rate of inflation for each week of the year
B. Decrease the annual rate of inflation every week of the year
C. Inflation rate increased and decreased in the year
D. Keep the annual rate of inflation constant for each week of the year
Answer» B. Decrease the annual rate of inflation every week of the year
827.

What causes inflation?

A. decline in production
B. Increase in money supply and decline in production
C. increase in money supply
D. increase in production
Answer» D. increase in production
828.

Inflation in India is measured by -

A. by wholesale price index
B. By Consumer Price Index for Urban Non-Workers
C. by consumer price index for agricultural workers
D. national income by deflation
Answer» B. By Consumer Price Index for Urban Non-Workers
829.

The simultaneous presence of high rate of inflation and high rate of unemployment is called

A. Stalemate
B. stagflation
C. floating inflation
D. Inflation
Answer» C. floating inflation
830.

Which is used to find inflation in India?

A. consumer price Index
B. Product price index
C. wholesale price index
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
831.

Inflation can be checked by-

A. savings budget
B. increase in direct taxation
C. cut government expenditure
D. all of which
Answer» E.
832.

Which of the following is the class which suffers the most due to inflation?

A. debtors
B. creditors
C. merchant class
D. holder of real assets
Answer» C. merchant class
833.

Inflation market commodities -

A. become cheaper,
B. get expensive
C. don't match at all
D. meet in abundance
Answer» C. don't match at all
834.

Currency contraction is caused by -

A. shortfall in the supply of goods and services relative to the money supply
B. decrease in imports compared to exports
C. decrease in the supply of money relative to the supply of goods and services
D. none of the suitable
Answer» D. none of the suitable
835.

In deficit financing, the gap between expenditure and revenue is bridged by printing extra paper money. The purpose of this strategy is economic development. But if it fails then what situation arises from it?

A. currency contraction
B. currency devaluation
C. inflation
D. currency deflation
Answer» D. currency deflation
836.

Benefit from inflation

A. Saver
B. lender
C. indebted to
D. pension recipient
Answer» D. pension recipient
837.

The arrangement in which the value of money falls and the prices rise is called-

A. inflation
B. currency deflation
C. Recession
D. amotivation
Answer» B. currency deflation
838.

The process of ever increasing prices is

A. Recession
B. overproduction
C. inflation
D. currency deflation
Answer» D. currency deflation
839.

The state of the economy in which there is a recession along with inflation is called-

A. inflation
B. stagflation
C. amortization
D. reflection
Answer» C. amortization
840.

Which of the following is not helpful in controlling money supply?

A. free market policy
B. currency reserve ratio
C. bank rate policy
D. Change in Margin Requirement
Answer» B. currency reserve ratio
841.

The currency of which countries is usually hard currency?

A. of developing countries
B. of developed countries
C. of underdeveloped countries
D. of less developed countries
Answer» C. of underdeveloped countries
842.

Cheap money means -

A. easy availability of the country's currency in the international markets
B. Loans available at low interest rates to industries, businesses and consumers in the country
C. To make loans available at higher interest rates to industries, businesses and consumers in the country.
D. the availability of foreign exchange cheaply relative to the former
Answer» B. Loans available at low interest rates to industries, businesses and consumers in the country
843.

The legal currency of India is -

A. euro
B. Rupee
C. Dollar
D. Pound sterling
Answer» C. Dollar
844.

The introduction of new currency by the government by abolishing the old currency is called -

A. devaluation
B. Monetization
C. currency contraction
D. inflation
Answer» C. currency contraction
845.

What is hawala

A. full knowledge of a subject
B. Illegal trading of foreign exchange
C. Illegal transaction of securities in the stock market
D. tax evasion
Answer» C. Illegal transaction of securities in the stock market
846.

The currency in which the creditor cannot legally refuse to accept the payment is called-

A. legal currency
B. hard currency
C. easy money
D. hot currency
Answer» B. hard currency
847.

The propounders of the law of the market were -

A. records
B. J. b. from.
C. a . C . drink
D. Malthus
Answer» C. a . C . drink
848.

Hard currency means -

A. a currency whose supply is less than the demand
B. money that has more supply than demand
C. a currency whose supply and demand are both constant
D. none of the suitable
Answer» B. money that has more supply than demand
849.

resham's lawis related to which of the following -

A. consumption and demand
B. supply and demand
C. currency circulation
D. deficit economy
Answer» D. deficit economy
850.

Money creates money itself- Who introduced this definition -

A. marshal
B. Crowther
C. kroomer
D. hanson
Answer» D. hanson