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1151.

Major part of foreign exchange is spent in India?

A. on import of food grains
B. based on technical knowledge
C. on import of petroleum
D. on iron and steel imports
Answer» D. on iron and steel imports
1152.

Inflation can be checked by which of the following?

A. direct savings budget
B. cut government expenditure
C. increase in taxation
D. all these
Answer» E.
1153.

What is the national income of India estimated?

A. by finance ministry
B. by Reserve Bank of India
C. By the Central Statistical Organization
D. by planning commission
Answer» D. by planning commission
1154.

Market commodities with inflation?

A. gets cheaper
B. comes in abundance
C. don't get it at all
D. gets expensive
Answer» E.
1155.

Which is the largest bank of India?

A. Reserve Bank of India
B. Bank of India
C. State Bank of India
D. Central Bank Of India
Answer» B. Bank of India
1156.

The stage in which the value of money falls and the prices rise is called?

A. inflation
B. Recession
C. currency deflation
D. none of these
Answer» B. Recession
1157.

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

A. inflation
B. reflection
C. stagflation
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
1158.

How can inflation be controlled permanently?

A. reduce prices
B. increase export tax
C. tax increase
D. growth tax control of money supply
Answer» E.
1159.

What is the current base year for estimating GDP at constant prices in India?

A. 1999-2000
B. 2000-2001
C. 2002-2003
D. 2006-2007
Answer» B. 2000-2001
1160.

Which state has the highest incidence of poverty?

A. Bihar and Orissa
B. Bihar and Jharkhand
C. Bihar and M. Q.
D. Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
Answer» B. Bihar and Jharkhand
1161.

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

A. hard currency
B. legal currency
C. easy money
D. hot currency
Answer» C. easy money
1162.

Which formula does the Planning Commission use to estimate poverty at the state and national levels?

A. Dandekar and Rath
B. D. T. Lakdawala
C. NS. s. minhas
D. none of these
Answer» C. NS. s. minhas
1163.

In which category India has been placed in UNDP's Human Development Report?

A. Medium Human Development Range
B. High human development category
C. Lower human development category
D. Very low human development category
Answer» B. High human development category
1164.

On the basis of whose surveys the Planning Commission assesses the people below the poverty line?

A. National Sample Survey Organization
B. Reserve Bank of India
C. Central Statistical Organization
D. none of these
Answer» B. Reserve Bank of India
1165.

Which one of the following is not a way to reduce inequality?

A. liberalization of economy
B. land reform
C. taxation
D. Minimum Needs Program
Answer» B. land reform
1166.

The contribution of which sector to the national income has decreased during the plan period?

A. Agriculture
B. manufacturing
C. banking
D. transportation
Answer» B. manufacturing
1167.

Which type of unemployment problem remains a very serious problem in the country at present?

A. urban unemployment
B. rural unemployment
C. educated unemployment
D. open unemployment
Answer» D. open unemployment
1168.

Which of the following is not included in the Human Development Index?

A. Life expectancy
B. adult literacy
C. real per capita income
D. social inequality
Answer» E.
1169.

What is the nature of unemployment in India?

A. educated unemployment
B. open unemployment
C. cyclical unemployment
D. invisible unemployment
Answer» D. invisible unemployment
1170.

What is the cause of structural unemployment?

A. heavy industry practice
B. state of deflation
C. shortage of raw materials
D. insufficient production capacity
Answer» E.
1171.

Which committee recommended the imposition of tax on agricultural holdings?

A. wanchu committee
B. Bhoothalingam Committee
C. Chellaiya Committee
D. Raj Committee
Answer» E.
1172.

What type of unemployment is found in India?

A. cyclical unemployment
B. rural underemployment
C. structural unemployment
D. all these
Answer» E.
1173.

Which of the following types of electricity is produced the most in India?

A. thermal power
B. nuclear power
C. solar power
D. hydroelectricity
Answer» B. nuclear power
1174.

Which is the main agency for settlement of financial disputes between Center and State?

A. Supreme Court
B. Finance Commission
C. Minister of Justice
D. Finance Minister
Answer» C. Minister of Justice
1175.

Which unemployment is highest in rural areas in India?

A. seasonal unemployment
B. invisible unemployment
C. both of the above
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
1176.

Which type of unemployment is mainly seen in agriculture?

A. open unemployment
B. invisible unemployment
C. frictional unemployment
D. structural unemployment
Answer» C. frictional unemployment
1177.

What percentage of commercial energy is supplied by coal in India?

A. 50 %
B. 76 %
C. 67 %
D. 53 %
Answer» D. 53 %
1178.

Which state has the largest number of sugar mills in the country?

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Rajasthan
C. Maharashtra
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
1179.

Who is related to Krishna revolution?

A. edible oil production
B. from Krishna Pind
C. from fertilizer production
D. from mineral oil production
Answer» E.
1180.

If articles made in Surat are sold in Mumbai or Delhi, it is

A. regional trade
B. internal trade
C. international trade
D. free trade
Answer» B. internal trade
1181.

Chandrasekaran committee is related to?

A. by shares
B. by education
C. from space mission
D. from revenue
Answer» B. by education
1182.

What are the recommendations of the Kelkar Test Force related to?

A. from foreign investment
B. by backing
C. from taxes
D. by business
Answer» D. by business
1183.

With which of the following groups of countries India has the largest import trade?

A. Eastern Europe
B. developing countries
C. O.P.E.C
D. OECD
Answer» D. OECD
1184.

Who was appointed as the chairman of the tax reform committee?

A. Raja Chelaiya
B. Pranab Mukherjee
C. K. P. Narasimh
D. none of these
Answer» B. Pranab Mukherjee
1185.

Narasimham Report is related to the reorganization of

A. Income tax
B. banking institution
C. sales tax
D. insurance industry
Answer» C. sales tax
1186.

Where has FERA replaced in India?

A. FETA has
B. FENA has
C. FEMA has
D. FELA has
Answer» D. FELA has
1187.

balance of payments lies in?

A. Invisible business
B. visual trade
C. loan
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
1188.

In which year the Foreign Exchange Management Act came into force?

A. 2003
B. 2002
C. 2000
D. 1999
Answer» B. 2002
1189.

On which item imports the maximum foreign exchange is spent by India?

A. Power house machinery
B. petroleum products
C. Fertilizer
D. defense equipment
Answer» C. Fertilizer
1190.

Which one of the following places is not a free trade zone?

A. Mumbai
B. Visakhapatnam
C. Thiruvananthapuram
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
1191.

What is Nayak Committee related to?

A. from cottage industries
B. from small scale industries
C. from heavy industries
D. all these
Answer» C. from heavy industries
1192.

Where is Indian Institute of Foreign Trade located?

A. Hyderabad
B. Mumbai
C. New Delhi
D. Ahmedabad
Answer» D. Ahmedabad
1193.

Who is the ex-officio secretary of the National Development Council?

A. Secretary General of Lok Sabha
B. planning commission secretary
C. Secretary of the Ministry of Finance
D. none of these
Answer» C. Secretary of the Ministry of Finance
1194.

From which year was the wealth tax implemented for the first time in India?

A. in 1997
B. in 1957
C. in 1982
D. none of these
Answer» C. in 1982
1195.

In which year the Planning Commission was constituted in India?

A. 1988
B. 1950
C. 1948
D. 1956
Answer» C. 1948
1196.

Writ is issued to enforce Fundamental Rights?

A. by the Supreme Court
B. By the President
C. by parliament
D. all these
Answer» B. By the President
1197.

Under which five year plan was the slogan of Garibi Hatao in India given?

A. second
B. third
C. fifth
D. tenth
Answer» D. tenth
1198.

To whom is the maximum export of Indian leather?

A. Russia
B. France
C. England
D. China
Answer» D. China
1199.

In which Article of the Constitution the provision for the constitution of Finance Commission in India is mentioned?

A. Anu. 293
B. Anu. 280
C. Anu. 264
D. none of these
Answer» C. Anu. 264
1200.

With whom does India have maximum foreign trade?

A. United States
B. Thailand
C. Bangladesh
D. Japan
Answer» B. Thailand