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201.

Which level does macroeconomics focus on?

A. Government
B. Business
C. Personal
D. None
Answer» B. Business
202.

Which   one   of   the   following   is   not   a component  of  Revenue  Receipts  of  the Union Government?

A. Corporate tax receipts
B. Dividends and profits
C. Disinvestment receipts
D. Interest receipts
Answer» D. Interest receipts
203.

Which  of  the  following  statements  about Bitcoin is/are correct?_x005F_x000D_ 1.It is a decentralized virtual currency._x005F_x000D_ 2.It    is    generated    through    complex computer software systems._x005F_x000D_ 3.The  Reserve  Bank  of  India  recognized it as a legal tender in January 2016._x005F_x000D_ Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer» C. 2 and 3 only
204.

Which is the parameter for the economic development ?

A. Per capita monetary income
B. National income
C. Per capita rural income
D. Population
Answer» B. National income
205.

Which is the most important factor that determines whether advertising by manufacturing sector will lead to higher sales?

A. Demand is elastic
B. Demand is inelastic
C. The product can be differentiated
D. The product can be homogenous.
Answer» D. The product can be homogenous.
206.

Which is the highest form of unemployment in India?

A. seasonal
B. structural
C. cyclical
D. casual
Answer» C. cyclical
207.

Which law states that bad money drives good money out of circulation?

A. Wagner's law
B. Grimm's law
C. Gresham's law
D. Keynes' law
Answer» D. Keynes' law
208.

Which is the first payment bank in India?

A. Fino Payments Bank
B. Airtel Payments Bank
C. Aditya Birla Payments Bank
D. Paytm Payments Bank
Answer» C. Aditya Birla Payments Bank
209.

Which is the fastest running train on Indian railway

A. Mumbai - Goa super fast Express
B. New Delhi - Lucknow Shatabdi Express
C. New Delhi -Chandigarh Shatabdi Express
D. New Delhi - Mumbai Rajdhani Express
Answer» E.
210.

Which is the first Indian state to ratify the GST Constitution Amendment Bill, recently passed by the Parliament of India?

A. West Bengal
B. Meghalaya
C. Assam
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer» D. Arunachal Pradesh
211.

Which is not include in the private income arising in a country

A. Factor income from net domestic product
B. Net factor income from abroad
C. Current transfers from Government
D. Current Payment on foreign loans
Answer» E.
212.

Which is the form of market where there is lack of competition?

A. Monopoly
B. Oligopoly
C. Perfect competition
D. Marketisation
Answer» B. Oligopoly
213.

Which Indian stock exchange is planning to launch its own Initial Public Offering (IPO)?

A. Saurashtra Kutch Stock Exchange (SKSE)
B. National Stock Exchange (NSE)
C. Cochin Stock Exchange (CoSE)
D. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
Answer» C. Cochin Stock Exchange (CoSE)
214.

Which from the following towns is NOT on the Golden Quadrilateral being created for the roads infrastructure of the country

A. Ajmer
B. Ahmedabad
C. Jabalpur
D. Gaya
Answer» D. Gaya
215.

Which Five Year Plan had an objective of ‘Rapid industrialization with particular emphasis on development of basic and heavy industries'?_x005F_x000D_

A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
Answer» C. Third
216.

Which formula correctly describes productivity?

A. Output/Input
B. (Output - Input)/Output
C. Input/Output
D. (Input - Output)/Input
Answer» B. (Output - Input)/Output
217.

Which Indian state topped the 2017 Public Affairs Index (PAI) in governance?_x005F_x000D_

A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Maharashtra
D. Karnataka
Answer» B. Tamil Nadu
218.

Which expert committee has been constituted by Reserve Bank of India to look into the issues relating to classification of bad loans, effectiveness of audits and rising incidents of frauds?_x005F_x000D_

A. Vinay Sheel Oberoi Committee
B. N. Gopalaswami Committee
C. Y. H. Malegam Committee
D. N. Chandrashekhar Committee
Answer» D. N. Chandrashekhar Committee
219.

Which country has recently become fifth largest military spender  ?

A. India
B. Japan
C. China
D. Russia
Answer» B. Japan
220.

Which country was ranked the world's richest in terms of per capita GDP of countries as per latest data released by the International Monetary Fund(IMF) on November 18, 2017?_x005F_x000D_

A. UAE
B. Qatar
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Kuwait
Answer» C. Saudi Arabia
221.

Which curve shows the inverse relationship between unemployment and inflation rates

A. Supply curve
B. Indifference curve
C. IS curve
D. Phillips curve
Answer» E.
222.

Which country has replaced China as the top retail destination in 2017 Global retail development index ?

A. Russia
B. India
C. Japan
D. USA
Answer» C. Japan
223.

Which company recently became the 1st Indian company to hit the 10 lakh Crore Market valuations_x005F_x000D_

A. Reliance_x005F_x000D_
B. BSNL_x005F_x000D_
C. Jio_x005F_x000D_
D. Airtel
Answer» B. BSNL_x005F_x000D_
224.

Which Bank has launched 'Project Nishchay' in partnership with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) ?

A. SBI
B. Dena Bank
C. IDBI Bank
D. Yes Bank
Answer» D. Yes Bank
225.

Which company has overtaken Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) to become India’s most profitable state-owned company  ?

A. Indian Oil Corporation
B. SAIL
C. Hindustan Petroleum
D. GAIL
Answer» B. SAIL
226.

Which answer figure will complete the pattern?

A. X
B. W
C. V
D. U
Answer» E.
227.

Which amongst the following is not a component of monetary policy in India?

A. Repo rate
B. Moral suasion
C. Credit Rationing
D. Public Debt
Answer» E.
228.

Which among the following is not an instrument of fiscal policy?

A. Taxation
B. Public expenditure
C. Public debt
D. Credit Rationing
Answer» E.
229.

Which among the following is the difference in valuebetween a countrys imports and exports?

A. Balance of Trade
B. Balance of Payment
C. Balance of power
D. Credit Balance
Answer» B. Balance of Payment
230.

Which among the following is the exclusive jurisdiction of the State Government ?

A. Sales Tax
B. Custom Duty
C. Income Tax
D. Corporation Tax
Answer» B. Custom Duty
231.

Which among the following is not an account under Balance of Payment?

A. Current Account
B. Capital Account
C. Official Reserves Account
D. Unilateral Payments Account
Answer» D. Unilateral Payments Account
232.

Which among the following sponsors Regional Rural Banks (RRB'S)?

A. Reserve Bank of India
B. Foreign Banks
C. National Commercial Banks
D. Co-Operative Banks
Answer» D. Co-Operative Banks
233.

Which among the following is NOT a function of RBI?

A. Serve as debt manager to other banks
B. To work as monetary authority and implement its Monetary Policy
C. Serve as banker to central and state governments
D. To serve as issuer of bank notes
Answer» B. To work as monetary authority and implement its Monetary Policy
234.

Which among the following is an International river

A. Brahmaputra
B. Cauvery
C. Krishna
D. Narmada
Answer» B. Cauvery
235.

Which among the following is not a direct tax?

A. Income tax
B. Wealth tax
C. Corporate tax
D. None of these
Answer» E.
236.

Which among the following is an example of micro-economic variable?

A. National Income
B. Aggregate Supply
C. Employment
D. Consumer's Equilibrium
Answer» E.
237.

Which among the following does not count in the development expenditure of government?

A. Expenditure on economic services
B. Expenditure on social services
C. Grant to states
D. Defence expenditure
Answer» E.
238.

Which action is an example of domestic policy?

A. The Supreme Court strikes down a law that bans importing inefficient automobiles
B. A governor decides against running for a second term
C. The president negotiates a peace treaty between two warring nations
D. Congress passes a law that grants tax credits for installing solar panels
Answer» B. A governor decides against running for a second term
239.

Where is the Rail Wheel Factory situated

A. Srirangpattam
B. Gulbarga
C. Hampi
D. Yelahanka
Answer» E.
240.

Where is the Forest Reserve Institute of India located

A. Bhopal
B. Dehradum
C. Lucknow
D. Delhi
Answer» C. Lucknow
241.

When was the Jawahar Rojgar Yojana Launched

A. 1985
B. 1987
C. 1991
D. 1989
Answer» E.
242.

When was Consumer Protection Act (COPRA) passed?

A. 1984
B. 1980
C. 1986
D. 1995
Answer» D. 1995
243.

When was first train steamed off in India

A. 1848
B. 1853
C. 1875
D. 1880
Answer» C. 1875
244.

When there is only one buyer and one seller of product, it is called _____ situation.

A. Public monopoly
B. Bilateral monopoly
C. Franchised monopoly
D. Monopsony
Answer» C. Franchised monopoly
245.

When the productive capacity of the economic system of state is inadequate to create sufficient number of jobs, it is called _______

A. seasonal unemployment
B. structural unemployment_x005F_x000D_
C. disguised unemployment_x005F_x000D_
D. cyclical unemployment
Answer» E.
246.

When the demand for a good increases with an increase in income, such a good is called_______

A. Superior good
B. Giffin good
C. Inferior good
D. Normal good
Answer» B. Giffin good
247.

When some goods or productive factors are completely fixed in amount, regardless of price, the supply curve is

A. horizontal
B. downward sloping to the right
C. vertical
D. upward sloping to the right
Answer» E.
248.

What was the major decision that took place in 1987 Montreal Conference?

A. Developed countries will completely ban CFC production by 2000
B. Developed countries will completely ban CFC production by 2010
C. Developing countries will completely ban CFC production by 2000
D. Developing countries will completely ban CFC production by 2020
Answer» B. Developed countries will completely ban CFC production by 2010
249.

What will you call a system of taxation under which the poorer sections are taxed at higher rates than the richer sections?

A. Progressive tax
B. Proportional tax
C. Regressive tax
D. Degressive tax
Answer» D. Degressive tax
250.

What was the debt-to-GDP ratio for the Financial Year 2016-17?

A. 0.604
B. 0.494
C. 0.504
D. 0.554
Answer» C. 0.504