Planning Commission of India was set up by :

• Morarji Desai
• T T Krishnamachari
• Jawaharlal Nehru
• None of the above
Correct Option: C  [ Jawaharlal Nehru ]

Remark:

Who is the Chairman of the Fifteenth Finance Commission of India ?

• Anurag Thakur
• V. K. Singh
• R. Jain
• N. K. Singh
Correct Option: D  [ N. K. Singh ]

Remark:

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) was launched in the IXth Five Year Plan for:

• education for all
• education for the weaker sections
• universalisation of elementary education
• bridge all the genders and social gaps in education
Correct Option: C  [ universalisation of elementary education ]

Remark:

Scheme run under MGNREGA are sponsored :

• by the Central Government alone
• by the State Government alone
• partly by the Central Government and partly by the State Government
• by Centre, State and Panchayat bodies together
Correct Option: C  [ partly by the Central Government and partly by the State Government ]

Remark:

The Gandhian economy is based on the principle of:

• Competition
• Trusteeship
• State Control
• None of the above
Correct Option: B  [ Trusteeship ]

Remark:

In India, which sector generally suffers from the problem of surplus labour ?

• Agriculture
• Industry
• Service
• All of these
Correct Option: A  [ Agriculture ]

Remark:

'Economic Survey' is published by:

• The Ministry of Finance
• The Planning Commission
• The Government of India
• The Central Statistical Organization
Correct Option: A  [ The Ministry of Finance ]

Remark:

Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission of India-

• NK Singh
• YV Reddy
• Ranghuram Rajan
• Ramesh Chand
Correct Option: A  [ NK Singh ]

Remark:

When two or more persons working jointly on the basis of a common plan of action, then it is called:

• Co-operation
• Collaboration
• Co-ordination
• Consulting
Correct Option: B  [ Collaboration ]

Remark:

Who was the first Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

• C D Deshmukh
• Sir Osborne Smith
• James Braid Taylor
• Benegal Rama Rau
Correct Option: B  [ Sir Osborne Smith ]

Remark: from 1935 to 1937