Who wrote the book Planned Economy for India?

• Jawaharlal Nehru
• Indira Gandhi
• M. Visvesvaraya
• Mahatma Gandhi
Solution
Correct Option: C  [ M. Visvesvaraya ]

Explanation:

Which one of the following is the main source of revenue for the states ?

• Property tax
• Sales tax
• Excise duty
• None of these
Solution
Correct Option: B  [ Sales tax ]

Explanation:

The equilibrium condition for money market is:

• demand for money should be equal to supply of money
• cash in hand should be equal to deposits in bank
• saving is equal to investment
• bank rate is equal to repo rate
Solution
Correct Option: A  [ demand for money should be equal to supply of money ]

Explanation:

If withdrawal of a worker from employment does not create any output loss, this situation is known as

• Search unemployment
• Voluntary unemployment
• Disguised unemployment
• Frictional unemployment
Solution
Correct Option: C  [ Disguised unemployment ]

Explanation:

Which of the statements given below is/are correct?

(i) GNP is always higher than GDP.

(ii) If GDP is greater than GNP, then net factor income earned abroad is negative.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

• Only (i)
• Only (ii)
• Both (i) and (ii)
• Neither (i) nor (ii)
Solution
Correct Option: B  [ Only (ii) ]

Explanation:

Who prints and supplies the currency notes in India:

• State Bank of India
• United Bank of India
• Reserve Bank of India
• United Commercial Bank of India
Solution
Correct Option: C  [ Reserve Bank of India ]

Explanation:

The earlier name of WTO was:

• UNCTAD
• GATT
• UNIDO
• OECD
Solution
Correct Option: B  [ GATT ]

Explanation: General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT) under the Marrakesh Agreement. The World Trade Organization (WTO) began journey on 1 January 1995.

In India, present trend of rapid urbanization is due to:

• lack of employment opportunities in rural areas
• influence of cinema and electronic media
• break up of joint family system
• abolition of zamindari tystem
Solution
Correct Option: A  [ lack of employment opportunities in rural areas ]

Explanation:

Poverty is defined as:

• A monetary condition brought about by people's own laziness
• A monetary condition where people do not have enough to satisfy basic needs
• A monetary and non-monetary conditions where people lack access to community regulated common resources, opportunities and income
• All of the above
Solution
Correct Option: C  [ A monetary and non-monetary conditions where people lack access to community regulated common resources, opportunities and income ]

Explanation:

Who was the father of Operation Flood in India ?

• Dr. Varghese Kurien
• M. S. Swaminathan
• A P J Abdul Kalam
• Morarji Desai
Solution
Correct Option: A  [ Dr. Varghese Kurien ]

Explanation: Operation Flood related to Milk Production.