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Which of the following sources provides highest tax revenue to Government of India?

  • Personal Income Tax
  • Excise Duty
  • Corporation Tax
  • Customs Duty
    • Correct Option: C  [ Corporation Tax ]

    Explanation:

The Mahalanobis strategy of Indian Planning gave emphasis to the growth of:

  • Agricultural sector
  • Services sector
  • Heavy Capital Goods Industrial sector
  • Small scale Village Industrial sector
    • Correct Option: C  [ Heavy Capital Goods Industrial sector ]

    Explanation:

If the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is lowered by the RBI, its impact on credit creation will be to :

  • decrease it
  • increase it
  • No impact
  • None of these
    • Correct Option: B  [ increase it ]

    Explanation:

Which of the following Committees are related to Banking reforms:
i) Narsimham Committee
ii) P J Nayak Committee
iii) Sunil Mehta Committee
iv) Nachiket Mor Committee

  • (i), (ii) and (iii) only
  • (ii), (iii) and (iv) only
  • (i) and (iv) only
  • (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
    • Correct Option: D  [ (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) ]

    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
    • Correct Option: C  [ Disguised unemployment ]

    Explanation:

In order to control inflationary price rise, Reserve Bank directs Banks to

  • Reduce rate of interest on credit
  • Reduce Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
  • Increase Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
  • Buy bonds from capital market
    • Correct Option: C  [ Increase Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) ]

    Explanation:

Consider the following statements regarding the Goods and Services Tax (GST) of India:

(i) GST is a successor to VAT used in India on the supply of goods and services.

(ii) GST came into effect from 1st July, 2017 through the implementation of the one hundred and first Amendment of the Constitution of India.

(iii) Every decision of the GST Council is to be taken by a majority of not less than three fourths of the weighted votes of the members present and voting at the meeting.

(iv) The GST Council is chaired by the Prime Minister of India.

Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below.

  • (i) only
  • (ii) only
  • (iii) and (iv) only
  • (i), (ii) and (iii) only
    • Correct Option: D  [ (i), (ii) and (iii) only ]

    Explanation:

National Food Security Act came into effect in the year:

  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • None of the above
    • Correct Option: B  [ 2013 ]

    Explanation:

In India the Repo rate is announced by:

  • the Ministry of Finance, Government of India
  • the Prime Minister of India
  • the Reserve Bank of India
  • the President of India
    • Correct Option: C  [ the Reserve Bank of India ]

    Explanation:

National Development Council was set up in:

  • 1950
  • 1951
  • 1952
  • 1954
    • Correct Option: C  [ 1952 ]

    Explanation:
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