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MCQ on Indian Economy

Which industry employs the largest number of women in India ?

  • Tea
  • Textile
  • Jute
  • Coal
  • Correct Option: B  [ Textile ]

    Explanation:

Parallel economy refers to:

  • Traditional economy
  • Black money
  • Agriculture based economy
  • Socialist economy
  • Correct Option: B  [ Black money ]

    Explanation:

In the context of Indias Five Year Plans a shift in the pattern of industrialisation with lower emphasis on heavy industries and more on infrastructure begin in:

  • Fourth Plan
  • Sixth Plan
  • Eight Plan
  • Tenth Plan
  • Correct Option: B  [ Sixth Plan ]

    Explanation:

Which one of the following is an indirect tax levied by the Central Government in India ?

  • Service tax
  • Corporate Income tax
  • Profession tax
  • Agricultural Income tax
  • Correct Option: A  [ Service tax ]

    Explanation:

Which institution in India controls the monetary policy of Indian currency?

  • Finance Commission
  • The Finance Ministry of India
  • The Reserve Bank of India
  • None of the above
  • Correct Option: C  [ The Reserve Bank of India ]

    Explanation:

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

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

    Explanation:

Find out the statement which is false.
Financial Structural reform needs

  • fall in government budget deficit
  • increase in profitability of economic sectors
  • reduce inflationary pressure
  • increase in the balance of payment deficit
  • Correct Option: D  [ increase in the balance of payment deficit ]

    Explanation:

Where is the headquarter of State Bank of India (SBI) situated ?

  • Delhi
  • Mumbai
  • Pune
  • Srinagar
  • Correct Option: B  [ Mumbai ]

    Explanation:

If the RBI adopts expansionist open market operations policy, this means that it will:

  • openly announce to the market that it intends to expand credit
  • sell securities in open market
  • offer commercial banks more credit in the open market
  • buy securities from non-government holders
  • Correct Option: B  [ sell securities in open market ]

    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: