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
Solution
Correct Option: C  [ Increase Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) ]

Explanation:

The Reserve Bank of India was established in the year :

• 1930
• 1935
• 1940
• 1945
Solution
Correct Option: B  [ 1935 ]

Explanation: RBI Nationalized on 1st Jan, 1949.

Where is the headquarter of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) situated ?

• Chennai
• New Delhi
• Kolkata
• Mumbai
Solution
Correct Option: D  [ Mumbai ]

Explanation: Established in Calcutta but shifted to Mumbai in 1937.

The qualification for the Chairman and the members of the Finance Commission are specified in:

• Finance Act of 1951
• Finance Act of 1952
• Finance Act of 1950
• Finance Act of 1953
Solution
Correct Option: A  [ Finance Act of 1951 ]

Explanation:

The highest body which approves the Five Year Plan in India is :

• Parliament
• Planning Commission
• National Development Council
• Finance Commission
Solution
Correct Option: C  [ National Development Council ]

Explanation:

The Iron and Steel plants of Rourkela and Durgapur were conceived under the:

• First Five Year Plan
• Second Five Year Plan
• Third Five Year Plan
• Fourth Five Year Plan
Solution
Correct Option: B  [ Second Five Year Plan ]

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.

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:

What is hard currency?

• A stable currency
• Arranged in war time
• Issued by IMF
• Given by RBI to foreign banks
Solution
Correct Option: A  [ A stable currency ]

Explanation:

Existence of huge black money creates

• increase in the inequality of income
• decrease in the quality of output
• high living standard for all
• Both (B) and (C)
Solution
Correct Option: A  [ increase in the inequality of income ]

Explanation: