MCQ on Indian Economy
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
Explanation:
Which of the following sector gives the largest income in India ?
- Trade sector
- Railway
- Agriculture
- Service sector
Explanation:
First Five Year Plan started in India in the year?
- 1952
- 1956
- 1950
- 1951
Explanation: 1951-56
About Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY) which of the following is not correct ?
- It focuses on both the rural and urban areas
- It aims at skill development.
- It is a State Government's scheme
- It has replaced Ajeevika
Explanation:
Which among the following in India has the function of recommending Minimum Support Prices for various commodities to the Government ?
- National Farmers Commission
- Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
- Central Statistical organization
- Department of Agriculture
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
Explanation:
Economic growth is usually coupled with ___________.
- deflation
- inflation
- Stagflation
- hyper inflation
Explanation:
The highest body which approves the Five Year Plan in India is :
- Parliament
- Planning Commission
- National Development Council
- Finance Commission
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
Explanation:
Who was the first Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
- C D Deshmukh
- Sir Osborne Smith
- James Braid Taylor
- Benegal Rama Rau
Explanation: from 1935 to 1937