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Recent tax reforms in India have been undertaken on the recommendations of committee headed by:
Raja Chelliah
N.Narsimhan
R.N. Malhotra
Arjun Sen Gupta
Economy
Which of the following indicators is NOT used to calculate Human Development Index (HDI)?
Life Expectancy
Education
Per Capita Income
Social Inequality
Economy
Invisible export means export of
Services
Prohibited goods
Unrecorded goods
Goods through smuggling
Economy
Who amongst the following benefits most from inflation?
Creditors
Debtors
Saving Bank Account Holders
Government Pensioners
Economy
During 1991-952023-2024 the countries which brought largest direct foreign investment to India are:
USA and Japan
USA and Germany
Japan and Israel
Mauritius and Singapore
Economy
Who maintains the foreign exchange reserve in India?
Reserve Bank of India
State Bank of India
Ministry of Finance, Government of India
Export-Import Bank of India
Economy
Given below are two statements one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The government faces a tough time tackling the bottleneck inflation. Reason (R) : The situation is due to deficiencies existing in the economy such as supply bottleneck and inefficient distribution.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below. Codes :
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
(A) is true, but (R) is false
(A) is false, but (R) is true
Economy
During the mid 80s decade of twentieth century, the negative aspects of development were discussed at large. Which one among the following was NOT such important?
Degradation of natural resources
Environment pollution
Politics and Development
Displacement and Rehabilitation of masses
Economy
The rate of growth of employment in India has generally been of the order of:
2 per cent annum
3 percent per annum
5 per cent per annum
7 per cent per annum
Economy
Which of the following Committees recommended a poverty line based on nutritional requirements exclusively?
Alagh Committee
Lakdawala Committee
Tendulkar Committee
Rangarajan Committee
Economy
Which of the following Institution/office bring out the Wholesale Price (WPI) data in India?
The Reserve Bank of India
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry
The Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Economy
Assertion (A): The rate of inflation in India has come down in the last three years.
Reason (R): The country has received a large among of foreign capital during these years.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are true, but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true
Economy
Provident Fund in India is
Contractual savings
Residual Savings
Voluntary Savings
Employers savings
Economy
The largest Commercial Bank of India is
NABARD
State Bank of India
ICICI
Union Bank of India
Economy
The cause of Low productivity in Indian agriculture is:
More people than required are engaged in agricultural work
Small size of holding
Backward or old technology of production
All of the above
Economy
The Hindu rate of growth refers to the growth rate of:
Per Capita Income
National Income
Population
Literacy
Economy
The position of India in worlds textile export is:
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Economy
How many times Financial Emergency has been declared in India so far?
5 times
4 times
Once
Never
Economy
"SENSEX" is the popular Index of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). It is measured on the basis of how many blue chip companies listed in BSE?
20
30
25
10
Economy
Which one of the following is the main source of the State revenue in U.P.:
State Excise
Stamps and Registration
Land Revenue
Trade Tax
Economy
Which among the following in India is the Nodal agency for estimation of poverty at the national and state level ?
Finance Commission
Rural Ministry
Home Ministry
Planning Commission
Economy
What is meant by a Bullock–Capitalist?
Farmers who are poor
Farmers who are rich
Farmers who have some resources but are not rich
Farmers who are big Zamindars
Economy
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Development is being defined as improving living standards and welfare.
Reason (R): Growth in per capita income is not a sufficient measure of development.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is false, but (R) is true
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is true, but (R) is false
Economy
Which of the following causes have been mainly responsible for the slow growth of real per capita income in India?
1. Rapid rise in population
2. Rapid rise in prices
3. Slow pace of progress in agricultural and industrial fields
4. Non-availability of foreign exchange