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2014
- What does venture capital mean?
- What is/are the facility/facilities the beneficiaries can get from the services of Business Correspondent (Bank Saathi) in branchless areas? 1. It enables the beneficiaries to draw…
- Which of the following are associated with 'Planning' in India? 1. The Finance Commission 2. The National Development Council 3. The Union Ministry of Rural Development 4. The…
- Which of the following organizations brings out the publication known as 'World Economic Outlook ?
- With reference to Balance of Payments, which of the following constitutes/constitute the Current Account? 1. Balance of trade 2. Foreign assets 3. Balance of invisibles 4. Special…
- With reference to Union Budget, which of the following is/are covered under Non-Plan Expenditure? 1. Defence expenditure 2. Interest payments 3. Salaries and pensions 4. Subsidies…
2013
- A rise in general level of prices may be caused by 1. An increase in the money supply 2. A decrease in the aggregate level of output 3. An increase in the effective demand Select…
- An increase in the Bank Rate generally indicates that the
- Consider the following liquid assets: 1. Demand deposits with the banks 2. Time deposits with the banks 3. Savings deposits with the banks 4. Currency The correct sequence of these…
- Consider the following statements: 1. Inflation benefits the debtors. 2. Inflation benefits the bond-holders. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Disguised unemployment generally means
- Economic growth in country X will necessarily have to occur it
- In India, deficit financing is used for raising resources for
- In the context of Indian economy, 'Open Market Operations' refers to
- Priority Sector Lending by banks in Indian constitutes the lending to
- Supply of money remaining the same when there is an increase in demand for money, there will be
- The balance of payments of a country is a systematic record of
- The national income of a country for a given period is equal to the
- The Reserve Bank of India regulates the commercial banks in matters of 1. liquidity of assets 2. branch expansion 3. merger of banks 4. winding-up of banks Select the correct…
- To obtain full benefits of demographic dividend, what should India do?
- Which of the following constitute Capital Account? 1. Foreign Loans 2. Foreign Direct Investment 3. Private Remittances 4. Portfolio Investment Select the correct answer using the…
- Which of the following grants/grant direct credit assistance to rural households? 1. Regional Rural Banks 2. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development 3. Land Development…
- Which one of the following groups of items is included in India's foreign-exchange reserves?
- Which one of the following is likely to be the most inflationary in its effect?
2012
- Consider the following specific stages of demographic transition associated with economic development: 1. Low birthrate with low death rate 2. High birthrate with high death rate…
- Consider the following statements: The price of any currency in international market is decided by the 1. World Bank 2. Demand for good/services provided by the country concerned…
- Consider the following: 1. Hotels and restaurants 2. Motor transport undertakings 3. Newspaper establishments 4. Private medical institutions The employees of which of the above…
- Despite having large reserves of coal, why does India import millions of tones of coal? 1. It is the policy of India to save its own coal reserves for future, and import it from…
- How do District Rural Development Agencies (DRDAs) help in the reduction of rural poverty in India? 1. DRDAs act as Panchayati Raj Institutions in certain specified backward…
- How does the National Rural Livelihood Mission seek to improve livelihood options of rural poor? 1. By setting up a large number of new manufacturing industries and agribusiness…
- If National Water Mission is properly and completely implement, how will it impact the country? 1. Part of the water needs of urban areas will be met through recycling of…
- In India, in the overall index of Industrial Production, the Indices of Eight Core Industries have a combined weight of 37.90%. Which of the following are among those Eight Core…
- The basic aid of Lead Bank Scheme is that
- The endeavour of 'Janani Suraksha Yojana' Programme is 1. To promote institutional deliveries 2. To provide monetary assistance to the mother to meet the cost of delivery 3. To…
- The Multi-dimensional Poverty Index developed by 'Oxford Poverty and Human Development initiative with UNDP support covers which of the following? 1. Deprivation of education,…
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) acts as a bankers' bank. This would imply which of the following? 1. Other banks retain their deposits with the RBI 2. The RBI lends funds to the…
- Under which of the following circumstances may 'capital gains' arise? 1. Under which of the following circumstances may 'capital gains' arise? 2. When there is a natural increase…
- What is/are the recent policy initiative(s) of Government of India to promote the growth manufacturing sector? 1. Setting up of National Investment and Manufacturing Zones 2.…
- Which of the following can be said to be essentially the parts of 'Inclusive Governance'? 1. Permitting the Non-Banking Financial Companies to do banking 2. Establishing effective…
- Which of the following measures would result in an increase in the money supply in the economy? 1. Purchase of government securities from the public by the Central Bank 2. Deposit…
- Which of the following would include Foreign Direct Investment in India? 1. Subsidiaries of foreign companies in India 2. Majority foreign equity holding in Indian companies 3.…
- With reference to consumers' rights/privileges under the provisions of law in India, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Consumers are empowered to take samples…
- With reference to National Rural Health Mission, which of the following are the jobs of 'ASHA', a trained community health worker? 1. Accompanying women to the health facility for…
2011
- A "closed economy" is an economy in which
- A rapid increase in the rate of inflation is sometimes attributed to the "base effect". What is "base effect"?
- Among the following who are eligible to benefit from the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act"?
- Both Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) are related to investment in a country. Which one of the following statements best represents an…
- Consider the following actions which the government can take: 1. Devaluing the domestic currency. 2. Reduction in the export subsidy. 3. Adopting suitable policies which attract…
- Economic growth is usually coupled with
- In India, which of the following have the highest share in the disbursement of credit to agriculture and allied activities?