Economics GK Quiz with Answers

The repo rate is the rate at which the Reserve Bank of India borrows funds from commercial banks in the country. It is the rate at which commercial banks in India park their excess money with the Reserve Bank of India, usually for the short term.

The correct answer is Increased human population. As the human population is increasing at an astounding rate, we have reached a number of 7.4 billion today. Naturally, this means that we are utilizing more and more natural resources.

Notification for enforcement of MSME Act, 2006, The Provisions of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006) shall come into force from 2nd October, 2006.

India has said it aims to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33-35% by 2030 from 2005 levels, and achieve 40% of its cumulative electric power of around 350GW installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources, mainly renewable power.

The full name of CIBIL is Credit Information Bureau India Limited. It is a credit information company, which maintains records of all credit related activities of individuals and organizations. Banks, non-banking finance companies and other financial institutions submit customer credit information to the bureaus.

1. The mutual fund industry in India began in 1963 with the formation of UTI by an Act of Parliament in 1963 and functioned under the regulatory and administrative control of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

2. Unit Trust of India (UTI) was established by an Act of Parliament in 1963.

3. UTI is the first mutual fund company established in India.

1. Capital expenditure is money spent by the government on the development of machinery, equipment, buildings, health facilities, education etc.

2. It also includes expenditure by the government on the acquisition of fixed assets like land and investments which give future profits or dividends.

3. Creation of assets as well as repayment of loans is also capital expenditure, as it reduces liability.

All the statements about the National Investment Fund in India are true.

I. It was created in 2005.

II. 75% of its annual income was to be used for schemes promoting health, education and employment.

There are public sector insurance companies.

1. United India Insurance Company Limited

2. The New India Assurance Company Limited

3. General Insurance Corporation of India

1. From January 2015, as per the recommendations of the National Statistical Commission, the GDP in India The base year of the (GDP) series was revised from 2004-05 to 2011-12.