Who is known as the father of Blue Revolution in India?
(A) Verghese Kurien
(B) Sam Pitroda
(C) Hiralal Chaudhuri
(D) M.S. Swaminathan
Hiralal Chaudhuri and Dr. Arun Krishnsnan are known as Father of Blue revolution. The Blue Revolution in India was launched during the 7th Five Year Plan (1985-1990) during the sponsorship of the Fish Farmers Development Agency (FFDA) by the Central Government of India.
Amartya Sen was awarded the Noble Prize for his contribution to–
(A) Monetary Economics
(B) Welfare Economics
(C) Econometrics
(D) Development Economics
Explain: -For Welfare Economics and Social Choice Theory, Amartya Sen, in 1998 was awarded the Noble Prize. Welfare economics is a branch of economics that uses microeconomic techniques to evaluate well-being (welfare) at the aggregate (economy-wide) level. ... The field of welfare economics is associated with two fundamental theorems.
Labour Intensive Technique would get chosen in a–
(A) Labour Surplus Economy
(B) Capital Surplus Economy
(C) Developed Economy
(D) Developing Economy
Expl:- Labour Intensive Technique will be chosen in Labour Surplus Economy because in such economy labour cost is low.
The Surplus earned by a factor other thus land in the short period is referred as –
(A) Economic Rent
(B) Net Rent
(C) Quasi-Rent
(D) Super-Normal Rent
Explain: -The Surplus earned by a factor other than land in the short period is referred as quasi-rent.
The Relationship between rate of interest and consumption level was firstly estimated by–
(A) Amartya Sen
(B) Milton Freedman
(C) Irwing Fischer
(D) James Duezan Berry
Explain: -With increase in rate of interest there is decrease in consumption level i.e. there is inverse relation between rate of interest and consumption level.
Due to worldwide great depression, ‘New Deal’ was declared by?
(A) Abhraham Lincon
(B) Benzamin Frankllin
(C) J.F. Kennedy
(D) Roozwelt
Explain: -New Deal definition. A group of government programs and policies established under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s; the New Deal was designed to improve conditions for persons suffering in the Great Depression.
Rent is a cost paid for–
(A) Land
(B) Restaurant
(C) Building
(D) Factory
Explain: -Rent is a cost paid for land as wages and interest are paid for labour and capital respectively.
The Production of a commodity mostly through the natural process is an activity of–
(A) Primary Sector
(B) Secondary Sector
(C) Tertiary Sector
(D) Technology Sector
Explain: -The Production of a commodity mostly through the natural process is an activity of primary sector. For Example:– agriculture an agricultural products, fertilizers, animal husbandry etc
The Social Accounting system in India is classified into–
(A) Assets, Liabilities and Debt Position
(B) Public sector, Private Sector and Joint Sector
(C) Income, Product and Expenditure
(D) Enterprise, Households and Government
Explain: -The Social Accounting system in India is classified into income, Product and Expenditure Social accounting (also known as social accounting and auditing, social accountability, social and environmental accounting, corporate social reporting, corporate social responsibility reporting, non-financial reporting or accounting) is the process of communicating the social and environmental effects of organizations.
Arthashastra by “Kautilya” is related with–
(A) Military Phase
(B) Political Reign
(C) Social Phase
(D) Economic Postulates
Expl:- The Kautilya’s Arthasastra is related to political reign. Arthastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic Policy and Military strategy, written in sanskrit.
The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy, written in Sanskrit.
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