Economics GK Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Which of the following is NOT a public sector insurance company?
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64c24509bd3d25480680f920- 1United India Insurance Company Limitedfalse
- 2The New India Assurance Company Limitedfalse
- 3SBI Life Insurancetrue
- 4General Insurance Corporation of Indiafalse
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Answer : 3. "SBI Life Insurance"
Explanation :
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
Q: The intervention of the government whether to expand demand or reduce it constitutes the ___________.
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649aa4ff46047484bc6fa4b6- 1speculative functionfalse
- 2redistribution functionfalse
- 3stabilisation functiontrue
- 4transaction functionfalse
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Answer : 3. "stabilisation function"
Explanation :
1. Government intervention, whether to expand demand or to reduce it, is called stabilization function.
Q: In which of the following years was the Reserve Bank of India nationalised?
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644bde2a6842c5ce47ce8093- 11935false
- 21949true
- 31927false
- 41965false
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Answer : 2. "1949"
Q: As per the recommendations of the National Statistical Commission, the Base Year of the GDP Series in India was revised from 2004-05 to ______ with effect from January 2015.
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64c24f74d3a6d4481eec7f3c- 12011-12true
- 22013-14false
- 32005-06false
- 42009-10false
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Answer : 1. "2011-12"
Explanation :
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.
Q: Which of the following is called the ‘father of white revolution’ in India?
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62bdd37425fd051a6561a9fb- 1Hargovind Khuranafalse
- 2V. Kurientrue
- 3M.S. Swaminathanfalse
- 4P.K. Sethifalse
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Answer : 2. "V. Kurien"
Q: Assume that the exchange rate between the US Dollar and the Indian Rupee is $1 = ₹55. Now if this exchange rate increases to $1 = ₹60, then in this situation the Indian Rupee has depreciated against the US Dollar.
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649aaa06dad6f2e01f6e1304- 1depreciatedtrue
- 2appreciatedfalse
- 3appreciatedfalse
- 4overvaluedfalse
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Answer : 1. "depreciated"
Explanation :
मान लीजिए कि अमेरिकी डॉलर और भारतीय रुपये के बीच विनिमय दर $1= ₹55 है। अब यदि यह विनिमय दर बढ़कर $1 = ₹60 हो जाती है, तो इस स्थिति में अमेरिकी डॉलर की तुलना में भारतीय रुपये का _______ हुआ है।
Q: What is the total stock of money in circulation among the public at a particular point of time called?
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642c0cf22b960e1a419654e3- 1Money orderfalse
- 2Money supplytrue
- 3Short moneyfalse
- 4Money launderingfalse
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Answer : 2. "Money supply "
Q: A form of financial service which provides small loans and other financial services to poor and low-income households is called ______.
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642428df5bff3d098d10de5e- 1microfinancetrue
- 2commercial mortgagefalse
- 3invoice financingfalse
- 4personal financefalse
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