Economics GK Practice Question and Answer

Q:

In which of the following years was the Reserve Bank of India nationalised?

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    1935
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    1949
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    1927
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    1965
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Answer : 2. "1949"

Q:

Which of the following is called the ‘father of white revolution’ in India? 

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    Hargovind Khurana
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    V. Kurien
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    M.S. Swaminathan
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    P.K. Sethi
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Answer : 2. "V. Kurien"

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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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    depreciated
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    appreciated
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    appreciated
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    overvalued
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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:

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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    2011-12
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    2013-14
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    2005-06
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    2009-10
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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:

What is the total stock of money in circulation among the public at a particular point of time called? 

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    Money order
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    Money supply
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    Short money
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    Money laundering
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Answer : 2. "Money supply "

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With which of the following sectors is the agency short-named as CIBIL associated

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    Insurance sector
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    Automobile sector
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    Banking sector
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    Sugar sector
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Answer : 3. "Banking sector"
Explanation :

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.

Q:

The intervention of the government whether to expand demand or reduce it constitutes the ___________.

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    speculative function
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    redistribution function
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    stabilisation function
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    transaction function
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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:

A type of unemployment in rural areas when people are not able to find jobs during some months of the year is called ______. 

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    educated unemployment
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    disguised unemployment
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    frictional unemployment
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    seasonal unemployment
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Answer : 4. "seasonal unemployment"

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