Economics GK Practice Question and Answer
8 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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64242d0a9d18d2e8ae1754b3- 1educated unemploymentfalse
- 2disguised unemploymentfalse
- 3frictional unemploymentfalse
- 4seasonal unemploymenttrue
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Answer : 4. "seasonal unemployment"
Q: As per the Indian practices of national accounting, which of the following is adjusted in the nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to arrive at the real GDP?
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6576f0a8e367ac7b2ea393a6- 1Government borrowingsfalse
- 2Depreciationfalse
- 3Foreign exchangefalse
- 4Inflationtrue
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Answer : 4. "Inflation"
Explanation :
As per Indian practices of national accounting, nominal gross domestic product (GDP) is inflation-adjusted to arrive at real GDP.
Q: Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Government of India’s New Integrated Food Security Scheme?
A. This New Integrated Food Security Scheme has been started from 1 January 2023.
B. The Government of India targeted to supply food grains to more than 80 crores beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act.
C. First time this food grains supply programme was brought under the Ministry of Social Justice for effective implementation.
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649aa390ab3c5fffc2e088eaA. This New Integrated Food Security Scheme has been started from 1 January 2023.
B. The Government of India targeted to supply food grains to more than 80 crores beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act.
C. First time this food grains supply programme was brought under the Ministry of Social Justice for effective implementation.
- 1B and C onlyfalse
- 2A and C onlyfalse
- 3A, B and Cfalse
- 4A and B onlytrue
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Answer : 4. "A and B only"
Explanation :
The following statements are correct regarding the new Integrated Food Security Scheme of the Government of India.
A. This New Integrated Food Security Scheme has been started from 1 January 2023.
B. The Government of India targeted to supply food grains to more than 80 crore beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act.
Q: The ______ was nationalised in the year 1949.
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64a2a3b7c7d7c7e067491fc8- 1Union Bank of Indiafalse
- 2Reserve Bank of Indiatrue
- 3Central Bank of Indiafalse
- 4Imperial Bank of Indiafalse
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Answer : 2. "Reserve Bank of India"
Explanation :
1. The Reserve Bank of India was nationalized on January 1, 1949.
2. Earlier, the Reserve Bank of India was a privately owned bank, established on April 1, 1935, in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
2. After India's independence on 15 August 1947, RBI was nationalized on 1 January 1949.
4. After nationalization, the Reserve Bank of India came under the complete ownership of the Government of India.
Q: Which of the following is an indirect tax?
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64b5226e23047f4c71bfdc02- 1Capital gains taxfalse
- 2Goods and services taxtrue
- 3Wealth taxfalse
- 4Gift taxfalse
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Answer : 2. "Goods and services tax "
Explanation :
1. Of the following, Goods and Services Tax is an indirect tax.
2. There are many types of indirect taxes, which include service tax, excise duty, customs duty and VAT.
3. GST has simplified the indirect tax system.
Q: Which of the following concepts implies that sustainable development should take a holistic approach towards notions of progress and give equal importance to non-economic aspects of wellbeing?
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64a69065aa4c004ce3218d63- 1Gross Domestic Productfalse
- 2Gross National Productfalse
- 3Gross National Happinesstrue
- 4Net National Productfalse
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Answer : 3. "Gross National Happiness"
Explanation :
1. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the standard measure of value added created through the production of goods and services in a country during a given period.
2. It also measures the income earned from that production or the total amount spent on final goods and services (less imports).
Q: The Reserve Bank of India introduced a comprehensive regulatory framework for NBFC-MFI on __________.
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64a68c3bc4e3d04ca166ea6e- 110 December 2015false
- 22 December 2011true
- 38 December 2013false
- 45 December 2012false
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Answer : 2. "2 December 2011 "
Explanation :
1. The Reserve Bank of India introduced a comprehensive regulatory framework for NBFC-MFIs on 2 December 2011.
Q: Bombay Stock Exchange is the ______ stock exchange of Asia.
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64919aca187426e0495d6a87- 1Firsttrue
- 2secondfalse
- 3fourthfalse
- 4thirdfalse
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Answer : 1. "First"
Explanation :
1. Bombay Stock Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in Asia, and also the tenth oldest stock exchange in the world.
2. The Bombay Stock Exchange became the first stock exchange in India to issue commodity derivative contracts in gold and silver.