Indian Economy Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Which of the following ministry has Launched Mobile Application “ Jan Dhan Darshak” as A Part of Financial Inclusion?
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62e3b4ff723ac56e88648649- 1Finance Ministrytrue
- 2Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distributionfalse
- 3Ministry of Human Resource Developmentfalse
- 4Ministry of Parliamentary Affairsfalse
- 5Ministry of Commerce and Industryfalse
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Answer : 1. "Finance Ministry"
Explanation :
Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance and National Informatics Centre (NIC) has jointly developed a mobile app called Jan Dhan Darshak as a part of financial inclusion (FI) initiative .
Q: The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act was passed in the year ____.
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- 22006true
- 32004false
- 42008false
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Answer : 2. "2006"
Explanation :
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.
Q: Who decides the Repo rate in India?
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605c66a040a8e965941236f0- 1Government of Indiafalse
- 2Ministry of Financefalse
- 3Reserve bank of Indiatrue
- 4None of thesefalse
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Answer : 3. "Reserve bank of India"
Explanation :
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.
Q: Who among the following became the first Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in 1993?
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6572e137a1070fbf9bedc055- 1Madan Lal Khuranatrue
- 2Sheila Dixitfalse
- 3Sushma Swarajfalse
- 4Sahib Singh Vermafalse
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Answer : 1. "Madan Lal Khurana"
Explanation :
1. Madan Lal Khurana (15 October 1936 – 27 October 2018) was an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Delhi from 1993 to 1996.
2. He was succeeded by Gurmukh Nihal Singh of the Indian National Congress, who held the post for just one year in 1955.
3. The States Reorganization Act, 1956 made Delhi a union territory under central control.
Q: Which factor is mainly responsible for increase in demand of natural resources?
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5ff5826a9552896910b446b9- 1Scientific advancementfalse
- 2Use of biodegradable chemicalsfalse
- 3Increasing human populationtrue
- 4Environmental pollutionfalse
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Answer : 3. "Increasing human population"
Explanation :
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.
Q: In which year did the Government of India set up the first mutual fund by an Act of Parliament?
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- 21982false
- 31963true
- 41971false
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Answer : 3. "1963"
Explanation :
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.
Q: Amartya Sen was awarded the Noble Prize for his contribution to–
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6336e5cc30141c336c3a466b- 1Monetary Economicsfalse
- 2Welfare Economicstrue
- 3Econometricsfalse
- 4Development Economicsfalse
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Answer : 2. "Welfare Economics"
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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.
Q: Labour Intensive Technique would get chosen in a–
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6336e53793021d4ee41b0a34- 1Labour Surplus Economytrue
- 2Capital Surplus Economyfalse
- 3Developed Economyfalse
- 4Developing Economyfalse
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Answer : 1. "Labour Surplus Economy"
Explanation :
Expl:- Labour Intensive Technique will be chosen in Labour Surplus Economy because in such economy labour cost is low.