Structure of the Indian Economy (Civil Service Examination), Questions and Answers, GK for UPSC, Bank PO & All Exams

1. National Income is: [1997]

a. Net National Product at market price

b. Net National Product at factor cost

c. Net Domestic Product at market price

d. Net Domestic Product at factor cost

2. Assertion (A): Devaluation of a currency may promote export.
Reason (R): Price of the country's products in the international market may fall due to devaluation. [1999]

a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

b. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

c. A is true but R is true

d. A is false but R is true

3. In India, inflation is measured by the: [1997]

a. Wholesale Price Index number

b. Consumers Price Index for urban non-manual workers

c. Consumers Price Index for agricultural workers

d. National Income Deflation

4. One of the reasons for India's occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that: [1995]

a. investment pattern has been directed towards capital intensive industries

b. productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce people to stay with agricultural

c. ceiling on land holdings have enabled more people to own land and hence their preference to stay with agriculture

d. people are largely unaware of the significance of transition from agriculture to industry for economic development

5. Which one of the following is correct regarding stabilization and structural adjustment as two components of the new economic policy adopted in India? [1996]

a. Stabilization is a gradual, multi-step process while structural adjustment is a quick adaptation process

b. Structural adjustment is a gradual multi-step process, while stabilization is a quick adaptation process

c. Stabilization and structural adjustment are very similar and complimentary policies. It is difficult to-separate one from the other

d. Stabilization mainly deals with a set of policies which are to be implemented by the Central government while structural adjustment is to be set it motion by the State governments

6. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R): [1996]
Assertion (A): Though India's national income has gone up several fold since 1947, there has been no marked improvement in the per capital income level.
Reason (R): Sizeable proportion of the population of India is still living below the poverty line.
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?

a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

b. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

c. A is true but R is false

d. A is false but R is true

7. From the balance sheet of a company, it is possible to: [1999]

a. judge the extent of profitability of this company

b. assess the profitability and size of the company

c. determine the size and composition of the assets and liabilities of the company

d. determine the market share, debts and assets of the company

8. Consider the following statements about the'megacities of India: [2000]
1. Population of each megacity is more than 5 million
2. All the megacities are important sea ports
3. Megacities are either national or state capitals
Which of these statements are correct?

a. 1, 2 and 3

b. 1 and 2

c. 2 and 3

d. 1 and 3

9. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? [1995]
1. Increase in-Monetary expansion
2. Low import growth rate in India-Recession in Indian industry
3. Euro-issues-Shares held by Indian companies in European countries
4. Portfolio investment-Foreign institutional investors.
Codes:

a. 1, 2 and 4

b. 3 and 4

c. 1, 2 and 3

d. 1, 2, 3 and 4

10. The first Indian State to have its Human Development Report prepared and released by Amartya Kumar Sen in Delhi is:

a. West Bengal

b. Kerala

c. Madhya Pradesh

d. Andhra Pradesh

General Knowledge

1. World Geography -Test-01

2. World Geography -Test-02

3. World Geography -Test-03

4. Geography of India -Test-01

5. Geography of India -Test-02

6. Geography of India -Test-03

7. Geography of India -Test-04

8. Geography of India -Test-05

9. History of India - Test - 01

10. History of India - Test - 02

11. History of India - Test - 03

12. History of India - Test - 04

13. History of India - Test - 05

14. History of India - Test - 06

15. History of India - Test - 07

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