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

1. Which one of the following is true regarding the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY)? [1995]

a. It was launched during the Prime Minister-ship of India Gandhi

b. It aims at creating one million jobs annually

c. The target group of JRY are the urban poor living below the poverty line

d. Under the scheme 30% of the employment generated is reserved for women

2. The current Price Index (base 1960) is nearly 330. This means that the price of: [1998]

a. all items cost 3.3 times more than what they did in 1960

b. the price of certain selected items have gone upto 3.3 times

c. weight mean of price of certain items has increased 3.3 times

d. gold price has gone up 3.3 times

3. According to the 1991 Census, the highest percentage of population in India is to be found in the age group of: [1995]

a. 60 years and above

b. 35 to 55 years

c. 25 to 34 years

d. 5 to 14 years

4. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer. [1997]
List I (Committee)
A. Disinvestment of shares in Public Sector Enterprises
B. Industrial Sickness
C. Tax Reforms
D. Reforms in Insurance Sector
List II (Chaired by)
1. Rajah Chelliah
2. Onkar Goswami
3. R.N. Malhotra
4. C. Rangarajan
Codes:

a. A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3

b. A-4,B-2,C-1, D-3

c. A- 4, B-1, C-2, D -3

d. A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2

5. Assertion (A): According to statistics, more female children are born each year than male children in India.
Reason (R): In India, the death rate of a male child is higher than that of the female child. [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

6. Indian Human Development Report does not give for each sample village: [2000]

a. Infrastructure and Amenities Index

b. Education Related Index

c. Health Related Index

d. Unemployment Related Index

7. According to the latest census figures sex ratio in India is: [1997]

a. declining

b. stable

c. increasing

d. fluctuating

8. The Capital Account Convertibility of the Indian Rupee implies: [1998]

a. that the Indian Rupee can be exchanged by the authorised dealers for travel

b. that the Indian Rupee can be exchanged for any major currency for the purpose of trade in goods and services

c. that the Indian Rupee can be exchanged for any major currency for the purpose of trading financial assets

d. None of the above

9. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). [1997] Assertion (A): The emergence of economic globalism does not imply the decline of socialist ideology.
Reason (R): The ideology of socialism believes in Universalism and globalism.
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 the correct explanation of A

c. A is true but R is false

d. A is false but R is true

10. The economic crisis in the later half of 1990s most seriously affected Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and South Korea. The cause of the crisis was: [1999]

a. mismanagement of the financial resources and financial sector, in general

b. the prolonged over-valuation of local currencies vis-vis the western currencies

c. the downswing and recession in the western economies which earlier provided export market oriented countries

d. none of these

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