Indian Economy Selected Questions and Answers Set 3

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Q.1:- National Development Council was constituted on ?

  1. August 16, 1950
  2. April 1, 1951
  3. August 6, 1952
  4. August 16, 1952

Q.2:- In the post-independence period, economic reforms were first introduced in India under ?

  1. Janata Party Government (1977)
  2. Indira Gandhi Government (1980)
  3. Rajiv Gandhi Government (1985)
  4. V. Narasimha Rao Government (1990)

Q.3:- National Horticulture Mission was launched in which of the following Five Year Plans ?

  1. Ninth Five Year Plan
  2. Tenth Five Year Plan
  3. Eleventh Five Year Plan
  4. None of these

Q.4:- A high growth rate of population is characterised by ?

  1. High Birth and High Death Rate
  2. High Birth and Low Death Rate
  3. Low Birth and Low Death Rate
  4. Low Birth and High Death Rate

Q.5:- Which State of India has the largest area ?

  1. Uttar Pradesh
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Maharashtra
  4. Rajasthan

Q.6:- Planning Commission was established in 1950 through ?

  1. A constitutional amendment
  2. A Supreme Court order
  3. An executive order
  4. A Decision by the Parliament

Q.7:- Which of the following experienced the fastest expansion during the plan in India ?

  1. Agriculture
  2. Industry
  3. Services
  4. None of these

Q.8:- Inclusive growth as enunciated in the Eleventh Five Year Plan does not include one of the following ?

  1. Reduction of Poverty
  2. Extension of Employment opportunities
  3. Reduction of Gender inequality
  4. Strengthening of Capital Market
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Q.9:- Which among the following States has highest sex ratio in 2011 ?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Andhra Pradesh
  3. Karnataka
  4. Odisha

Q.10:- Who presides over the National Development Council of India ?

  1. Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India
  2. Prime Minister of India
  3. Finance Minister of India
  4. Vice President of India

Q.11:- Which one of the following States / UT of the country has more than 50% tribal population of the total population ?

  1. Andman and Nicobar Islands
  2. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  3. Himachal Pradesh
  4. Puducherry

Q.12:- Many a times we read about Fertility Rate in economic literature. What is Fertility Rate ?

  1. The number of children born to an average woman during her reproductive years
  2. The total number of children born in a country in a given year divided by number of children died
  3. The number of births in a country divided by total population in a given year
  4. The number of women in the age group of 15-45 years in a country divided by total number of women died during child birth

Q.13:- The largest percentage share of the Schedule Castes population is in ?

  1. Uttar Pradesh
  2. Punjab
  3. Maharashtra
  4. Andhra Pradesh
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Q.14:- The smallest million city of India is ?

  1. Amritsar
  2. Allahabad
  3. Rajkot
  4. Vijaywada

Q.15:- What is the sex-ratio in India as per 2011 census ?

  1. 940 Female Per 1000 Male
  2. 950 Female Per 1000 Male
  3. 960 Female Per 1000 Male
  4. None of these

Q.16:- The largest river of Peninsular India is ?

  1. Narmada
  2. Godavari
  3. Mahanadi
  4. Cauvery

Q.17:- Which one of the following is the central theme of the Chipko Movement, started by Sunderlal Bahuguna in 1973 ?

  1. Conservation of River Water
  2. Protection of Birds
  3. Protection of Cheetals
  4. Conservation of forests

Q.18:- When was the first National Forest Policy issued by the Government of India ?

  1. 1940
  2. 1942
  3. 1952
  4. 1999

Q.19:- Which of the following is not one of the core areas identified under the Bharat Nirman Programme ?

  1. Irrigation
  2. Rural Electrification
  3. Drinking Water Supply
  4. Rural Housing
  5. Computer Education in Schools

Q.20:- Which one of the following is the oldest oil refinery in India ?

  1. Digboi
  2. Koyali
  3. Haldia
  4. Mathura

Q.21:- NREGP is the abbreviated form of ?

  1. National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme
  2. National Rural Educational Guarantee Programme
  3. National Rapid Educational Guarantee Programme
  4. National Rapid Employment Generation Programme
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Q.22:- A situation where we have people whose level of income is not sufficient to meet the minimum consumption expenditure is considered as ?

  1. Absolute Poverty
  2. Relative Poverty
  3. Urban Poverty
  4. Rural Poverty

Q.23:- The principle objective of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan of the Ministry of Human Resource Development is to provide ?

  1. Elementary education to all
  2. Elementary education to all the girls
  3. Elementary education to all the minority groups
  4. Elementary education to all in the North-Eastern States of the Country

Q.24:- Relative Poverty refers to ?

  1. Bankruptcy
  2. Trade-Cycle
  3. Minimum Needs of Life
  4. Economic Inequalities

Q.25:- Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana came into being in ?

  1. April, 1995
  2. April, 1997
  3. April, 1999
  4. July, 2001

 

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