When was the Jawahar Rozgar Yojna launched ?

Q1061. When was the Jawahar Rozgar Yojna launched ?
(a) 1985 (b) 1987
(c) 1989 (d) 1991
Ans: (c)
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Q1062. The Centre for Agricultural Marketing is located at
(a) Jaipur (b) New Delhi
(c) Nagpur (d) Hyderabad
Ans: (a)
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Q1063. The Planning Commission of India was constituted in the year
(a) 1942 (b) 1947
(c) 1950 (d) 1955
Ans: (c)
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Q1064. The period of the Eleventh Five-
Year Plan is
(a) 2005 to 2010
(b) 2006 to 2011
(c) 2007 to 2012
(d) 2008 to 2013
Ans: (c)
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Q1065. “Jeevan Aastha” –– a scheme relating to investment and saving, was launched during 2008– 09, by
(a) Tata AIG
(b) ICICI Prudential
(c) Bajaj Allianz
(d) LIC
Ans: (d)
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Q1066. The Draft of the Five Year Plans in India is approved by the
(a) National Development Council
(b) Planning Commission
(c) National Productivity Council
(d) Ministry of Finance
Ans: (a)
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Q1067. The Government has renamed NREGA scheme and the name associated with the scheme is that of
(a) Rajiv Gandhi
(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Indira Gandhi
Ans: (c)
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Q1068. In the budget for 2011–12, the fiscal deficit (% of GDP) for 2011 – 12 has been projected at
(a) 5.1 (b) 5.0
(c) 4.6 (d) 3.4
Ans: (c)
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Q1069. Which of the following sectors contributed more to the savings in India?
(a) Public sector
(b) Household sector
(c) Corporate sector
(d) Private sector
Ans: (b)
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Q1070. The largest share in our imports is from
(a) North America
(b) European Community
(c) OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
(d) African and Asian Developing Countries
Ans: (c)
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Q1071. What does the open market operations of the RBI mean?
(a) Buying and selling shares
(b) Auctioning of foreign exchange
(c) Trading in securities
(d) Transactions in gold
Ans: (c)
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Q1072. The preparation of National Income Estimates is the responsibility of the
(a) Planning Commission
(b) National Development Council
(c) National Sample Survey Organisation
(d) Central Statistical Organisation
Ans: (d)
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Q1073. The credit control operation in India is performed by
(a) Rural banks
(b) Commercial banks
(c) Reserve Bank of India
(d) State Bank of India
Ans: (c)
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Q1074. Which of the following is the largest employer in India?
(a) Food Corporation of India
(b) Posts and Telegraphs Department
(c) Indian Railways
(d) Steel Authority of India
Ans: (c)
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Q1075. Chairman of the Eleventh Finance Commission was
(a) A.M. Khusro
(b) Vijay Kelkar
(c) Deepak Parekh
(d) Manmohan Singh
Ans: (a)
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Q1076. Canalised list of items in foreign trade of India refers to
(a) the items to be imported by the private agencies
(b) list of items to be subsidised
(c) list of items to be granted duty concession
(d) items to be imported only by the State owned undertaking
Ans: (d)
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Q1077. India’s First Five Year Plan gave priority to
(a) Industry
(b) Trade
(c) Transportation
(d) Agriculture
Ans: (d)
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Q1078. National Income at factor cost is equal to
(a) Net National Product – Indirect taxes + Subsidies
(b) Net National Product – Direct taxes + Subsidies
(c) Gross National Product – Depreciation charges
(d) Net National Product + Net income from abroad
Ans: (a)
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Q1079. Which of the following is the specially designed scheme for the welfare of the Indian women introduced recently by General Insurance?
(a) Rajeshwari
(b) Bhagya Rajeshwari
(c) Bhagyashree
(d) Raja Lakshmi
Ans: (a)
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Q1080. Who among the following Indian Economists has done pioneering work on National Income ?
(a) Jagdish Bhagwati
(b) M.L. Seth
(c) Amartya Sen
(d) V.K.R.V. Rao
Ans: (d)
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Q1081. Who had estimated National Income in India first ?
(a) V.K. R. V. Rao
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) R.C. Dutt
(d) D.R. Gadgil
Ans: (b)
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Q1082. Which of the following is not the source of the revenue of central Government?
(a) Income Tax
(b) Corporate Tax
(c) Agricultural Income Tax
(d) Excise Duty
Ans: (c)
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Q1083. The RBI issues currency notes under the
(a) Fixed Fiduciary System
(b) Maximum Fiduciary System
(c) Fixed Minimum Reserve System
(d) Proportional Reserve System
Ans: (c)
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Q1084. The latest volume of foodgrains to be given per family as determined under ‘Annapurna Scheme’ is —
(a) 35 kg (b) 20 kg
(c) 10 kg (d) 40 kg
Ans: (c)
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Q1085. Which one of the following is not a quantitative credit control measure of a Central Bank ?
(a) Bank Rate Policy
(b) Open Market Operations
(c) Cash Reserve Ratio
(d) Moral Suasion
Ans: (d)
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Q1086. After ONGC, OIC, NTPC and SAIL, the ‘Navratna’ PSU which was awarded ‘Maharatna’ status is
(a) HAL (b) GAIL
(c) Coal India Ltd (d) BHEL
Ans: (c)
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Q1087. Taxation is a tool of
(a) Monetary policy
(b) Fiscal policy
(c) Price policy
(d) Wage policy
Ans: (b)
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Q1088. Who advocated the adoption of ‘PURA’ mbdel to eradicate rural poverty ?
(a) M.S. Swaminathan
(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(c) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(d) A.M.Khusro
Ans: (c)
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Q1089. The largest component of National Income in India is
(a) Service Sector
(b) Agriculture
(c) Industrial Sector
(d) Trade Sector
Ans: (a)
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Q1090. The purchase and sale of securities by the Central Bank is known as
(a) Variable reserve ratio
(b) Bank rate
(c) Open market operation
(d) Net liquidity ratio
Ans: (c)