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Which one of the following is not an instrument of selective credit control in India?

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Important Questions on Indian Economy

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Which one of the following is true regarding the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY)?

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One of the reasons for India’s occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that:

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The price fluctuations of 4 scripts in a stock market in the four quarters of a year are shown in the table below. Four different investors had the following portfolios of investment in the four companies throughout the year :

Investor 1:10 of A, 20 of B, 30 of C and 40 of D

Investor 2: 40 of A, 10 of B, 20 of C and 30 of D

Investor 3: 30 of A, 40 of B, 10 of C and 20 of D

Investor 4: 20 of A, 30 of B, 40 of C and 10 of D

CRR, Priority Sector Financing and Financing

Scrip  A   I         Up 10%                  Down 15%  I                  UP 10%         Down 10%

Scrip  B   I         Up 2%                        Up 1 %  |              Up 2%          Up2%

Scrip  C   I         Up 1%                     Up 1 % I                  Down 5%         Down 1%

Scrip  A   I         Up 20%                  Down 15%  I                  UP 30%         Down 10%

In the light of the above which one of the following statements is correct?

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The main reason for the low growth rate in India, in spite of the high rate of saving and capital formation, is:
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The largest source of financing the public sector outlay of the Eighth Five-Year Plan comes from

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The new EXIM policy announced in 1992, is for a period of

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Consider the following:

1. Industrial Finance Corporation Of India (IFCI)

2. Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI)

3. Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)

 4. Unit Trust of India (UTI)

The correct sequence in which the above were established is:

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The following table shows the percentage distribution of revenue expenditure of the Government of India in 1989-90 and1994-95:

 

Expenditure  Head (Per cent to total)

 

Years                          1989-90                1994-95

Defence                           15.1                       13.6

Interest Payments            27.7                        38.7

Subsidies                          16.3                        8.0

Grants to States/UTs        13.6                       16.7

Others                               27.4                       23.0

 

Based on this table, it can be said that the Indian economy is in poor shape because the Central Government continues to be under pressure to: