Q.19·Economy·EasyConsider the following pairs of Sustainable Development Goals and government programmes in India: 1. SDG 2 – Poshan Abhiyan 2. SDG 3 - Beti Bachao Beti Padhao 3. SGD 6 – Green India Mission 4. SDG 11 - AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?View question
Q.20·Economy·EasyWhich of the following is/are the common feature(s) of developing countries? 1. Low rate of growth of population 2. Low rate of capital formation 3. Low social indicators of development Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.21·Economy·EasyWhich of the following qualitative measures is/are used to measure economic development? 1. Human Development Index 2. Gender- related Index 3. Human Poverty Index Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.22·Economy·EasyDespite being a high saving economy, capital formation may not result in significant increase in output due toView question
Q.23·Economy·EasyConsider the following statements about the recommendations of the Narasimham Committee: 1. It recommended to dilute government equity in the nationalized banks to 23 per cent. 2. It has also suggested that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) nominees on the bank boards step down. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.24·Economy·EasyWhich one of the following statements correctly describes the meaning of legal tender money ?View question
Q.25·Economy·EasyWith reference to Foreign Direct Investment in India, which one of the following is considered its major characteristic?View question
Q.26·Economy·EasyWhich of the following factors/policies were affecting the price of rice in India in the recent past? 1. Minimum Support Price 2. Government's trading 3. Government's stockpiling 4. Consumer subsidies Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.27·Economy·EasyConsider the following statements regarding the Keynesian Theory of Employment: 1. Keynes supported the classical conclusion of full employment in a capitalist economy. 2. According to Keynes, wage rigidity is the cause of involuntary unemployment. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.28·Economy·EasyConsider the following statements : 1. The quantity of imported edible oils is more than the domestic production of edible oils in the last five years. 2. The Government does not impose any customs duty on all the imported edible oils as a special case. Which of the statements given above is/ are correct ?View question
Q.29·Economy·EasyWhich of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Demographic dividend is the growth potential that results from shifts in a population’s age structure. 2. India’s working-age population has grown larger than the dependant population. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.30·Economy·EasyWhich one of the following best describes the term "Merchant Discount Rate" sometimes seen in news ?View question
Q.31·Economy·EasyWith reference to the governance of public sector banking in India, consider the following statements : 1. Capital infusion into public sector banks by the Government of India has steadily increased in the last decade. 2. To put the public sector banks in order, the merger of associate banks with the parent State Bank of India has been affected. Which of the statements given above is/ are correct ?View question
Q.32·Economy·EasyThe gross enrolment in primary education in a country is more than 100%. What would this mean?View question
Q.33·Economy·EasyWhich among the following are the components of the Sagarmala Programme? 1. Modernization and development of new ports. 2. Enhancing the connectivity of the ports to the hinterland. 3. Construction of strategic ports in friendly countries 4. Coastal community development. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.34·Economy·EasyWith reference to the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF), which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The CRIF is basically a cess, imposed along with the excise duty on petrol and diesel. 2. The proceeds of this Fund can be used only for the construction of national highways. 3. This Fund comes under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.35·Economy·EasyConsider the following statements : Human capital formation as a concept is better explained in terms of a process which enables 1. individuals of a country to accumulate more capital. 2. increasing the knowledge, skill levels and capacities of the people of the country. 3. accumulation of tangible wealth. 4. accumulation of intangible wealth. Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?View question
Q.36·Economy·EasyWith reference to the Indian economy after the 1991 economic liberalization, consider the following statements: 1. Worker productivity (Rs per worker at 2004 - 05 prices) increased in urban areas while it decreased in rural areas. 2. The percentage share of rural areas in the workforce steadily increased. 3. In rural areas, the growth in non-farm economy increased. 4. The growth rate in rural employment decreased. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question