Economy
With reference to land reforms in independent India, which one of the following statements is correct?
The Global Competitiveness Report is published by the
Atal Innovation Mission is set up under the
In a given year in India, official poverty lines are higher in some States than in others because
Among the following, which one is the largest exporter of rice in the world in the last five years?
Consider the following statements:1. Coal sector was nationalized by the Government of India under Indira Gandhi.2. Now, coal blocks are allocated on lottery basis.3. Till recently, India imported coal to meet the shortages of domestic supply, but no...
Consider the following statements:1. According to the Indian Patents Act, a biological process to create a seed can be patented in India.2. In India, there is no Intellectual Property Appellate Board.3. Plant varieties are not eligible to be patented...
Consider the following statements:As per the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Central (Amendment) Rules, 20181. if rules for fixed-term employment are implemented, it becomes easier for the firms/companies to lay off workers2. no notice of ter...
The Service Area Approach was implemented under the purview of
Consider the following statements:1. Most of India's external debt is owed by governmental entities.2. All of India's external debt is denominated in US dollars.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the following is not included in the assets of a commercial bank in India?
In the context of India, which of the following factors is/are contributor/contributors to reducing the risk of a currency crisis?1. The foreign currency earnings of India's IT sector2. Increasing the government expenditure3. Remittances from Indians...
Which of the following is issued by registered foreign portfolio investors to overseas investors who want to be part of the Indian stock market without registering themselves directly?
With reference to India's Five-Year Plans, which of the following statements is/are correct?1. From the Second Five-Year Plan, there was a determined thrust towards substitution of basic and capital good industries.2. The Fourth Five-Year Plan adopte...
What was the purpose of Inter-Creditor Agreement signed by Indian banks and financial institutions recently?
The Chairmen of public sector banks are selected by the
Consider the following statements:1. Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) is the first regulatory body set up by the Government of India.2. One of the tasks of PNGRB is to ensure competitive markets for gas.3. Appeals against the decisi...
Which one of the following is not a sub-index of the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index?
The economic cost of food grains to the Food Corporation of India is Minimum Support Price and bonus (if any) paid to the farmers plus
Consider the following statements:1. Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) exchange rates are calculated by comparing the prices of the same basket of goods and services in different countries.2. In terms of PPP dollars, India is the sixth largest economy in...
With reference to the cultivation of Kharif crops in India in the last five years, consider the following statements:1. Area under rice cultivation is the highest.2. Area under the cultivation of jowar is more than that of oilseeds.3. Area of cotton ...
Among the agricultural commodities imported by India, which one of the following accounts for the highest imports in terms of value in the last five years?
Which one of the following is not the most likely measure the Government/RBI takes to stop the slide of Indian rupee?
Consider the following statements:The Reserve Bank of India's recent directives relating to 'Storage of Payment System Data', popularly known as data diktat, command the payment system providers that1. they shall ensure that entire data relating to p...
The money multiplier in an economy increases with which one of the following?