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B.COM (4thSEMESTER)
INDIAN ECONOMY
COMPLETE
MCQ. NOTES
MARKS - 40
SANDIP KUMAR
1 – marks
1. Development reflects :
(a) social progress (b) economic progress
(c) social and economic progress (d) none
11. Which of the following states has the largest number of schedule casts?
(a) UP (b) Orissa (c) Bihar (d) Madhya Pradesh
12. Which of there are responsible for measuring inequalities of income and
wealth?
(a) Gini Index (b) HDI (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None
13. Right of children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, (RTE Act), 2009,
has made free education for all children between the age of:
(a) 5 and 15 years (b) 6 and 16 years
(c) 6 and 14 years (d) 7 and 18 years
21. National Income differs from Net National Product at market price by the
amount of:
(a) Current transfers from rest of the world
(b) Net Indirect Taxes
(c) National debt interest
26. GDP at factor cost is equal to GDP at market price minus ...... plus subsidies.
(a) Direct taxes (b) Indirect taxes
(c) Foreign loans (d) Depreciation
28. GNP is equal to .... Plus Net foreign income from abroad.
(a) NNP at factor cost (b) GDP
(c) NNP at market price (d) National Income
32. Net Domestic Product (NDP) = Gross Domestic Product (GDP) minus …….
33. GDP at Factor Cost = GDP at Market Price minus indirect taxes plus.........
(a) Income from abroad (b) Subsidies
(c) Transfer payments (d) Operating surplus
34. GDP at factor cost = GDP at market price - (minus)......+ (plus) subsidies
(a) Direct taxes (b) Indirect taxes
(c) Income from abroad (d) Foreign debts
35. National Income differs from Net National Product at market price by the
amount of
(a) Current transfers from the rest of the world
(b) Net indirect taxes
(c) National debt interest
(d) Subsidies
42. In the definition of Gross Domestic Product in India, which of the following
is not included in the definition of Domestic Territory?
(a) Ships and aircrafts operated by the residents of the country.
(b) Fishing vessels operated by the residents of the country.
(c) Embassies and military establishments of the country located abroad.
(d) Corporate offices of the residents of the country living abroad.
2 – marks
5. GDPMP = GDPFC
(a) Depreciation (b) NIFA
(c) Net Indirect Tax (d) Subsidies
12. Real national income means the national income measured in terms of.
(a) Constant prices. (b) Current prices.
(c) Wholesale prices. (d) Retail prices
15. As per the Value Added Method of measuring national income identify
which of the following item is excluded?
(a) Brokerage and Commission earned by dealers of second hand goods
(b) Sale of second hand machines
(c) Production for Self-Consumption
(d) Imputed rent of owner occupied houses
18. National dividend is sum of the money value of all.... goods & services
produced by the residents of a country during a period of one year including
income derived from abroad.
(a) Producer's (b) Consumer's (c) Intermediate (d) Final
19. In country 'X', if NNP at market price remained constant and depreciation
increased compared to the previous year, then GNP at market prices will...........
(a) Increase
(b) Decrease
(c) Increase by an amount equal to rise in depreciation
(d) Decrease by an amount equal to rise in depreciation
1 – marks
1. Indian economy bags the .......... position among the other strongest and
largest economies among the world
(a) first (b) third (c) sixth (d) seventh
2. Indian economy bags the....... in terms of Purchasing Power Parity among the
world:
(a) first (b) third (c) sixth (d) seventh
20. At present, nearly ........ ... percent of the energy consumed is obtained from
non-commercial sources:
(a) 45% (b) 51% (c) 23% (d) 15%
24. The telephone penetration rate in India per 100 population is ....... ....:
(a) 11.32 (b) 16.8 (c) 25.56 (d) 19.22
27. Import of oil and lubricants constitute about......... of our Import Bill:
(a) 20% (b) 24% (c) 27% (d) 35%
28. NLM aimed at imparting functional literacy to non-literates in the age group
of:
(a) 15-39 years (b) 25-35 years (c) 15-35 years (d) 20-40 years
51. …………. port handles the maximum traffic amongst the major ports in India
for last 5 years.
(a) Kandla (b) Kochi (c) Mumbai (d) Vishakapatnam
2 – marks
1. The occupational structure indicated the distribution as well as absorption of
...... into these various types of ………
(a) consumption, occupations
(b) population, occupations
(c) savings, investment
(d) demand, supply
10. The share of which one of the following sector has increased rapidly in
recent years in the GDP of India?
(a) Agriculture (b) Industry (c) Service (d) All of the above
11. Which of the following reasons may be attributed for the last growth of
service sector in India?
(i) Technical and structural changes have made it more efficient to outsource
certain services that were once produced within the industry.
(ii) It has been noticed that income elasticity of demand for services is greater
than one.
(iii) Revolution in information technology has made possible to deliver services
over a long distance at a reasonable cost.
(iv) Reforms in certain segments of infrastructure services have contributed to
the growth of services.
17. In order to Enhance access to secondary education and improve its quality
……… was launched in 2009.
(a) Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
(b) National Programme for Universal Education.
(c) Bhartiya Shiksha Shiksha Sudhar Yojna
(d) Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
1 – marks
1. Impact of Social atmosphere on agriculture
(a) Favourable (b) Unfavourable (c) Normal (d) No
6. India adopted High Yielding Varieties Programme (HYVP) for the first time in
(a) 1947 (b) 1956 (c) 1966 (d) 1977
13. The share of agriculture in India's national income has........ over the years.
(a) Increased (b) Decreased
(c) Remained constant (d) First decreased and then increased
14. After Independence in order to stop exploitation of actual tillers of the land
reforms was introduced for which........ Measures were undertaken?
(a) Abolition of intermediaries (b) Tenancy Reforms
(c) Reorganization of agriculture (d) All of these
22. FCI (Food Corporation of India) is the Nodal agency for which of the
following activities relating to food management in the country?
(a) Procurement (b) Distribution (c) Storage (d) All of the above
24. The share of agriculture in India's national Income has...... ....... over the
years.
(a) Increased (b) Decreased
(c) Remained constant (d) First decreased & then increased
32. Agricultural sector contributes to the revenue of the central and state
governments.
(a) directly (b) indirectly (c) directly and indirectly (d) none of these
2 – marks
1. Which of the following is associated with the land reforms introduced in
India after independence?
(a) Abolition of intermediaries.
(b) Tenancy reforms.
(c) Re-organization of agriculture.
(d) All of the above
6. Which of the following type of land tenure systems were prevailing in India
at the time of independent?
(a) Mahalwari System (b) Ryotwari System
(c) Zamidari System (d) All of the above
10. At present, the responsibility for the provision of finance for Agriculture
trade and small scale industries has been handed over to...
(a) SBI (b) NABARD
(c) NABARD and SIDBI (d) NABARD, EXIM BANK & SIDBI
14. Which of the following has been specifically established to meet the
requirements of credit of the farmers and villagers?
(a) ICICI Bank (b) Regional Rural Banks
(c) State Bank of India (d) EXIM Bank
1 – marks
1. One of the main causes of industrial recovery during the 1980s was:
(a) privatization (b) liberalisation
(c) both privatization & liberalisation (d) none
2. Public sector in India has been playing a role in generating income in the
economy.
(a) positive (b) negative (c) normal (d) no
3. ………….. sector has been playing an important role in the gross domestic
capital formation of the country.
(a) Public (b) private (c) Both public & private (d) no
14. Three steel plants in Bhilai Rourkola and Durgapur were set up in the :
(a) First Plan (b) Second Plan (c) Third Plan (d) Forth Plan
16. The tenth plan aims at achieving a growth rate of.... percent in industrial
sector :
(a) 5 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 6
21. The annual growth rate of the Industrial Sector has remained at...... percent
over the Eleventh Plan Period.
(a) 8.2 (b) 7.4 (c) 8.9 (d) 6.8
22. Which of the following industries is not reserved for public sector?
(a) Atomic energy (b) Rail transport
(c) Defence production (d) None of the above
23. Which of the following industries are not reserved for public sector
presently?
(a) Atomic energy
(b) Railways
(c) Defence
(d) Substances specified in the schedule to the notification of the government
of India in the department of atomic energy
28. India has the......... largest scientific and technical manpower in the world.
(a) second (b) third (c) fourth (d) fifth
29. Three steel plants in Bhilai, Roulkela and Durgapur were set up under
the.............
(a) First plan (b) Second plan (c) Third plan (d) Fourth Plan
33. In the second five-year plan, steel plants were setup at......
(a) Rourkela (b) Bhilai (c) Durgapur (d) all of these
34. The industrial sector faced the process of retrogression and deceleration
during.
(a) 1950-1965 (b) 1990-2005 (c) 1980-1995. (d) 1965-1980
35. Which of the following has resulted in failure to achieve targets of industrial
production?
(a) Poor planning
(b) Power, finance and labour problems
(c) Technical complications
(d) All of these
36. The tenth plan aimed at achieving a growth .............. in the industrial sector.
rate of .............
(a) 5% (b) 8% (c) 10% (d) 6%
37. Over the planning period, the share of industrial sector in the GDP of India
has...
(a) increased (b) decreased (c) remained (d) remained above 50%
2 – marks
1. Disinvestment process leads only to….. of ownership and not transfer of .....
ownership.
(a) dilution, full (b) anti-dilution, any
(c) fixation, 100% (d) permanent, 50%
8. Which five year plan accorded highest priority to the establishment of basic
and heavy industries in India
(a) First plan (b) Second plan (c) Third plan (d) Fourth plan
13. The principal problems of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in India is:
(a) Non-availability of cheap and adequate capital
(b) Difficulties in marketing their products (c) Inadequate supply of raw
materials
(d) All of the above
15. Large industries which mostly form the basis of countries index of industrial
production include:
(a) Manufacturing Electricity and Mining (b) Mining and Electricity
(c) Electricity and Manufacturing (d) Manufacturing and Mining
16. Which of the following statement is correct about the new industrial policy,
1991?
(a) It made it compulsory for industry to obtain license for all project
(b) It over dominant position to published sector
(c) It abolished licencing for all projects except 18 industries of strategic and
security importance
(d) None of these
17. Before financial reforms, the banking sector was characterized by all of the
following features except.
(a) High revenue requirements
21. The Indian industry faced the process of retrogression and declaration
because of.....
(a) unsatisfactory performance of agriculture
(b) slackening of real investment in public sector
(c) narrow market for industrial goods, especially in rural areas
(d) all of these
22. All of the following can cause sickness to an industrial unit except…….
(a) demand recession
(b) uneconomic size
(c) high productivity of labour and capital
(d) financial mismanagement
1 – marks
1. ............ is a systematic record of all the economic transaction between one
country and rest of the world :
(a) Balance of Trade (b) Balance of Transaction
(c) Budget (d) Balance of payments
4. India has witnessed a surplus for the third successive year in which account
of the balance of payment?
(a) Trade account of BOP (b) Current account of BOP
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
5. Devaluation Means :
(a) To reduce the value of home currency in other currency
(b) To appreciate the value of home currency
(c) To increase the value of home currency in other currency
(d) To constant the value of home currency
7. The difference between the value of a nations visible exports and visible
import is:
(a) Balance of trade (b) Balance of payments
(c) Balance of Current Account (d) Balance of Capital Account
10. In the Balance of Payments which of the following does not belong to
Current Account.
(a) Balance of Trade
(b) Balance of Services
(c) Balance of Unilateral Transfers
(d) Balance of Private Direct Investment
12. A systematic record of all the transactions between one country and the
rest of the world is :
(a) Balance of trade (b) Balance of transactions
(c) Budget (d) Balance of payment
14. The difference between the value of a nation's visible exports and visible
imports is called :
(a) Balance of Trade (a) Balance of Trade
(c) Balance of Current Account (d) Balance of Capital Account
16. Which one of the following was not the immediate cause of 1991 economic
crisis?
(a) Rapid growth of population (b) Severe inflation
(c) Expanding fiscal deficit (d) Rising current account deficit
19. ……. is a systematic record of all the economic transactions between one
country and rest of world.
(a) balance of trade (b) balance of transaction
(c) balance of payment (d) budget
20. The Balance of Payments shows a country's transactions with the ..........
(a) country (b) rest of the world
(c) developing country (d) underdeveloped country
23. Devaluation is successful only when the demand for exports and imports is
(a) elastic (b) inelastic (c) unit elastic (d) none
2 – marks
1. ............. is a systematic record of all transactions of a country in a year.
(a) Balance of payment
(b) Balance of Trade
(c) Current Account of Balance of Payment
(d) None
4. The current account of Balance of payment includes trade balance and ......
(a) Settlement account (b) Capital account
5. If a country is having more Exports than imports in value terms it can be said
that country is having:
(a) Deficit under BOP (b) Deficit under BOT
(c) Surplus under BOT (d) Surplus under BOP
9. Which among the following items will not be included in the balance of
current account?
(a) Balance of unilateral transfers (b) Balance of invisible items
(c) Balance of trade (d) External commercial borrowings
1 – marks
1. Our population is below poverty line:
(a) Nearly half (b) More than one-fourth
(c) Less than one-fourth (d) Nearly one-fourth
2. The percentage of population living below the poverty line has been
estimated in the 2011-12 at:
(a) 20% (b) 21.9% (c) 30% (d) 36%
6. Scheme for construction of house to be given to the poor free of cost was :
(a) Jawahar Awas yojna
(b) Indira awas yojna
(c) Rajeev awas yojna
(d) Valmiki Ambedkar awas yojna
9. According to the planning commission, how many average daily calories per
person define the poverty line in urban areas?
(a) 2,100 (b) 2,400 (c) 2,700 (d) 3,000
12. A person in urban India is considered below the poverty line if his daily
intake of calories is less than
(a) 2,000 (b) 2,100 (c) 2,400 (d) 2,500
15. In which plan period, the Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP)
was started in India
(a) Fifth (b) Sixth (c) Seventh (d) Eighth
18. According to Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) which shows the share
of population multi dimensionally poor in terms of living standards, health and
education, India has a Poverty Index of:
(a) 0.324 (b) 0.567 (c) 0.235 (d) 0.283
19. Employment assurance scheme & Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojna have been
submerged into
(a) NFFWP (b) SGRY (c) SGSY (d) IAY
20. People who are unwilling to work at the existing wage rate are:
(a) Voluntary unemployed. (b) Frictional unemployed
(c) Casual unemployed (d) Seasonal unemployed
26. ....... is defined as the number of persons in the labour force per 1,000
persons:
(a) WPF (b) LFPR (c) CWS (d) CDS
34. In which type of unemployment workers are temporarily out of work while
changing jobs.
(a) Frictional (b) Cyclical (c) Structural (d) Technological
41. Name the type of unemployment from the following which occurs due to
decline in demand for production in a particular industry:
(a) Chronic unemployed (b) Technological unemployed
(c) Structural unemployed (d) Frictional unemployed
2 – marks
1. When poverty is taken in relative term and is related to the distribution of
income consumption expenditure it's called:
(a) Law line poverty (b) Absolute poverty
(c) Relative poverty (d) None
2. According to the planning commission how many average daily calories per
person define the poverty line in urban and rural areas.
(a) 2,400, 2,100 (b) 2,100, 2,400 (c) 4,100, 4,200 (d) 4,200, 4,100
10. What is the average calories required in rural areas for measuring poverty?
(a) 2,400 calories per person per day
(b) 2,100 calories per person per day
(c) 2,800 calories per person per day
(d) None of the above
12. You are a factory owner and have given employment to 400 workers if 10
workers are dismissed by you without loss of production then this situation will
be described as.
(a) Casual unemployment (b) Disguised unemployment
(c) Structural unemployment (d) Seasonal unemployment
14. You are a factory owner and have given employment to 400 workers. If 10
workers are retrenched by you without loss of production then this situation
will be described as:
(a) Open Unemployment (b) Disguised Unemployment
(c) Frictional Unemployment (d) Seasonal Unemployment
15. Out of 1,000 persons in the population, 400 persons are in the labour force
according to usual status. Out of 400, 392 were working and 8 were
unemployed. What will be the unemployment rate according to usual status?
(a) 2 percent (b) 8 percent (c) 6 percent (d) 4 percent
18. If in a population of 1,000 people, 400 people are in labour force, 392 are
employed, what is the unemployment ratio?
(a) 2 percent (b) 8 percent (c) 6 percent (d) 4 percent