Economy Set 1 MCQs

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Economy Set 1 MCQs

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Question #1341
The 'Red Revolution' in India is associated with:
A. wheat
B. meat and tomato production
C. sugarcane
D. rice
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Red Revolution is associated with meat and tomato production.
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Question #1342
The 'Pink Revolution' in India is associated with:
A. wheat
B. shrimp production
C. onion and pharmaceutical production
D. milk
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Pink Revolution is associated with onion and pharmaceutical production.
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Question #1343
The 'Brown Revolution' in India is associated with:
A. food processing
B. fertilizer
C. leather
D. coffee and cocoa
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Brown Revolution is associated with coffee and cocoa production.
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Question #1344
The 'Evergreen Revolution' in India was proposed by:
A. M.S. Swaminathan
B. C. Subramaniam
C. Norman Borlaug
D. Verghese Kurien
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
M.S. Swaminathan proposed the Evergreen Revolution for sustainable agriculture.
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Question #1345
The 'Green Revolution' in India was mainly introduced during the tenure of which Prime Minister?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Indira Gandhi
C. Lal Bahadur Shastri
D. Morarji Desai
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Green Revolution was initiated during Lal Bahadur Shastri's tenure in the mid-1960s.
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Question #1346
The 'Food Corporation of India' was established in which year?
A. 1975
B. 1970
C. 1956
D. 1965
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Food Corporation of India was established in 1965.
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Question #1347
The 'National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development' was established in which year?
A. 1975
B. 1982
C. 1991
D. 1969
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
NABARD was established in 1982.
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Question #1348
The 'Small Industries Development Bank of India' was established in which year?
A. 1980
B. 1995
C. 1990
D. 2000
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
SIDBI was established in 1990.
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Question #1349
The 'Export-Import Bank of India' was established in which year?
A. 1982
B. 1995
C. 1980
D. 1990
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
EXIM Bank was established in 1982.
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Question #1350
The 'National Housing Bank' is a subsidiary of:
A. Reserve Bank of India
B. SEBI
C. NABARD
D. SIDBI
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The National Housing Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of the RBI.
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Question #1351
The 'SIDBI' is a wholly owned subsidiary of:
A. RBI
B. NABARD
C. EXIM Bank
D. National Housing Bank
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
SIDBI is a wholly owned subsidiary of the RBI.
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Question #1352
The 'NABARD' was established on the recommendation of which committee?
A. Narasimham Committee
B. Rangarajan Committee
C. Gadgil Committee
D. Sivaraman Committee
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
NABARD was established on the recommendation of the Sivaraman Committee.
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Question #1353
The 'Regional Rural Banks' were established in India in which year?
A. 1991
B. 1980
C. 1975
D. 1969
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Regional Rural Banks were established in 1975.
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Question #1354
The 'State Bank of India' was created in 1955 by amalgamating which bank?
A. Imperial Bank of India
B. Bank of Madras
C. Bank of Calcutta
D. Bank of Bombay
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The State Bank of India was formed in 1955 by taking over the Imperial Bank of India.
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Question #1355
The 'Imperial Bank of India' was created in 1921 by merging three presidency banks: Bank of Bengal, Bank of Bombay and:
A. Bank of Madras
B. Bank of Calcutta
C. Punjab National Bank
D. Allahabad Bank
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Imperial Bank of India was formed by merging Bank of Bengal, Bank of Bombay and Bank of Madras.
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Question #1356
The 'first bank in India' was:
A. Bank of Hindustan
B. State Bank of India
C. Bank of Calcutta
D. Punjab National Bank
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Bank of Hindustan, established in 1770, is considered the first bank in India.
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Question #1357
The 'Bank of Calcutta' was established in which year?
A. 1865
B. 1770
C. 1840
D. 1806
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Bank of Calcutta, later Bank of Bengal, was established in 1806.
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Question #1358
The 'Presidency Banks' were merged into the Imperial Bank of India in which year?
A. 1935
B. 1905
C. 1921
D. 1949
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The three presidency banks were merged into the Imperial Bank of India in 1921.
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Question #1359
The 'State Bank of India' was nationalized in which year?
A. 1955
B. 1980
C. 1969
D. 1949
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The State Bank of India was nationalized in 1955.
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Question #1360
The 'second phase of bank nationalization' in India took place in which year?
A. 1998
B. 1980
C. 1969
D. 1991
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Six more banks were nationalized in 1980.
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