Economics set 1 MCQs

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Q.61 The Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP) for providing employment to people in drought prone areas was started by the Government of India during the .
A Fourth Five-Year Plan
B Sixth Five-Year Plan
C Third Five-Year Plan
D Seventh Five-Year Plan
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Q.62 The Accelerated Female Literacy Programme was initiated in districts where the female literacy rate, based on the 2001 census, was .
A below 35%
B below 45%
C below 30%
D below 50%
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Q.63 What is the primary objective of the 'Standup India' initiative?
A To boost the manufacturing sector
B To promote digital transactions nationwide
C To facilitate bank loans for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs
D To support all types of startups
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Q.64 As per the Census of India 2011, the increase in literacy rates for males and females, respectively, as compared to 2001 Census was:
A 3.88% and 13.79%
B 5.88% and 12.79%
C 6.88% and 11.79%
D 4.88% and 10.79%
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Q.65 The CSO adopted the concept of Gross Value Added in .
A January 2012
B January 2015
C January 2017
D January 2013
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Q.66 Which of the following is an example of joint sector industry?
A Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
B Oil India Limited
C Tata Iron and Steel Company
D Steel Authority of India Limited
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Q.67 According to Census of India 2011, in rural India, which state has the maximum female workforce participation rate?
A Arunachal Pradesh
B Uttar Pradesh
C Himachal Pradesh
D Andhra Pradesh
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Q.68 According to the Census of India 2011, 'Other Religions and Persuasions (ORP)' comprise how much of the population?
A 3.9 million
B 7.9 million
C 5.9 million
D 9.9 million
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Q.69 The Flexible Inflation Targeting Framework (FITF) was introduced in India post the amendment of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934 in .
A 2014
B 2010
C 2016
D 2020
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Q.70 According to Census of India 2011, female adolescents in the age group of 10-19 years had
A 52.7%
B 47.3%
C 31.3%
D 20.9%
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Q.71 The government of which of the following states allocated ₹ 11,728 crore for the Aasara pension scheme in its annual budget for the fiscal year 2022-23?
A Telangana
B Odisha
C Gujarat
D Chhattisgarh
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Q.72 The Government of India allowed automatic approval of % of FDI by Reserve Bank of India in nine categories of industries.
A Up to 51
B Up to 60
C Up to 41
D Up to 74
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Q.73 Which of the following is NOT correct regarding circular flow of income?
A Savings as well as government expenditure are injections to the circular flow.
B The income of one sector becomes the expenditure of the other.
C In a circular flow, leakages are equal to injections.
D The real flow and monetary flow move in a circular manner in an opposite direction.
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Q.74 Which of the following is a component of the SHG-bank linkage program in India?
A Microfinance institutions providing loans directly to SHGs
B Banks providing loans to individual members of SHGs
C Non-governmental organisations providing capacity building training to SHGs
D State government providing subsidies to SHGs for credit
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Q.75 According to the Census of India 2011, the percentage of adolescent population (10-19 years) from the total population is how much?
A 22.9%
B 21.9%
C 20.9%
D 19.9%
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Q.76 Money supply is a concept.
A stock
B measurable
C non-measurable
D flow
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Q.77 The headquarters of the second Green Revolution cell was in .
A Raipur
B Patna
C Kolkata
D Bhubaneswar
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Q.78 When the analysis of population density is done by calculating it through net cultivated area, then the measure is termed as:
A Agricultural density
B Physiological density
C Gross density
D Net density
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Q.79 The green revolution technology resulted in an increase in production of cereal production from 72.4 million tons in 1965-66 to million tons in 1978-79.
A 150.8
B 165.9
C 131.9
D 141.2
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Q.80 Match the following items. List I List II i. Global System of Trade Preferences
A i (d), ii (a), iii (b), iv (c)
B i (b), ii (a), iii (d), iv (c)
C i (c), ii (d), iii (a), iv (b)
D i (b), ii (c), iii (d), iv (a)
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Q.81 Which committee was formed to review the Microfinance sector in India, and in which year?
A Dr. C Rangarajan; 1996
B Dr. YV Reddy; 1998
C Dr. KV Kamath; 1995
D Dr. PK Mohanty; 1998
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Q.82 As per a report of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, what was the rate of unemployment in Maharashtra for the year 2021-22?
A 3.5%
B 3.01%
C 4.2%
D 4.4%
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Q.83 According to Census of India 2011, which of the following states recorded the least population?
A Tamil Nadu
B Gujarat
C Sikkim
D Punjab
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Q.84 What is the primary aim of Regional Rural Banks in India?
A Development of rural economy
B Development of urban economy
C Development of semi-urban economy
D Development of metropolitan economy
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Q.85 According to the census of India 2011, which state has the lowest population growth rate?
A Jharkhand
B Punjab
C Uttar Pradesh
D Nagaland
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Q.86 The financial year in India starts from 1st April and ends on .
A 30th June
B 31st March
C 31st July
D 31st May
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Q.87 The Green Revolution was due to the introduction of:
A irrigation
B fertilisers
C high yielding varieties of seeds
D fisheries
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Q.88 According to Census 2011, India's population accounts of the world's population.
A 20%
B 15%
C 10%
D 17.5%
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Q.89 Oil India Limited (OIL) is under the administrative structure of:
A Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
B Ministry of Power
C Ministry of Commerce and Industry
D Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
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Q.90 Which of the following methods measures poverty on the basis of income and consumption levels?
A Poverty limit
B Poverty line
C Poverty bar
D Poverty band
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