Foreign Direct Investment ceilings in the telecom sector have been raised from 74 percent to
1.80 percent
2.83 percent
3.90 percent
4.100 percent
General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR) in income tax Act will be applicable from
1.April 1, 2015
2.April 1, 2016
3.April 1, 2017
4.April 1, 2018
The best indicator of economic development of any country is
1.Its Industrial Development
2.Its Gross Production
3.Its Agricultural Development
4.Its per Capita Income
To prevent recurrence of scams in Indian Capital Market, the Government has assigned regulatory powers to
1.RBI
2.SBI
3.SEBI
4.ICICI
Which of the following is not an isotope of hydrogen?
1.Tritium
2.Deuterium
3.Protium
4.Yttrium
All revenues received, loans raised and money received in repayment of loans by the Union government go into
1.Public Account of India
2.Contingencey Fund of India
3.Consolidated Fund of India
4.None
Biodiversity is richer in:
1.tropical regions
2.polar regions
3.temperate regions
4.oceans
Brass gets discoloured in air because of the presence of which of the following gases in air?
1.Oxygen
2.Hydrogen sulphide
3.Carbon dioxide
4.Nitrogen
Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate compound in which central metal is
1.copper
2.magnesium
3.iron
4.calcium
Corporate Tax is imposed by
1.Local Government
2.State Government
3.Central Government
4.Both Central Government and State Government
Devaluation of the currency is associated with
1.Reduction in the value of currency
2.Increase in the value of currency
3.Both (A) and (B)
4.None of these
Disguised unemployment is the prominent feature of
1.Tertiary sector
2.Secondary sector
3.Primary sector
4.All of the above
How many comapnies share are included in Bombay stock exchange Index and National Stock exchange Index respectively?
1.30 and 100
2.50 and 100
3.30 and 50
4.100 and 50
If Cash Reserve Ratio(CRR) is reduced, supply of money and volume of credit
1.Increases
2.Decreases
3.Remains constant
4.None of these
In India, the Bank NABARD does not provide refinance to
1.scheduled commercial banks
2.regional rural banks
3.export-import banks
4.state land development banks
In which of the following country currency value in relation to US dollar was lowest in the last week of July, 2016?
1.India
2.Pakistan
3.Sri Lanka
4.Bangladesh
In which year was the first attempt made to enumerate the population of India?
1.1945
2.1951
3.1872
4.1888
Marshallian approach is popularly known as -
1.Ordinal utility approach
2.Cardinal utility approach
3.The modern utility approach
4.Indifference curve approach
NABARD was established on the recommendations of -
1.Narsimham Committee
2.Mehta Committee
3.Kelkar Committee
4.Shah Committee
Name of the state which has the highest percapita income in India:
1.Goa
2.Punjab
3.Maharashtra
4.Gujarat
National Biodiversity Authority is located at:
1.Punducherry
2.Mangalore
3.Hyderabad
4.Chennai
Potassium Permanganate is used for purifying drinking water, because
1.it is a sterilising agent
2.it dissolves the impurities of water
3.it is a reducing agent
4.it is an oxidising agent
Socialism is in favour of
1.Free Competition
2.Planned economy
3.Unplanned economy
4.Equal opportunities
The agency that estimates national income in India is -
1.RBI
2.Planning Commission
3.Central Statistics Organisation
4.None of these
The Budget where income is greater than expenditure is called as
1.Surplus Budget
2.Deficit Budget
3.Balanced Budget
4.Zero Based Budget
The command from a superior officer or a judge to a subordinate right given to a person to act in the name of another, is
1.Mandate
2.Mandamus
3.Manifesto
4.Modvat
The finance commission in India is -
1.An advisory body
2.A statutory body
3.A constitutional body
4.An autonomous body
The focus of Second Five Year Plan on
1.Industry
2.Agriculture
3.Education
4.Reduction of Poverty
The monetary Policy of the country is framed by
1.RBI
2.Ministry of Finance
3.Government of India
4.Planning Commission
The number of thermal power plants situated in India is
1.109
2.208
3.290
4.310
The open market operations refer to the sale and purchase by the RBI of
1.Foreign Exchange
2.Gold
3.Government Securities
4.All of these
The rapidly growing mass of phytoplankton covering the surface water of a lake or pound is known as:
1.Water pollution
2.Water hyacinth
3.Eutrophication
4.Water bloom
VAT scheme is expected to
1.Raise prices of Foreign goods
2.Raise prices of luxury goods
3.Lower prices of goods of everyday use
4.Avoid repeated payment of duty from the raw materials stage to the final product and thus reduce
What causes dough (a mixture of flour, water, etc.) to rise when yeast is added to it?
1.An increase in the temperature
2.An increae in the amount of the substance
3.An increase in the number of yeast cells
4.Release of carbon dioxide gas
What is the condition of Total Utility when Marginal Utility is positive?
1.Maximum
2.Diminishing
3.Increasing
4.Zero
Which committee was constituted for reforms in tax structure?
1.Narsimham Committee
2.Chelliaha Committee
3.Gadgil Committee
4.Kelker Committee
Which crop is sown on the largest area in India?
1.Rice
2.Wheat
3.Sugarcane
4.Maize
Which is the biggest Commercial Bank in India:
1.ICICI Bank
2.HDFC Bank
3.State Bank of India
4.Punjab National Bank
Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature?
1.Phosphorous
2.Bromine
3.Chlorine
4.Helium
Which of the following is an element?
1.Ruby
2.Sapphire
3.Emerald
4.Diamond
Which of the following is not a cannon of taxation given by Adam Smith?
1.Canon of Equity
2.Canon of Certainty
3.Canon of Convenience
4.Canon of Elasticity
Which of the following is not a part of machinery that settles industrial disputes?
1.Wage Court
2.Works Committee
3.Conciliation officers
4.Board of Conciliation
Which of the following is used in pencils?
1.Graphite
2.Silicon
3.Charcoal
4.Phosphorous
Which of the following metals remain in liquid for under normal conditions?
1.Radium
2.Zinc
3.Uranium
4.Mercury
Which of the following was not one of the important port towns of the cholas?
1.Korkai
2.Mahabalipuram
3.Kaveripattinam
4.Masula
Which one of the following gases is supporter of combustion?
1.Hydrogen
2.Nitrogen
3.Carbon dioxide
4.Oxygen
Which state has become the first Indian state to ratify GST Constitution Amendment Bill?
1.Assam
2.Haryana
3.Rajasthan
4.Gujarat