Indian Economy – UPSC Prelims PYQs

With reference to Indian economy, consider the following statements :

1. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has increased by four times in the last 10 years.
2. The percentage share of Public Sector in GDP has declined in the last 10 years.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

The International Development Association, a lending agency, is administered by the

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

1. Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd.
2. Raymond Ltd.
3. Vedanta Resources
4. Videocon Group

List I (Person) A. Anil Agarwal B. Gautam H. Singhania C. Sanjay Dalmia D. Venugopal Dhoot

List II (Organization)

Consider the following statements:

1. MMTC Limited is India's largest international trading organisation.
2. Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited has been set up by MMTC jointly with the Government of Orissa.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In which one of the following States has India's largest private sector sea port been commissioned recently?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices recommends the Minimum Support Prices for 32 crops.
2. The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has launched the National Food Security Mission.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Among other things,

which one of the following was the purpose for which the Deepak Parekh Committee was constituted?

With

which one of the following has the B. K. Chaturvedi Committee dealt?

With reference to the schemes launched by the Union Government, consider the following statements:

1. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana.
2. Ministry of Textiles launched the Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following pairs : Large Bank

1. ABN Amro Bank : USA
2. Barclays Bank : UK
3. Kookmin Bank : Japan

Country of origin

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched ?

Which one of the following brings out the publication called "Energy Statistics" from time to time ?

Consider the following :

1. Fringe Benefit Tax
2. Interest Tax
3. Securities Transaction Tax

Which of the above is/are Direct Tax/Taxes ?

During which Five Year Plan was the Emergency clamped, new elections took place and the Janata Party was elected ?

Consider the following statements :

1. Infant mortality rate takes into account the death of infants within a month after birth.
2. Infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths in a particular year, per 100 live births during that year.

Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

Consider the following statements :

1. The first telegraph line in India was laid between Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and Diamond Harbour.
2. The first Export Processing Zone in India was set up in Kandla.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Consider the following statements regarding Indian Planning :

1. The Second Five-Year Plan emphasised on the establishment of heavy industries.
2. The Third Five-Year Plan introduced the concept of import substitution as a strategy for industrialisation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Consider the following pairs :

1. Ashok Leyland : Hinduja Group
2. Hindalco Industries : A.V. Birla Group
3. Suzlon Energy : Punj Lloyd Group

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?

In the context of global economy,

which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

In the context of independent India's economy, which one of the following was the earliest event to take place ?

In the context of Indian news in recent times, what is MCX-SX ?

Which of the following pairs about India's economic indicator and agricultural production (all in rounded figures) are correctly matched?

1. GDP per capita (current prices) : Rs 37,000
2. Rice : 180 million tons
3. Wheat : 75 million tons

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In August 2006, the Government of India notified the Rural Electrification Policy. This policy aims at provision of access to all households by which year?

As per India's National Population Policy, 2000,

by which one of the following years is it our long-term objective to achieve population stabilization?

Consider the following statements with reference to Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS):

1. All persons of 60 years or above belonging to the households below poverty line in rural areas are eligible.
2. The Central Assistance under this Scheme is at the rate of Rs 300 per month per beneficiary. Under the Scheme, States have been urged to give matching amounts.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

What is the name of the scheme which provides training and skills to women in traditional and non-traditional trades?

Which one amongst the following has the largest livestock population in the world?

Which of the following pairs in respect of current power generation in India is/are correctly matched? (Rounded Figure)

1. Installed electricity generation capacity : 100000 MW
2. Electricity generation : 660 billion kWh

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The term “Prisoner’s Dilemma” is associated with which one of the following?

India is a member of which of the following?

1. Asian Development Bank
2. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
3. Colombo Plan
4. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

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Which of the following are the public sector undertakings of the Government of India?

1. Balmer Lawrie and Company Ltd.
2. Dredging Corporation of India
3. Educational Consultants of India Ltd.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

How is the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference wherein the agreements were signed to set up IBRD, GATT and IMF, commonly known?

How much is one barrel of oil approximately equal to?

What does S & P 500 relate to?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

1. Bengaluru
2. Guntur
3. Kottayam
4. Kolkata

List-I (Board) A. Coffee Board B. Rubber Board C. Tea Board D. Tobacco Board

List-II (Headquarters)

Code:

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

1. Essar Group
2. Info Edge India (which runs naukri.com)
3. Indian Airlines
4. Suzlon Energy

List-I (Person) A. Vishwapati Trivedi B. Tulsi R. Tanti C. Shashi Ruia D. S. Bikachandani

List-II (Company)

Codes:

With reference to the steel industry in India in recent times, consider the following statements:

1. Vizag Steel Plant (RINL) has been declared a Mini-Ratna.
2. Merger of IISCO with SAIL has been completed.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :

1. Hirakud
2. Korba
3. Koraput
4. Renukoot

List-I (Aluminium Company) A. BALCO B. HINDALCO C. Indian Aluminium Company D. NALCO

List-II (Location)

Basel II relates

to which one of the following?

Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution of different sectors to the Gross Domestic Product of India?

Consider the following statements:

1. The repo rate is the rate at which other banks borrow from the Reserve Bank of India.
2. A value of 1 for the Gini Coefficient in a country implies that there is perfectly equal income for everyone in its population.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The National Housing Bank was set up in India as a wholly-owned subsidiary of which one of the following?

Tarapur Committee was associated with which one of the following?

Who among the following served as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund?

Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated with which one of the following?

Assertion (A): ‘Balance of Payments’ represents a better picture of a country’s economic transactions with the rest of the world than the ‘Balance of Trade’.

Reason (R): ‘Balance of Payments’ takes into account the exchanges of both visible and invisible items whereas ‘Balance of Trade’ does not.

Consider the following statements in respect of welfare schemes launched by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India:

1. Drinking water for rural areas is one of the components of the Bharat Nirman Plan.
2. In the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 there is a provision that the statutory minimum wage applicable to agriculture workers in the State has to be paid to the workers under the Act.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following statements is correct? Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBMA) concerns

What is IndoNext which was launched in January, 2005?

Which one of the following Indian banks is not a nationalized bank?