17 questions from the UPSC 1997 examination.
17 questions
Schemes of (i) Urban Micro Enterprises, (ii) Urban Wage Employment, and (iii) Housing and Shelter Upgradation are parts of
One of the important agreements reached in the 1996 Ministerial Conference of WTO relates to
National Income is the
Which of the following come under Non-plan expenditure? I. Subsidies II. Interest payments III. Defence expenditure IV. Maintenance expenditure for the infrastructure created in the previous plans Choose the correct answer using the codes given below: Codes:
The behaviour of a fictitious stock market index (comprising a weighted average of the market prices of a selected list of companies including some multinational corporations (MNCs) over a 15-day period is shown in the graph. The behaviour of the MNC’s in the same period is also shown in the second graph. Which one of the following is a valid conclusion?
Assertion (A): The emergence of economic globalism does not imply the decline of socialist ideology. Reason (R): The ideology of Socialism believes in universalism and globalism. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I I. Rashtriya Mahila Kosh II. Mahila Samriddhi Yojana III. Indira Mahila Yojana IV. Mahila Samakhya Programme List II A) Empowerment of women B) Education for Women’s Equality C) Promotion of savings among rural women D) Meeting credit needs of the poor women Codes:
The contribution of India’s small-scale sector to the gross turnover in the manufacturing sector since 1992 has been of the order of
Human Development Index comprises literacy rates, life expectancy at birth and
The Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT) was introduced in the Budget of the Government of India for the year
The sum of which of the following constitutes Broad Money in India? I. Currency with the Public II. Demand deposits with banks III. Time deposits with banks IV. Other deposits with RBI Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
The average rate of domestic savings (gross) for the Indian economy is currently estimated to be in the range of
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I (Committees) I. Disinvestment of shares in Public Sector Enterprises II. Industrial Sickness III. Tax Reforms IV. Reforms in Insurance Sector List II (Chaired by) A) Rajah Chelliah B) Onkar Goswami C) R. N. Malhotra D) C. Rangarajan Codes:
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I (Commodities exported from India) — List II (Countries of destination) I. Iron-ore — A) Russia II. Leather goods — B) USA III. Tea — C) Japan IV. Cotton fabrics — D) UK E) Canada
The Sixth and the Eighth Five-Year Plans covered the period 1980-85 and 1992-97 respectively. The Seventh Five-Year Plan covered the period
The number of industries for which industrial licensing is required has now been reduced to
In India, inflation is measured by the