22 questions from the UPSC 2000 examination.
22 questions
Which one of the following statements is false?
Which one of the following countries occupies the first place in the “Global Competitive Report” of World Economic Forum?
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I I. Development Programme II. National Council of Applied Economic Research III. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research IV. World Bank List II A) UN India Human Development Report B) India Development Report C) World Development Report D) Human Development Report Codes:
The growth rate of per capita income at current prices is higher than that of per capita income at constant prices, because the latter takes into account the rate of
Assertion (A): The rate of growth of India’s exports has shown an appreciable increase after 1991. Reason (R): The Government of India has resorted to devaluation.
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Industrial Unit) I. Atlas Cycle Company Ltd. II. Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. III. Indian Farmers Fertilisers Cooperative Ltd. IV. National Aluminium Company Ltd. List II (Centre) A) Bangalore B) Bhubaneswar C) Kalol D) Sonepat Codes:
Consider the following statements: The Indian rupee is fully convertible I. In respect of Current Account of Balance of Payment. II. In respect of Capital Account of Balance of Payment. III. Into gold. Which of these statements is/are correct?
The Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana which came into operation from 1 December 1997 aims to provide gainful employment to the urban unemployed or underemployed poor but does not include
The first Indian State to have its Human Development Report prepared and released by Amartya Kumar Sen in Delhi is
Economic liberalisation in India started with
The new Gross Domestic Product (GDP) series released by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) in February 1999 is with reference to base price of
A rise in ‘SENSEX’ means
The Standing Committee of State Finance Ministers recommended in January 2000 uniform rates across the States in respect of
The upper part of the graph is a hypothetical movement in the BSE Sensex over a few months and the lower part is the fluctuation in the average value of automobile shares in the same period (actual values not given). Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the graphs?
“...instil into the vast millions of workers, men and women, who actually do the job, a sense of partnership and of cooperative performance....” The above passage relates to
Indian Human Development Report does not give for each sample village
The best performance in terms of Human Development among the Asian countries is by
Resurgent India Bonds were issued in US Dollar, Pound Sterling and
Gilt-edged market means
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I I. Boom II. Recession III. Depression IV. Recovery List II A) Business activity at high level with increasing income, output and employment at macro level B) Gradual fall of income, output and employment with business activity in a low gear C) Unprecedented level of under employment and unemployment, drastic fall in income, output and employment D) Steady rise in the general level of prices, income, output and employment Codes:
Consider the following statements: The Ministerial Meeting of the WTO held in December 1999 was unsuccessful because it attempted to link trade with 1. Labour related issues. 2. Environment related issues. 3. Terrorism related issues. 4. Debt related issues. Which of these statements are correct?
In an open economy, the national income (Y) of the economy is: (C, I, G, X, M stand for Consumption, Investment, Government Expenditure, total exports and total imports respectively.)