Economy : Mock Papers
Mock Question Paper 3
Q1. The largest source of financing the public sector outlay of the Eighth Five-year Plan came from
A. Government borrowings
B. Balance from current revenue
C. Dificit financing
D. Contribution of public enterprises
Q2. The Seventh Five-year plan of India commenced in
A. 1985
B. 1986
C. 1990
D. 1991
Q3. Which of the following is not a feature of India's economic planning?
A. Limited centralisation
B. Democratic solution
C. Planning of imperative nature
D. Planning of indicative nature
Q4. The public sector outlay for the Seventh Five-Year Plan was
A. Rs. 190,000 crore
B. Rs. 180,000 Crore
C. Rs. 170,000 crore
D. Rs. 160,000 crore
Q5. The draft approach paper to the Ninth Five Year Plan, approved by the Union Cabinet, envisaged a GDP growth rate of
A. 5%
B. 6%
C. 7%
D. 8%
Q6. During the Seventh Plan period, how much amount has been invested by the government for the beneficiaries of Integrated Rural Development Program and allied programs
A. 1,100 crore
B. 3,500 crore
C. 5,160 crore
D. 8,670 crore
Q7. Under which Five Year Plan did the Government introduce an agricultural strategy which gave rise to the Green Revolution?
A. Sixth
B. Second
C. Fourth
D. Third
Q8. Who among the following is not a member of the National Development Council?
A. Prime Minister
B. State Chief Ministers
C. Members of the Planning Commission
D. President of India
Q9. The type of planning experimented between 1978 and 1980 is known as
A. Rolling Plan
B. Annual Plan
C. Indicative Plan
D. Collective Plan
Q10. The objectives of Indian Planning are
A. Increasing National Income
B. Reducing inequalities in income and wealth
C. Elimination of poverty
D. All of the above
Q11. Operation Blackboard aims at
A. Promoting adult literacy
B. Providing education to urban slum dwellers
C. Opening of new schools especially for female children
D. Providing primary education in an educationally backward area
Q12. Which one of the following Acts was the first attempt to introduce in India an Integrated system covering health, maternity and accidental benefits for industrial workers?
A. The Trade Unions Act, 1926
B. The Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923
C. The Employee's State Insurance Act, 1948
D. The factories Act, 1948
Q13. Narasimham Committee was appointed to make recommendatons on the
A. Public sector ebterprises
B. Public distribution system
C. Financial structure of the country
D. Centre-State financial relations
Q14. Jawaharlal Rozgar Yojana was started by
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Rajiv Gandhi
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Sanjay Gandhi
Q15. Which of the following is not a rural development programme?
A. JRY
B. MNP
C. TRYSEM
D. CRY
Q16. How much amount was allocated for providing houses under the Indira Awas Yojana during the first year of its introduction in 1985-86?
A. Rs. 99 crore
B. Rs 158 crore
C. Rs. 170 crore
D. Rs. 200 crore
Q17. What was the maximum number of days of employment in a year, a member of a rural poor family would get under Jawahar Rozgar Yojana?
A. 90 days
B. 100 days
C. 120 days
D. 180 days
Q18. Under the scheme of TRYSEM, the beneficiaries were the youth in
A. Rural areas
B. Urban areas
C. Towns
D. Metropolitan cities
Q19. The 'Single Scheme' which came into effect from October 1, 1986 was introduced for
A. Commodity-wise custom clearance windows
B. On the spot clearance of Income tax returns
C. Custom clearance at the actual destination
D. Borrowers to send their loan applications only to one lead public financial institution
Q20. Narasimham roport relates to the restructuring of
A. Sick industries
B. Sales Tax
C. Income Tax
D. Banks
Q21. In which year the Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme was launched by Government of India?
A. 1981
B. 1983
C. 1984
D. 1985
Q22. Which of the following combinations is correct?
A. NABARD - Industrial Loans
B. IDBI - Short term loans
C. RBI - Long term finance
D. RRB - Agricultural finance
Q23. The employment Guarantee Scheme, a rural work programme, was first started in
A. Kerala
B. West Bengal
C. Maharashtra
D. Punjab
Q24. VISWA-a project of rural employment programme was launched for the first time in
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Maharashtra
C. West Bengal
D. Karnataka
Q25. National Scheme of Training for Rural Youth for Self-employment (TRYSEM) in India was launched as a centrally sponsored scheme in the year
A. 1975
B. 1979
C. 1985
D. 1989
Q26. Who among the following has done pioneering work in organising a forum (SEWA) for home based female workers?
A. Ila Bhatt
B. Mamta Banerjee
C. Medha Patkar
D. Subhashini Ali
Q27. Who among the following is the chairperson of the National Commission for Woman?
A. Ms. Armaity Desai
B. Mrs. Jayanti Patnaik
C. Ms. Saroj Goenka
D. Ms. Arundhati Ghose
Q28. Sarvodaya aimed at
A. Classless society
B. Economic revolution
C. Upliftment of weaker sections
D. Upliftment of all, irrespective of their status
Q29. Which of the following was formed to suggest means for eradicating black money?
A. Finance Commission
B. Sarkaria Commission
C. Shah Commission
D. Chelliah Committee
Q30. What was the objective of the Command Area Development Programme?
A. To ensure that land is given to the tillers
B. To ensure better utilisation of irrigation potential
C. To develop the area under the command of Army
D. Poverty alleviation in selected areas