Practice Test


Q1) When India Became independent, it was a __________ economy. Show Answer


Q2) When India became independent, it has - Show Answer


Q3) The Planning Commission was set up in _____ by a Resolution of the Government of India Show Answer


Q4) The principal task of the planning Commission is to formulate the ___________ Show Answer


Q5) At the _________ the role of Planning Commission is crucial. Show Answer


Q6) Which of the following is/are main objective of planning in India. Show Answer


Q7) Which of the following is/are main objective of planning in India. Show Answer


Q8) Which Prime Minister of India presented the first five-year Plan to the parliament of India Show Answer


Q9) The First Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru presented the First Five-Year Plan to the Parliament of India on _________ Show Answer


Q10) The First Five-Year Plan focused on - Show Answer


Q11) The target growth rate for First Five-Year plan was ______ of annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Show Answer


Q12) The first five year plan was based on _______ framework Show Answer


Q13) At the end of the plan period in _________, Five indian institutes of Technology were estabilished as major technical institutions. Show Answer


Q14) The Basic philosophy of the _______ was to give a big push to the economy so that it enter the take off stage. Show Answer


Q15) ___________ Followed the Mahalanobis model Show Answer


Q16) Mahalanobis model, an economic development model developed by the Indian Statistician Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in ___________ Show Answer


Q17) Mahalanobis Model Stressed upon establishment of ___________ Show Answer


Q18) The Atomic energy Commission was formed in the year __________ Show Answer


Q19) The Atomic energy Commission was formed in the year 1948 with _______ as the first chariman Show Answer


Q20) In ___________ a talent search and scholarship programme was begun to find talented young students to train for work in nuclear power Show Answer


Q21) The Target Growth rate for Second Five Year Plan was ________, whereas the actual growth rate was ________ Show Answer


Q22) India also Performed the "Smiling Buddha": underground nuclear test in - Show Answer


Q23) Electricity Supply Act was enacted in ______ which enabled the Central Governemt to enter into power generation and transmission Show Answer


Q24) Who was the Twelfth Prime minister of the Republic of India? Show Answer


Q25) India became a member of World Trade Organization on - Show Answer


Q26) Which year did 11th Five Year Plan start? Show Answer


Q27) The Eleventh Plan ( 2007-12) began in very favourable circumstances with the economy having grown @ ______ per year in the Tenth Plan period. Show Answer


Q28) At present, in terms of Agricultural production, the country holds the ______ position all over the world. Show Answer


Q29) India Agriculture sector employs about ______ of the entire manpower. Show Answer


Q30) In ___________ Agriculture Price Commission ( Now rechristened as Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)) was set up to advice the Government from time to time on appropriate price policies for agricultural commodities. Show Answer


Q31) NAP Means ___________ Show Answer


Q32) In rain fed areas it is necessary to increase water use efficiency for optimum utilisation of available water and stabilize production for which a new centrally sponsored scheme " Micro Irrigation" was approved in December _______ Show Answer


Q33) The National Development Council (NDC) in approving the Eleventh Plan, endorsed a target of ________ GDP growth for the country as a whole. Show Answer


Q34) Due to which of the following reasons there was slow growth in the agricultural sector? Show Answer


Q35) Agriculture Sector Faces the problem of ______ Show Answer


Q36) Which of the following is the part of land reforms? Show Answer


Q37) Which of the following is the part of land reforms? Show Answer


Q38) Abolition of intermediaries and tenancy reforms are both parts of __________ Show Answer


Q39) Green Revolution means _______ Show Answer


Q40) Green revolution started in the year 1967-68 with the growth of production in - Show Answer


Q41) Industrialization involves: _________ Show Answer


Q42) The New Industrial Policy was introduced in the year ______________ Show Answer


Q43) The Latest industrial policy reforms have reduced the industrial licensing requirements, removed restrictions on investment and expansion, and facilitates easy access to foreign technology and foreign direct investment. Show Answer


Q44) FDI means ________ Show Answer


Q45) Main objective of industrial policy of the government is/ are ________ Show Answer


Q46) Main objective(s) of industrial policy of the government is/ are ________ Show Answer


Q47) Which of the following statement is correct about New Industrial Policy of 1991? Show Answer


Q48) Small Scale industry under IDRA, 1951, is one with an investment upto ________ in plant and machinery, excluding land and building Show Answer


Q49) According to section 7 of Micro, Small and Medim Enterprises Development Act 2006 in the case of industry specified in the first schedule to the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 where investment in plant and machinery does not exceed Rs. 25 Lakhs are Classified as __________ Show Answer


Q50) According to section 7 of Micro, Small and Medim Enterprises Development Act 2006 in the case of industry specified in the First schedule to the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 where investment in plant and machinery does more than Rs.25 Lakhs and does not exceed Rs. 5 Crores are Classified as __________ Show Answer


Q51) According to section 7 of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act 2006 in the case of industry specified in the first schedule to the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 where investment in plant and machinery does more than Rs.5 Crores but does not exceed Rs. 10 Crores are Classified as __________ Show Answer


Q52) A sick industrial unit is one _______ Show Answer


Q53) __________ means disposal of public sector's units equity in the market or in the other words selling of a public investment to the private entrepreneur. Show Answer


Q54) Which of the following has resulted in failure to achieve targets of industrial production Show Answer


Q55) A recession is a __________ Show Answer


Q56) planning commission was assigned the task of formulating _____________
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Q57) India Accounts for _______ of worlds Surface Area Show Answer


Q58) India Accomodates nearly______ of the world population Show Answer


Q59) According to the final results for the Census of India 2001, The population of India crossed _________ Show Answer


Q60) One out of _________ people on this planet lives in India Show Answer


Q61) India Ranks as________ country in the world for population Show Answer


Q62) ________ ranks as first country in the world for population. Show Answer


Q63) Which Indian City has the highest population? Show Answer


Q64) At the time of independence, population of our country was only around _______ Show Answer


Q65) The Sex ratio refers to female available per______ males. Show Answer


Q66) As per the census of 2001, the sex ratio of the country as a whole was _____ Show Answer


Q67) As per the census of 2001, the sex ratio of the country as a whole in the age group 0-6 years was notices to _____ Show Answer


Q68) The literacy rate for the country as a whole in 2001, worked out to near about _____ for the population aged 7 years and above Show Answer


Q69) The Literacy rate was estimated arround ________ in 2005-06 Show Answer


Q70) The data given in the Economic Survey 2009-10 shows that our death rate fell from around 27.4 per thousand in around 1950-51 to around ________ in 2008-09. Show Answer


Q71) Increase in population can be caused by _________ Show Answer


Q72) It is estimated that currently more than _______ of our population is in the age group of 1-14 years. Show Answer


Q73) The term density of population refers to average number of persons _______ of area Show Answer


Q74) The proportion of urban to total population is expected to have crossed ________ by the end of the century. Show Answer


Q75) The final result of 2001 census Shows that the main workers constitute near about ______ of the total population Show Answer


Q76) The growth of population may lead to _________ Show Answer


Q77) The growth of population may lead to - Show Answer


Q78) The growth of population may lead to _________ Show Answer


Q79) In 1952, India was the ____ country in the world to launch a national programme, emphasizing family planning. Show Answer


Q80) TFR means ________ Show Answer


Q81) It is estimated that India's population will exceed that of China by _______ to become the world's most populous country Show Answer


Q82) NPP means________ Show Answer


Q83) The NPP 2000 provides a policy framework for advancing goals and prioritizing strategies during the next decade, to meet the reproductive and child health needs of the people in India, and to achieve net replacement levels by ___________ Show Answer


Q84) Poverty can be defined as a situation in which __________ Show Answer


Q85) Following the recommendation of the task force on Project of minimum Needs and Effective consumption demand, the poverty line is defined as " the per capita monthly expenditure needed to obtain consumption of _________ calories per capita per day in rural areas and _______ in urban areas in the base year 1973-74" Show Answer


Q86) On average _______ people are added every year to the total population of India Show Answer


Q87) The Population during the last 45 years has increased @ ______ per annum Show Answer


Q88) Which of the following cause(s) responsible for poverty in India? Show Answer


Q89) Which of the following cause(s) responsible for poverty in India? Show Answer


Q90) Which of the following measures necessary to eradicate poverty in India? Show Answer


Q91) IRDP Means Show Answer


Q92) Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) was initiated to - Show Answer


Q93) NREP means Show Answer


Q94) Jawahar Rozgar Yojana has been introduced in the year 1989-90 with a purpose of _________ Show Answer


Q95) Keeping in view the basic notion ' Garibi Hatao' and growth with justice " Minimum Needs Programme" Was introduced in ________ Show Answer


Q96) Government has set up about _______ employ exchanges offering information on the possible vocational avenues Show Answer


Q97) MWS means __________ Show Answer


Q98) Sampurna Gramin Rozgar Yojana has been launched from __________ Show Answer


Q99) Jawahar rozgar yojana has been restructured as _________ Show Answer


Q100) Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana was introduced as to combine, which of the following Show Answer


Q101) Unemployed as a percentage of total labour force worked out to ________ for the country as a whole. Show Answer


Q102) A Person working for 8 hours a day for _________ of the years is regarded as employed on a standard person year basis. Show Answer


Q103) __________ means persons remained unemployed for a major part of the year. Show Answer


Q104) Chronic unemployment also known as __________ Show Answer


Q105) __________ means persons who did not find even an hour of work during survey week. Show Answer


Q106) __________ means persons who did not find work on a day or some days during survey week. Show Answer


Q107) The Government of India introduced Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS) with effect from _________ in rural areas in 1778 blocks of 261 districts. Show Answer


Q108) Employment Assurance Scheme aimed at providing assured employment of _______ of unskilled manual work to the rural poor who are in need of emploment and seeking it Show Answer


Q109) National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme Act passed in _________ Show Answer


Q110) India is the ______ largest and ______ most populous country in the world Show Answer


Q111) Calcutta's Howrah Bridge is the world's busiest with a daily flow of near about Show Answer


Q112) In India natural gas demand has been steadily growing at the rate of about ________ during last 10 years Show Answer


Q113) The total length of roads in India is over ___________ including both metalled and unmetalled roads. Show Answer


Q114) In terms of road length, India has one of the largest road networks in the world. Show Answer


Q115) The national highways account for less than _____ of the total road network but carry _______ of the movement of goods and passengers. Show Answer


Q116) The total rail route length in India is about Show Answer


Q117) The total rail route length in India is about 63000 Kms and of this ______ is electrified Show Answer


Q118) The Indian Railways carry over _______ passenger every day. Show Answer


Q119) The indian Railways carry over _______ tones of goods every day Show Answer


Q120) The Indian Telecommunications network with 621 million connections as on March 2010 is the ______ in the world Show Answer


Q121) TRAI means _____________ Show Answer


Q122) NTP 99 means _______ Show Answer


Q123) India Accounts for more than________ of global maternal and child deaths Show Answer


Q124) Nearly_________ of the population in India does not have access to essential medicines Show Answer


Q125) Infant Mortality Rate was lowest in ________ Show Answer


Q126) Maternal Mortality Rate is currently ______ per 1000 births Show Answer


Q127) Only _______ of the Indian People are literate Show Answer


Q128) _________ of India's schools have a leaking roof or no water supply Show Answer


Q129) The official Teacher student norm is Show Answer


Q130) PMRY _____________
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Q131) Planning Commission was assigned the task of formulating- Show Answer


Q132) PMRY- Show Answer


Q133) A pattern of low income and low economic growth which tend to perpetuate itself is known as - Show Answer


Q134) Which of the following is not cause of underdeveloped country Show Answer


Q135) NSSO stand for- Show Answer


Q136) Which of the following is used of HDI ?
(I) Longevity of life
(J) Knowledge
(K) Standard of living
Select the correct answer from the options given below - Show Answer


Q137) GINI index is measure of- Show Answer


Q138) The GINI index for India in 2000-2010 was- Show Answer


Q139) The service sector in India now accounts for - Show Answer


Q140) In India, agricultural contributes_______ of the country’s GDP Show Answer


Q141) Which of the following were the major export items in the period immediately after Indian Independence ?
1.Fruits, Vegetables & Dairy products
2.Rice, wheat & Bajra
3.Textiles, Jute & Tea
4.Computers, Software’s & Mobiles
Select the correct answer from the options given below -

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Q142) Substantial improvement in agricultural productivity was achieved through- Show Answer


Q143) Green revolution was commenced in year- Show Answer


Q144) Initially High Yield Varieties Programme (HYVP) was restricted to five crops-
1. Rice
2. Wheat
3. Maize
4. Pulses
5. Sugarcane
6. Bajra
7. Tea
8. Jawar
9. Coffee
10. Cashew
Select the correct answer from the options given below - Show Answer


Q145) Which of the following type of land tenure system were prevailed in India at the time of independence- Show Answer


Q146) Which of the following is not related to tenancy reform- Show Answer


Q147) Imposing limits on the amount of agricultural land that a family can hold is called- Show Answer


Q148) Service sector contributes about ______of the country’s GDP Show Answer


Q149) Which of the following is largest contribution of GDP in India- Show Answer


Q150) GST was introduced in year Show Answer


Q151) GST is ______ Show Answer


Q152) Which of the following taxes are included in price- Show Answer


Q153) Which of the following are direct taxes-
I) Income tax
II) Goods & Service Tax
III) Gift tax
IV) Custom Duty
V) Wealth tax
Select the correct answer from the options given below -
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Q154) Direct tax is ___in nature Show Answer


Q155) Which of the following tax have been abolished Show Answer


Q156) Which of the following tax have been abolished Show Answer


Q157) Presently marginal rate of income tax is- Show Answer


Q158) GST is payable on- Show Answer


Q159) Under which of the following tax system, more tax is imposed on the lower income group- Show Answer


Q160) Find correct statement- Show Answer


Q161) Which committee recommended simplification and rationalization of tax system in india Show Answer


Q162) Which of the following equation is correct- Show Answer


Q163) GDP at factor cost = ______ Show Answer


Q164) Net National Product (NNP) equals - Show Answer


Q165) Nation income refers to _______ at factor cost Show Answer


Q166) National income differs from Net National Product at market price by the amount of - Show Answer


Q167) GDP at market prices = _______ Show Answer


Q168) If net factor income from abroad is positive, then which of the following is true- Show Answer


Q169) From the following date calculate the GNP at Market Price -
GDP at factor cost : 6,000
Net income from abroad : 400
Indirect taxes : 840
Subsidies : 240
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Q170) _____ is the net amount available for consumption and savings Show Answer


Q171) The production method of calculating national income is also known as- Show Answer


Q172) Income method focuses on measurement of national income at- Show Answer


Q173) Census of population is done in India at an interval of- Show Answer


Q174) India has about _____of the worlds area Show Answer


Q175) India has less than _____of the worlds income Show Answer


Q176) Which state has the highest population Show Answer


Q177) Which year is known as “Year of Great Divide” Show Answer


Q178) In the “Year of Great Divide”, there was a_____ growth rate in population Show Answer


Q179) In India, sex ratio(2011) is- Show Answer


Q180) Which of the following state has most favourable sex ratio- Show Answer


Q181) The ratio of female to male was lowest in- Show Answer


Q182) Which of the following state has highest literary rate- Show Answer


Q183) As per theory of Demographic transition there are _____ stages in the population growth. Show Answer


Q184) As per theory of Demographic transition in first stage Show Answer


Q185) As per theory of demographic transition in second stage- Show Answer


Q186) As per theory of demographic transition in third stage- Show Answer


Q187) India is passing through the phase of - Show Answer


Q188) _____ is used for measuring poverty in relative sense Show Answer


Q189) SJSRY stands for- Show Answer


Q190) _______ results in an increasing the purchasing power of people Show Answer


Q191) Which of the following may suffer due to Inflation- Show Answer


Q192) When more money chases relatively less quantity of goods and service it is called as- Show Answer


Q193) ______ refers to a situation where prices rises due to increase in factor costs Show Answer


Q194) The combined phenomenon of stagnation and inflation is called- Show Answer


Q195) Stagflation is ______ Show Answer


Q196) The inflation experienced in country at present is- Show Answer


Q197) Budget deficit is- Show Answer


Q198) The difference between the value of nation’s visible exports and visible imports is called as- Show Answer


Q199) _______is the systematic record of all transaction between a country and the rest of the world Show Answer


Q200) Adverse balance of payment can be corrected through - Show Answer


Q201) Which of the following is not reserved for public sector- Show Answer


Q202) Presently industrial licensing is not applicable for- Show Answer


Q203) 100% FDI is allowed in- Show Answer


Q204) Tourism is example of - Show Answer