Know Your World - 52


1. What was Karaj in the thirteenth century?

Tax on cultivation

2. What is termed as the period of high inflation and low economic growth?

Stagflation

3. In India, the bank NABARD does not provide refinance to which bank?

Export-Import Banks

4. Who wrote the book ‘Planned Economy for India’?

M. Visvesvaraya

5. A crossed cheque is one, which can be enchased only at which bank?

State Bank of India.

6. What do Quantitative credit controls not include?

RBI directives

7. The Centre-State financial distribution takes place on the recommendation by which ministry?

Finance Minister

8. Which is the oldest Development Financial Institution of India?

IFCI

9. During which five year plan were the steel plants at Durgapur, Bhilai and Rourkela established?

Second Five Year Plan

10. During which Five Year Plan was the total expenditure on agriculture the highest?

Fourth Five Year Plan

11. By whom the salary and perquisites of the Prime Minister of India are decided?

Parliament

12. Who are Debenture holders of a company?

Its creditors

13. Through which methods is the national income of India estimated mainly?

Production and income methods

14. In which year were Private Sector Mutual Funds in India permitted?

1993

15. From which export does India earn maximum foreign exchange?

Gems and jewellery

16. What is the source of maximum income to Panchayati Raj?

Government grants

17. The Govt. of India does not provide any direct financial assistance to which scheme?

Jeevan Sathi Yojana

18. Bagasse, a by-product of sugar manufacturing industry, is used for the production of which thing?

Paper

19. From which sector does the highest sector wise contribution to gross domestic saving comes?

Household sector

20. Which formulates fiscal policy?

Finance Ministry

21. In which plan was the growth rate of agricultural production negative?

Third Plan

22. In which of the Five Year Plans, preference was given to the weaker sections of the society?

Fifth

23. How many member states are in ‘Common Market‘ for Eastern and Southern Africa?

20

24. How can the States in India borrow from the market?

Only with the consent of the Centre

25. What is One of the main factors that led to rapid expansion of Indian exports?

Liberalization of the economy

26. How is the difference between visible exports and visible imports defined?

Balance of trade

27. Which case does stagflation imply?

Recession plus inflation

28. In which activity percentage share of cooperative sector is the highest?

Sugar production

29. In India, which is regulated by the forward Markets Commission?

Commodities Futures Trading

30. Among the remedies of inflation, what can we include?

Lowering bank rate