Know Your World - 55


1. In which terms is the Rate of growth of an economy measured?

National income

2. By whom the rank of the different Ministers in the Union Council of Ministers is determined?

Prime Minister

3. The Imperial Bank of India, after nationalization was given the name of which bank?

State Bank of India

4. On which tax is the minimum effect of Direct Taxes?

Income

5. What is temporary tax levied to obtain additional revenue?

Surcharge

6. In the short run, a producer,’ how long continues his production?

Fixed cost

7. Who was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission?

Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

8. In the short run, a producer, ‘how long continues his production?

Fixed cost

9. By which income individual’s actual standard of living can be assessed?

Disposable Personal Income

10. A firm is called maximum efficient firm if it has?

Minimum Average Cost

11. Implicit cost may be considered as?

Private cost

12. “The Mid-day Meal” scheme is covered under the Ministry of?

Human Resource Development

13. Which of the following associate bank has been taken over by the State Bank of India in 2008?

State Bank of Saurashtra

14. In the Union Budget, the term „Primary Deficit‟ means?

Fiscal Deficit — Interest Payment

15. As a measure to unearth black money, the demonetization of Rupees 1000 currency notes in India was done in the year?

1978

16. The Lead Bank scheme was launched in India on the recommendation of?

F. K. F. Nariman

17. Firms have chronic excess production capacity in?

Monopolistic competition

18. The positional average is shown by?

Median

19. The term rainy day‟ used by Keynes is related with?

Precautionary demand

20. Root mean square of all the deviations is known as?

Standard deviation

21. The tax called CENVAT is related to?

Union Excise Duty

22. Which of the following type of facts are not Considered under the study of statistics

Qualitative facts

23. The statistical calculations in classified data are based on?

The mid-points of the classes

24. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 prohibits the employment of Children below the age of?

14years

25. To meet the objective of inflation control, the Central Bank should adopt following policy measures

Increase in cash reserve ratio, along with sale of securities under open market operations

26. When was the concept of core sector introduced in Indian industries?

1970

27. Which is the apex bank for micro finance in India?

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

28. Which of the following is the largest component of India’s external debt?

Commercial borrowings

29. Tobin tax is related with?

Black money transactions

30. The terms “Static” and “Dynamic” in economics were first used by?

Mill