Consider the following: 1. Foreign currency convertible bonds 2. Foreign institutional investment with certain conditions 3. Global depository receipts 4. Non-resident external deposits Which of the above can be included in Foreign Direct Investments?

Which among the following steps is most likely to be taken at the time of an economic recession?

With reference to Foreign Direct Investment in India, which one of the following is considered its major characteristic?

With reference to the Indian economy after the 1991 economic liberalization, consider the following statements: 1. Worker productivity per worker (at 2004-05 prices) increased in urban areas while it decreased in rural areas. 2. The percentage share of rural areas in the workforce steadily increased. 3. In rural areas, the growth in the non-farm economy increased. 4. The growth rate in rural employment decreased. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to India’s Five-Year Plans, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. From the Second Five-Year Plan, there was a determined thrust towards substitution of basic and capital good industries. 2. The Fourth Five-Year Plan adopted the objective of correcting the earlier trend of increased concentration of wealth and economic power. 3. In the Fifth Five-Year Plan, for the first time, the financial sector was included as an integral part of the Plan. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

If a commodity is provided free to the public by the Government, then

Which of the following has/have occurred in India after its liberalization of economic policies in 1991? 1. Share of agriculture in GDP increased enormously. 2. Share of India’s exports in world trade increased. 3. FDI inflows increased. 4. India’s foreign exchange reserves increased enormously. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

With reference to ‘Financial Stability and Development Council’, consider the following statements: 1. It is an organ of NITI Aayog. 2. It is headed by the Union Finance Minister. 3. It monitors macroprudential supervision of the economy. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Government of India has established NITI Aayog to replace the

Which of the following are associated with ‘Planning’ in India? 1. The Finance Commission 2. The National Development Council 3. The Union Ministry of Rural Development 4. The Union Ministry of Urban Development 5. The Parliament Select the correct answer using the code given below:

The main objective of the 12th Five-Year Plan is

Which of the following can be said to be essentially the parts of ‘Inclusive Governance’? 1. Permitting the Non-Banking Financial Companies to do banking 2. Establishing effective District Planning Committees in all the districts 3. Increasing the government spending on public health 4. Strengthening the Mid-day Meal Scheme Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Which of the following would include Foreign Direct Investment in India? 1. Subsidiaries of foreign companies in India 2. Majority foreign equity holding in Indian companies 3. Companies exclusively financed by foreign companies 4. Portfolio investment Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Which of the following can aid in furthering the Government’s objectives of inclusive growth? 1. Promoting Self-Help Groups 2. Promoting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 3. Implementing the Rights to Education Act Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Both Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) are related to investment in a country. Which one of the following statements best represents an important difference between the two?

Consider the following actions which the Government can take: 1. Devaluing the domestic currency. 2. Reduction in the export subsidy. 3. Adopting suitable policies which attract greater FDI and more funds from FIIs. Which, of the above action/ actions can help in reducing the current account deficit?

Inclusive growth as enunciated in the Eleventh-Five Year Plan does not include one of the following:

The SEZ Act, 2005 which came into effect in February 2006 has certain objectives. In this context, consider the following: 1. Development of infrastructure facilities 2. Promotion of investment from foreign sources 3. Promotion of exports of services only. Which of the above are the objectives of this Act?

In the context of India’s Five Year Plans, a shift in the pattern of industrialization, with lower emphasis on heavy industries and more on infrastructure begins in

A great deal of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to India comes from Mauritius than from many major and mature economies like UK and France. Why?

During which Five Year Plan was the emergency clamped, new elections took place and the Janata Party was elected?

Consider the following statements regarding Indian Planning: 1. The Second Five-Year Plan emphasized on the establishment of heavy industries. 2. The Third Five-Year Plan introduced the concept of import substitution as a strategy for industrialization. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements: 1. The Oil Pool Account of Government of India was dismantled with effect from 1 April 2002 2. Subsidies on PDS kerosene and domestic LPG are borne by Consolidated Fund of India 3. An expert committee headed by Dr. R A Mashelkar to formulate a national auto fuel policy recommended that Bharat Stage-II Emission Norms should be applied throughout the country by 1 April, 2004 Which of the statements given above are correct?

In the last one decade, which one among the following sectors has attracted the highest Foreign Direct Investment inflows into India?

Consider the following statements: 1. The maximum limit of shareholding of Indian promoters in private sector banks in India is 49% of paid up capital. 2. Foreign Direct Investment upto 49 per cent from all sources is permitted in private sector banks in India under the automatic route. Which of these statements is/are correct?

Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to FEMA in India?

The Government holding in BPCL is

With reference to Government of India’s decisions regarding Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during the year 2001-02, consider the following statements: 1. Out of the 100% FDI allowed by India in tea sector, the foreign firm would have to disinvest 33% of the equity in favor of an Indian partner within four years. 2. Regarding the FDI in print media in India, the single largest Indian shareholder should have a holding higher than 26%. Which of these statements is/are correct?

Five Year Plan in India is finally approved by

Global capital-flows to developing countries increased significantly during the nineties. In view of the East Asian Financial crisis and Latin American experience, which type of inflow is good for the host country?

Consider the following statements: The objectives of the National Renewal Fund set up in February 1992 were 1. to give training and counseling for workers affected by retrenchment or VRS. 2. redeployment of workers. Which of these statements is/are correct?

The largest share of Foreign Direct Investment (1997–2000) went to

Economic liberalization in India started with

The planning process in the industrial sector in India has assumed a relatively less important position in the nineties as compared to that in the earlier period. Which one of the following is not true in this regard?

Sometimes back, the Government of India, decided to delicense ‘white goods’ industry. ‘White goods’ include

The Sixth and the Eighth Five Year Plans covered the period 1980-1985 and 1992-1997 respectively. The Seventh Five Year Plan covered the period:

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): An important policy instrument of economic liberalization is reduction in import duties on capital goods. Reason (R): Reduction in import duties would help the local entrepreneurs to improve technology to face the global markets. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The emergence of economic globalism does not imply the decline of socialist ideology. Reason (R): The ideology of socialism believes in Universalism and globalism. In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?

One of the important goals of the economic liberalisation policy is to achieve full convertibility of the Indian rupee. This is being advocated because:

The Eighth Five Year Plan is different from the earliest ones. The critical difference lies in the fact that:

The largest source of financing the public sector outlay of the Eighth Five Year Plan comes from:

As part of the liberalization programme and with a view to attract foreign exchange, the government and the RBI have, devised two scheme known as FCNR ‘A’ and FCNR ‘B’. Which of the following is/are true regarding these two schemes? 1. Under scheme ‘A’ RBI bears exchange rate fluctuations. 2. Under scheme ‘B’ other banks are to meet out the difference in exchange rate fluctuations. 3. Both the schemes stand withdrawn now. 4. Only scheme ‘A’ has been withdrawn Codes:

What is the annual rate aimed in the Eighth Five Year Plan

Which one of the following Five-Year Plans recognized human development as the core of all development efforts?

The basic difference between imperative and indicative planning is that

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Which one of the following modes of privatization is the most comprehensive and complete?

In India the Public Sector is most dominant in

Based on the ideals of Supportive Economic Increment, complete nationalization based planning was first adopted by

Consider the following policy decisions of the Government: 1. Giving autonomy to the electronic media. 2. Appointing an industrialist as the Chairman of the Indian Airlines. 3. Hiring computer services on contract basis from the market. 4. Selling equity shares of the State Bank of India in the market. Of the above, which would constitute privatization?

Which of the following is true?

In the Sixth Five-Year Plan, priority was given to

The long-term fiscal policy formulated in the context of Seventh Five-Year Plan lays emphasis on

Which of the following Five-Year Plans was terminated one year before its completion?

The major source of revenue for executing Five-Year Plans is

The novelty in the Sixth Plan was

Some of the measures of the Fifth Five-Year Plan were: I. Removal of poverty II. Economic self-sufficiency III. Heavy industrialization IV. Conservation of foreign exchange Of these the strategic objectives of the Plan in priority order were

First Five-Year Plan laid stress on

Nehru Model of Development laid greater stress on

Mixed economy means

Mixed economy refers to

“Socialistic Pattern” comes through