Economic General Knowledge

1. According to 2001 census, during 1991–2001 the highest population growth rate was found in—
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Manipur
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Nagaland



2. According to 2001 census, per 1000 male female number is—
(A) 939
(B) 959
(C) 933
(D) 927



3. Under Prime Minister’s Integrated Urban Poverty Eradication Programme (PMIUPEP) those urban areas were included which had a population—
(A) Upto 50,000
(B) Between 50,000 and 1 Lakh
(C) Between 50,000 to 5 Lakh
(D) None of these




4. The Nobel Prize for Economics in 2008 is given to—
(A) Thomas C. Schelling and Robert J. Aumann
(B) George A. Akerlof, Michael Spence and Joseph E. Stiglitz
(C) James Huckman and Denial Macfadan
(D) Paul Krugman



5. Which of the following is not true about the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) ?
(A) Providing jobs to rural people for 150 days in a year
(B) It is applicable to all districts in the country
(C) It was implemented from Feb. 2, 2006
(D) None of these



6. First Nobel Prize of Economics was given to—
(A) Milton Friedman
(B) Ragnar Frish and Joan Timbugen
(C) Thomas C. Schellings
(D) Finn Kydland



7. SJSRY belongs to—
(A) Urban areas
(B) Rural areas
(C) Semiurban areas
(D) All of these



8. What is ‘Hawala’ ?
(A) Full details of a subject
(B) Illegal transactions of foreign exchange
(C) Illegal trading of shares
(D) Tax evasion



9. Which plan was suspended one year before the time schedule ?
(A) First Plan (1951–56)
(B) Third Plan (1966–71)
(C) Sixth Plan (1980–85)
(D) Fifth Plan (1974–79)



10. Which pair is not correct ?
(A) I Plan (1951–56)
(B) III Plan (1966–71)
(C) VI Plan (1980–85)
(D) X Plan (2002-2007)



11. On the basis of Global Peace Index, which country tops the list of the most peaceful nations in the world ?
(A) Japan
(B) Denmark
(C) Norway
(D) New Zealand



12. According to 2001 census, Indian Population was—
(A) 98•7 crore
(B) 100•0 crore
(C) 102•9 crore
(D) 105•7 crore



13. Which Union Territory ensured Lowest Population in 2001 census ?
(A) Delhi
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Pondicherry
(D) Lakshadweep



14. As per the final estimates released by Ministry of Agriculture, the estimated foodgrains production for 2008-09 is—
(A) 209•2 million tonne
(B) 210•6 million tonne
(C) 216•1 million tonne
(D) 229•9 million tonne



15. The headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB) is at—
(A) Singapore
(B) Manila
(C) Hong Kong
(D) Tokyo



16. Crude oil production in India during 2007-08 has been estimated at—
(A) 32•72 million tonne
(B) 34•12 million tonne
(C) 35•12 million tonne
(D) 36•12 million tonne



17. The largest expenditure head in 2009-10 budget is—
(A) Security
(B) Social Services
(C) Science and Technology
(D) Interest Payment



18. The aim of Differentiated Interest Scheme was to provide concessional loans to—
(A) Weaker Section of Society
(B) Public Sector Industries
(C) Public Limited Companies
(D) Big Exporters



19. What is ‘Stagflation’ ?
(A) Inflation with growth
(B) Deflation with growth
(C) Inflation after deflations
(D) Inflation with depression



20. Which Indian plan ensured high growth rate as compared with targeted growth rate ?
(A) Fifth Plan
(B) Fourth Plan
(C) Second Plan
(D) Eighth Plan