Fiscal policy means:
The credit policy
The planning policy
The taxation policy
The expenditure and public debt policy
Which country has pledged in 1997 an amount equal to Rs.4157 crore official Development Assistance loan to India, the largest bilateral assistance given by any country to India?
U.S.A.
Japan
U.A.E.
South Africa
Where was the 1998 Meet of the G-15 held to concretise their position regarding current imbalances of the multilateral trading system?
Berlin
Cairo
Stockholm
New Jersey
Which country recently decided to include income from cocaine and illegal drugs in the GDP?
Colombia
Mexico
Brazil
Australia
Utkal Aluminium is being restructured. As a result, the new largest shareholders are:
The Tatas
Alcan Aluminium
Norsk Hydro
The Muruguppa Group
‘Bolsa’ is the stock exchange index in which of the following countries?
Britain
Mexico
France
China
On October 1, 2000 the Government announced the formation of a new body with the corporation of the Department of Telecom Operations (DTO) and Department of Telecom services (DTS). What is the name of this new organization?
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Mahanagar Telephones Nigam Limited
Bharat Telephones Nigam Limited
Which of the following private banks was taken over by the HDFC last year?
Times Bank
Indian Bank
Commercial Bank of India
Federal Bank
We have all heard of a venture capitalist in the IT industry. Who or what is an angle investor?
Someone who puts money in the beginning of the project and usually does not expect returns on the investment.
Someone who puts money in an internet company that is running in to losses.
Someone who gives only technical consultancy for the project.
None of the above
What is the present level of indo-US trade?
$ 5-6 billion
$ 8-9 billion
$ 11-12 billion
$ 20 billion
During Indian Decennial Census Operations:
Only Indians on Indian soil are counted.
Both Indians and foreigners on Indian soil are counted
Both Indians by birth and by domicile only are counted.
None of these
As per the last Indian Decennial census, ____ is the most literate State in the country
Delhi
Maharashtra
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
The foreign exchange reserve of the country consist of:
Foreign currency assets held by the RBI
Gold holdings of the RBI
Special Drawing Rights
All of the above
The logo of census 2001 contains:
Population Enumeration
People Oriented
Be Indian
Jana Gana Mana
Which is/are the main provisions of Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000?
Legal recognition to digital signatures and documents
Finalization of contracts through electronic media
Making hacking with computer system an offence
All of these
The Kisan credit Card Scheme, introduced in1998-99, is an innovative mechanism for facilitation…………?
Long term credit to the farmers
Short term credit to the farmers
Credit payment for fertilisers
Payment for minor irrigation charges
Which of the following aspect is/are addressed in the national population policy, 2000?
Promote delayed marriage for girls, not earlier than 18 years of age and preferably after 20 years of age.
Reduce maternal mortality ratio to below 100 per 100,000 live births.
Make school education upto the age of 14 free and compulsory, and reduce the drop outs at primary and secondary school levels to below 20 percent for the both the boys and the girls.
All of these
The period of the Ninth Five-Year Plan was:
1995-2000
1997-2002
1994-1999
1996-2001
The apex organization in the field of rural credit is:
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
State Bank of India (SBI)
Grameen Vikas Bank (GVB)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
National Income was estimated in India for the first time by:
Dadabhai Nauroji
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Mahalanobis
Kaldor
A closed economy is one which:
Does not trade with other country
Does not posses any means of international transport.
Does not share a coastal line
Is not a member of the U.N.O.
The four Pacific Tiger Economies are:
Japan, Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong
China, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore
Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea
Indonesia, The Philippines, North Korea and Japan
Foreign aid will:
Raise the level of investment
Be used to enlarge technical resources
Be used for building up industries
All of these
The Minimum Alternative Tax(MAT) was introduced in the Budget of the Government of India for the year:
1991-92
1992-93
1995-96
1996-97
In which city did the first stock exchange begin its operation in India?
Bombay
Calcutta
Madras
Delhi
When the budget is traditionally submitted?
Last day of the month of February
First day of the month of March
Last week of February
Last week of March
Which State recently introduced VAT (Value Added Tax) and later withdrew it?
Maharashtra
Kerala
Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh
/
I, II, III and IV
I, II and III
II and III
III and IV
When the price of a substitute of commodity X falls, then the demand for X:
Rises
Falls
Remains unchanged
First rise and then falls
A. F. Ferguson was in the news for its recent audit survey report of Tata Company and its subsequent withdrawal of the report. Name the Tata Company that was under security.
TISCO
Tata Tea
Tata Finance
Tata Investment Corporation
What is Zero Coupon Bond?
Bond sold at the fraction of its face value
Bond sold at the fraction of its cost price
Bond issued for industrialists only
None of the above
According to the census 2001, the density of population in India(per sq Km)is:
304
324
344
364
What is the percentage of growth projected by the international Monetary Fund (IMF) for India during the current financial year?
7.5 percent
6.2 percent
9.5 percent
5.5 percent
Commercial banks finance rural credit directly and through:
NABARD
Rural Banks
Co-operative Societies
State Government
Which of the following schemes has NOT been merged with Swarna Jayanti Gram Sewa-Rozgar Yojana?
IRDP
DWCRA
NRY
TRYSEM
Which of the following is not a Central Government Tax?
Income tax
Customs
Land tax
Corporation tax
Jaswant Singh’s budget brought about some changes in the individual tax policy. Which of the following is taxable under the Indian tax laws for the year 2003-2004?
Long Term Capital Gains
Interest on Housing Loan
Dividends
Banks and Small Saving Interests
The empowered committee of the State Finance Minister has agreed to implement the new tax regime of Value Added Tax (VAT) in sixteen states by June 1, 2003 instead of the original deadline of:
January 1 2003
April 1, 2002
June 1, 2002
April 1, 2003
Which public sector telecom company undertaking was bought by the TATA group during the recent disinvestment process?
BSNL
MTNL
VSNL
Punjab Telecom
Which is India’s largest Mutual Fund Organisation?
GIS
SBI
Unit Trust of India
ICICI
To permit operations of private life insurance companies in India, Government of India revised the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) Act in the Year:
1999
1998
2000
2001
Recession in the market implies:
Slump in trade & industry due to fall in demand
Increase in trade and industry due to rise in demand
No change in trade and industry due to stability in demand
None of these
In the last decade, population growth rate of which state has been the lowest in the country?
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Orissa
Tenth Five-Year Plan cover the period:
2001-2006
2002-2007
2003-2008
2000-2005
‘Bottle neck inflation’ means:
No rise in prices despite increase in aggregated demand
Rise in prices without increase in aggregated demand
Decline in prices due to increase in aggregate demand
None of these
NABARD stands for:
National Bank of Agriculture and Regional Development
National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development
National Rural Aeronautical Research and Development
None of these
Suvidha Fixed Deposit scheme was launched by which bank?
IDBI
ICICI
SBI
City Bank
Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana has been launched by:
National Insurance Co.
United India Insurance Co.
LIC of India
Oriental Insurance Co.
The part of profit or other surpluses of a company distributed proportionately among shareholders is called:
Preference Share
Equity Share
Face Value
None of these
What does the term ‘Overgeared Company’ mean?
Company doing extremely well
Company deeply in debt
Company running satisfactorily
None of these is true