industries manufacturing & service sectors section 7 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 11

Which statement is correct regarding FERA 1973?

  1. The Foreign Exchange and Regulation Act (FERA) was passed in 1980.
  2. This resulted in a tremendous shift in the foreign investment policy of the Government of India.
  3. Foreign Investment was allowed in only those industries that were directly into exports.

a) II & III

b) Only III

c) I & II

d) All the above

Answer: (a)

The Foreign Exchange and Regulation Act (FERA) was passed in 1973. This resulted in a tremendous shift in the foreign investment policy of the Government of India.

Foreign Investment was allowed in only those industries that were directly into exports.

Question : 12

Mobile commerce service M Pesa is an initiative of whom among the following?

  1. Vodafone India
  2. ICICI Bank
  3. Airtel
  4. HDFC
Which among are following codes are correct?

a) 3 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 4

c) 1 and 2

d) 2 and 3

Answer: (c)

M-Pesa is a mobile money transfer and payment service that is a joint initiative of Vodafone and ICICI that allows customers to transfer money to any mobile phone, remit money to any bank account, make utility payments, recharge of mobile, DTH payment and earn interest on deposits.

Question : 13

Consider the following statements regarding multi-brand FDI in retail:

  1. 51% FDI is allowed in inventory-based model of e-commerce
  2. 51% FDI is allowed in brick and mortar model
  3. 100% FDI is allowed in all models for food products sourced from Indian farmers or manufactured in India
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) (ii) only

b) (ii) & (iii) only

c) (iii) only

d) All of the above

Answer: (b)

But, 100% FDI is allowed in all models of retail for food products sourced from Indian farmers or processed/manufactured in India. This has been allowed thinking about the farmers in India.

Question : 14

In the context of the present ceiling on investment for categorization of various enterprises as Micro, Small and Medium Manufacturing Enterprises (MSMEs), which of the following statements are correct:

  1. A microenterprise is an enterprise where the investment in equipment does not exceed Rs. 25 lakh.
  2. A small enterprise is an enterprise where the investment in equipment is more than Rs. 25 lakh but does not exceed Rs. 5 crores.
  3. A medium enterprise is an enterprise where the investment in equipment is more than Rs. 5 crore but does not exceed Rs. 10 crore.

a) Only 3

b) Only 2

c) Only 1

d) All of them

Answer: (d)

Question : 15

Match the following products with their percentage part that was controlled by the foreigners at the time of independence:

List I List II
(Product) (Percentage)
I. Tea a. 70%
II. Jute b. 73%
III. Coal c. 65%
IV. Minerals d. 90%
Codes: I II III IV

a) I – c, II – b, III – a, IV - d

b) I – b, II – d, III – a, IV - c

c) I – c, II – d, III – a, IV – b

d) I – a, II – d, III – c, IV - b

Answer: (c)

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